Library Technology Trends Library Technology Trends or or

Social Networking Social Networking oror

What is Library 2.0?What is Library 2.0?

C. G. O’Kelly Library C. G. O’Kelly Library Julie DornbergerJulie Dornberger

20072007

Part 1Part 1

IntroductionIntroduction

““Introducing the Book”Introducing the Book”You TubeYou Tube

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZekhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek

Why Do We Need to Why Do We Need to Know?Know?

• Be informed when you go to Be informed when you go to conferences, converse with conferences, converse with colleagues or do research.colleagues or do research.

• Learn what many Learn what many studentsstudents already already know.know.

• Use your knowledge and ideas to Use your knowledge and ideas to move O’Kelly Library forward move O’Kelly Library forward Cool Tools

O’Kelly Library O’Kelly Library Web 2.0 BlogWeb 2.0 Blog

• http://okellyweb20.blogspot.com/http://okellyweb20.blogspot.com/

What is a Social What is a Social Network?Network?

• A social networkA social network is an online is an online community of people who share community of people who share interests. interests.

• The most popular are The most popular are MySpaceMySpace and and FacebookFacebook..

Web 2.0 Web 2.0

Is….Is….

““Never ending Never ending friending”friending”

SharingSharing

ParticipatingParticipating

CollaboratingCollaborating

Social Networking in Plain Social Networking in Plain EnglishEnglish

• http://http://youtube.com/watch?vyoutube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc=6a_KF7TYKVc

O’Kelly Library in My O’Kelly Library in My SpaceSpace

Libraries and Librarians in Libraries and Librarians in FacebookFacebook

Reasons Libraries are Reasons Libraries are Social NetworkingSocial Networking

• Goes where the students are. (everywhere)Goes where the students are. (everywhere)• Invites participation by patrons.Invites participation by patrons.• Makes library services more flexible and Makes library services more flexible and

easier to use. (like amazon and Google)easier to use. (like amazon and Google)• Makes library services easier to find. Makes library services easier to find.

• Can be created and shared without Can be created and shared without

technical “expertise.” technical “expertise.” (web-(web-based)based)

Social Networking Tools Social Networking Tools • WikisWikis• BlogsBlogs• RSSRSS• Social BookmarkingSocial Bookmarking

– Del.ic.iousDel.ic.ious– TaggingTagging– LibraryThingLibraryThing

• Second LifeSecond Life• IM and SMSIM and SMS• Web 2.0 CatalogsWeb 2.0 Catalogs• Google StuffGoogle Stuff

– ScholarScholar– BooksBooks– DocsDocs