1. Copenhagen Public Libraries Internet Librarian International 2006 London 16 -17 October 2006 Session A102 October 16, 12.00 - 12.15 Putting Library 2.0 into Practice Tagging in the Physical Library Instant Messenger Reference Thor Dekov Buur developer Copenhagen Public Libraries

2. Internet Librarian International 2006 London 16 -17 October 2006 Session A102 October 16, 12.00 - 12.15 Tagging  Inspired by Opening the Books  Easy and cheap to make  Your design  User’s design?

3. Copenhagen Public Libraries Internet Librarian International 2006 London 16 -17 October 2006 Session A102 October 16, 12.00 - 12.15 Tag in use  Easy to apply  Only one or two tags per title  Tags can be removed

4. Copenhagen Public Libraries Internet Librarian International 2006 London 16 -17 October 2006 Session A102 October 16, 12.00 - 12.15 Why Use Instant Messenger?  We don't want to loose kids, teens and young people and IM is widely used by these groups  We can be visible for IM-users all the time  You can change your status  no more phones ringing non stop

5. Copenhagen Public Libraries Internet Librarian International 2006 London 16 -17 October 2006 Session A102 October 16, 12.00 - 12.15 Road blocks  A new techonology can be hard to learn  IM is often considert as pure fun  How much time will it take?  (Identify the road blocks at your library)

6. Copenhagen Public Libraries Internet Librarian International 2006 London 16 -17 October 2006 Session A102 October 16, 12.00 - 12.15 Choose a client  Easy to use (for staff and patrons)  Privacy / security  Integration on website  One application per account or one application to rule them all?

7. Copenhagen Public Libraries Internet Librarian International 2006 London 16 -17 October 2006 Session A102 October 16, 12.00 - 12.15 Final words  It's free (as in beer and maybe as in freedom)  Go ahead, it might be a succes!