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Blogs & WikisA RRLC Pizza Workshopwith Kate Pitcher
November 12, 2007
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Tonight’s Workshop Objectives: Define blogs & wikis Understand the difference between
blogs, wikis, and other websites Search for blogs & wikis Understand what RSS is and learn
how to subscribe to RSS feeds Create a blog Create a wiki
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What is all the hype about?
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Blogs“…online journals or websites where users can post commentary, links and news…”
“[Blogs] enable the rapid production and consumption of Web-based publications”
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Vocabulary to Learn… Permalink Blogroll Syndication RSS Tagging Ping Trackback
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What makes a blog different? Dated entries (“posts”) Each “post” has a permanent webpage created
automatically (“permalink”) Links to favorite or recommended blogs
(“blogroll”) Content is syndicated to users (“RSS feed”) Readers can leave comments Posts are archived Ping search engines when you update your
blog
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Why a blog? Categorization of posts Tagging the content of posts No need to know HTML Role of hyperlink Interactivity with reader Frequency & currency of content Blogging community
St. Joseph County Public Library
Anatomy of a post…
SUNY Geneseo, Milne Library
Clicking on Comments in the SJCPL Blog…
A comment left by a library patron on the Milne Library News blog…
Integrate & collaborate with your campus courseware or portal….
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BLOG ACTIVITY #1
What makes a blog different from a webpage?
Compare the following three sites:
Politico http://www.politico.com Daily Kos http://www.dailykos.comInstapundit http://www.instapundit.com
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Where can I find blogs? Google Blog Search
http://search.blogger.com/ Blogarama
http://www.blogarama.com/ Technorati
http://technorati.com IceRocket
http://www.icerocket.com/ Blog Search Engine
http://www.blogsearchengine.com/
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BLOG ACTIVITY #2Use a search engine to find a
blog on the topic of…
Library 2.0
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Some statistics… 150 blogs in the late 1990s¹ 4.12 million blogs in 2003¹ 57 million Americans read blogs every
day³ 5% of Internet users use RSS aggregators
to get news² 8% of Internet users have created a blog
or web diary³Sources:¹ Trammell & Ferdig, 2004.
² Pew Internet & American Life Project, January 2005
³ Pew Internet & American Life Project, July 2006
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Why should your library have a blog?
News Current events Interaction with library patrons Market and promote different library services Easy to create, maintain and update No HTML skills necessary User feedback FREE!
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What makes a successful blog? currency frequency relevance to library or patron’s needs well written interaction with patrons through comments know your purpose and focus simplicity lots of hyperlinks syndicate the content with an RSS feed publicize
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Tips for successful blogging… Collaborate Edit Policy Interaction Purpose
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Some library blogs… Ann Arbor District Libraryhttp://www.aadl.org/
Moraine Valley Community Collegehttp://www2.sls.lib.il.us/MVCC/librarynews/
Stark County Law Libraryhttp://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/
Georgia State University Library http://www.library.gsu.edu/news/index.asp?typeID=62
Waterboro Public Libraryhttp://www.waterborolibrary.org/blog.htm
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What you need: Application
(many free services will host your blog: Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal, etc. )
Commitment (“buy-in” from your contributors)
Technical support (at least one person who can fool with the code behind the application if you want to host it on your own server)
Training
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Free blog applications Blogger http://www2.blogger.com/ WordPress http://wordpress.org/ LiveJournal http://www.livejournal.com/ Diaryland (hosted) http://www.diaryland.com/ Pitas (hosted) http://www.pitas.com Slash (open source app) http://www.slashcode.com Greymatter (open source app)
http://noahgrey.com/greysoft/ LifeType (open source app)
http://www.lifetype.net/
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Other blog applications (cost $$)
Movable Type ($) http://www.movabletype.org TypePad ($)
http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/index Radio Userland ($) http://radio.userland.com Manila ($) http://manila.userland.com/
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BLOG ACTIVITY #3
Create your blog:1. Go to Blogger and create an
account2. Choose a URL for your blog.3. Pick a template.4. Write your first post!
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What is RSS?
What in the heck is RSS??
Real Simple SyndicationRich Site Summary
RSS = XML code RSS is the language used to read headlines
(or “feeds”) from blogs or websites.htm = .rss
Graphics used to indicate RSS files
BlogBlog
Today’s postToday’s post Archived postsArchived posts
RSS FeedRSS Feed
Feeds into an aggregator or Newsreader
Feeds into an aggregator or Newsreader
Subscribers Subscribers
SubscribersSubscribers
SubscribersSubscribers
SubscribersSubscribers
How RSS Feeds work…
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RSS Advantages visitors can access multiple sites without
having to go to each one subscribe to the RSS feeds of sites you like
and the content comes to you use a news aggregator to read the headlines
and links in one place do not need to give out your email address to
web sites to receive updates will need a aggregator to read content
Jardin, Xeni. “Why RSS is Everywhere.” Wired. April 2004.19 May 2004 http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.04/start.html?pg=7.
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How do I find RSS feeds?
Look for an icon marked XML or RSS on your favorite website or blog. It usually looks something like these
Do a search in Google or another search engine for rss feeds or your favorite subject followed by RSS
Use Feedster or another search engine specifically designed to find RSS feeds
Example of a website’s RSS Feeds directory
The Washington Post website:
RSS feeds are available for all sections of the newspaper
Example of XML code which makes up the Washington Post’s RSS feed for the headlines from their daily paper...
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Newsreaders Plug-ins (example: Sage ) Web-based (example: Bloglines) Standalone applications for your
desktop (example: FeedDemon)
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RSS Newsreaders… Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com
FeedDemon http://www.feeddemon.com
NewsGator http://www.newsgator.com
Sage http://sage.mozdev.org/ (Firefox users)
FeedReader http://www.feedreader.com/
AmphetaDesk http://www.disobey.com/amphetadesk
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Library-related RSS Feeds Pubmed http://pmbrowser.info
Library Stuff http://www.librarystuff.net/index.rdf
LISNews http://www.lisnews.com/lisnews.rss
Library Jobs http://feedster.com/makerss.php?
Research Buzz http://www.researchbuzz.com/researchbuzz.rss
Resource Shelf http://www.resourceshelf.com/resourceshelf.xml
LISFeeds.com http://www.lisfeeds.com
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RSS ACTIVITY #11. Go to Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com2. Create an account.3. To subscribe to your own feed, you will need
to go to “Add Feeds” in the left sidebar.4. Type or copy & paste the URL of your blog
into the search box.5. Click on the checkbox next to your blog and
click Submit.6. You will notice your blog title show up in the
left sidebar. You are now subscribed to your own blog!
Wikis
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What is a wiki? Collaborative website Users may edit, add content or
delete May be used as a repository,
discussion forum, or composition system
Low barrier to use
The best known example…
Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Example of a Wikipedia article
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What makes a wiki different? Multiple users may edit content Searchable No formal HTML coding experience
needed Very similar to many content
management systems Upload documents and files
Anatomy of a wiki
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DC Comics Database Projecthttp://en.dcdatabaseproject.com/Main_Page
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How does a wiki work? Most wikis either use a downloaded client on
your desktop or through a server; or are web-based through an Internet browser
Edit script sends a raw text file to your browser in an editable form, allowing you to modify the content of the page
Save clicking the button sends the modified text back to the wiki server, which replaces the existing text file with your changed version
When you request a wiki page, the script gathers the corresponding text file, changes its marked-up text into HTML, turns user-selected words into hyperlinks, inserts this information into a page template, and sends the result to your browser
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Useful features… Track recent changes to wiki
(RSS feeds can be incorporated so users can be notified immediately)
History of page revisions(With some wiki apps, you can revert back to a previous version of the wiki)
Accessibility of documents and information through a web-based browser
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Email notification of changes
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Some disadvantages…
Anyone (if you don’t require login) can contribute and edit documents
Must use special “wiki” editing syntax to make changes or contribute content – this can be cumbersome for some users to learn
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WIKI ACTIVITY #1:
1. Go to https://my.pbwiki.com and register for a wiki account.
2. Next, go to the Workshop Wiki: http://librarysocialsoftware.pbwiki.com and login (password is rrlc).
3. Next, click on New Page and create your own wiki page. Give it a name.
4. Finally, add some text to your page. Make sure to include your name and your library.
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When to use a wikiCollaborate, create and store
Users
Groups
Easy
Create
WikiAdd
Content
DeleteEditWikis are …“topical;
carved from the inside out”
(M.C. Morgan, Bemidji State University,http://ferret.bemidjistate.edu/~morgan/cgi-bin/blogsAndWiki.pl?WikiAndBlog
)
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Library wiki examples
LIS Wiki http://liswiki.org/wiki/Main_Page
Library Instruction Wiki http://instructionwiki.org/Sharing_resources
Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
ALA Professional Tips Wiki http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Main_Page
Ohio University Librarieshttp://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Main_Page
Milne Library WebDev Wikihttp://intranet.lib.geneseo.edu/webdevwiki/doku.php?id=home
Accidental Map Librarian Workshops (Boulder, CO) http://maplibraries.pbwiki.com/
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Why use a wiki in your library?
Document management (i.e. training documents, manuals, meeting minutes, etc.)
Archive Intranet Collaboration by many
(faculty, students, community users, etc.) Knowledge base Project management tool Staff internal communication
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What you need: Application
(many free software apps: PBwiki, Wetpaint, MediaWiki, DokuWiki; just to name a few)
Commitment (“buy-in” from your contributors)
Technical support (at least one person who can fool with the code behind the application)
Training
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Web-based Wiki tools (all free)
PBwiki http://pbwiki.com/ Wetpaint http://www.wetpaint.com SeedWiki http://www.seedwiki.com Wikia
http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia
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Wiki server software apps MediaWiki (open source) http://
www.mediawiki.org/ DokuWiki (free; open source)
http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki
TWiki (open source app) http://twiki.org
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Blogs vs. Wikis: What should you use?
What do you want the software to do?
Is it for the public or internal use? What is the technology “aptitude” of
those you want involved?
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When to use a blog: You need a tool for communication
purposes within a group “chronological; staying on top of
things”(M.C. Morgan, Bemidji State University,http://ferret.bemidjistate.edu/~morgan/cgi-bin/blogsAndWiki.pl?WikiAndBlog)
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When to use a wiki: You need a place to store and
collaborate on group documents “topical; carved from the inside out”
(M.C. Morgan, Bemidji State University,http://ferret.bemidjistate.edu/~morgan/cgi-bin/blogsAndWiki.pl?WikiAndBlog)
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1. Go pbwiki.com and log into your account.
2. Underneath the box for “Join a wiki”, click on the link for “Create a wiki”.
3. Create your own wiki!!
WIKI ACTIVITY #2
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Kate Pitcher
Reference/Instruction & Web Development Librarian Milne Library, Room 201ASUNY Geneseo
Contact Information:Email: [email protected]: (585) 245-5064Web: http://www.geneseo.edu/~pitcherAIM: beebugkate
This presentation is available at:http://librarysocialsoftware.pbwiki.com