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Web 2.0 Kid StyleWeb 2.0 Kid Style
Social Software and Public LibrariesSocial Software and Public Libraries
Andrea Mercado, Reading Public LibraryAndrea Mercado, Reading Public Library
MVLC Children & Teen Committees 5/22/2007MVLC Children & Teen Committees 5/22/2007
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Social, Audio-Visual, InteractiveSocial, Audio-Visual, Interactive
Today’s sites are about offering connectivity Less about building, more about enhancing Caveat: application with purpose is *key*
Have a plan Consider what already exists
For Chelmsford: http://www.volunteersolutions.org/mass-service/volunteer/
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Hot Options for Going Web 2.0Hot Options for Going Web 2.0
Web 2.0 ~ Human filtering = Tagging (folksonomy) Syndication (RSS, Push Technology) Social networking
Blog software as content management systems (CMS)
Social networking sites Podcasting, vidcasting, screencasting Wikis Social bookmarking Gaming
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Blogs are Still “In” for LibrariesBlogs are Still “In” for Libraries
Easier than XHTML/CSS for the non-techie External blogs a viable option
Blogger - http://www.blogger.com Blog software as CMS
WordPress - http://www.wordpress.com Plugins extend social networking and more Software install requires coordination with IT
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Blog as CMS: WordPressBlog as CMS: WordPress
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Social NetworkingSocial Networking
Connecting people to people to people Blows the Yahoo! Group paradigm away Flexible customizations for privacy & filters Different “flavors” to choose from:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com WebKinz: http://www.webkinz.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites
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RPL on MySpaceRPL on MySpacehttp://www.myspace.com/cosmiclibrarian
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Sharing the VisualsSharing the Visuals
YouTube - http://www.YouTube.com: video hosting (FREE) No age limit Flagged items ask for age confirmation Users can hide age in profile Community Guidelines keep “inappropriate” content
away from general public: http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines
Use tag searches to zero in on content: http://youtube.com/results?search_query=chinchillas
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Sharing Video: YouTubeSharing Video: YouTubehttp://http://youtubeyoutube.com/watch?v=.com/watch?v=vrtYdFVvrtYdFV__EakEak
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Sharing the VisualsSharing the Visuals
Flickr - http://www.flickr.com: image hosting (basic account free & robust, paid options) No age limit but filter options exist: http://flickr
.com/help/filters/#258 YouTube & Flickr both offer:
Storage Syndication and web page embedding Social qualities: bookmark, favorites, sharing, blogging,
grouping, playlists, comments, tagging, video responses, ratings
Not much coordination with IT required
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http://www.http://www.flickrflickr.com/photos/.com/photos/readingplreadingpl//
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The Art of the ‘CastThe Art of the ‘Cast
*casting: syndicated content using RSS Feed generator to create
Blogger + FeedBurner - http://www.feedburner.com WordPress podPress plugin - http://www.podpress.org
Attaches link for file download Outside hosting/application services available Aggregator to “catch”
Bloglines - http://www.bloglines.com: PC play iTunes - http://www.itunes.com: iPod Juice - http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net: non-iPod
Excellent for conference, classroom, illustrative, educational audio and video content
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PLA Blog occasional podcastPLA Blog occasional podcasthttp://tinyurl.com/2qk6cx
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Record &/or Use PodcastsRecord &/or Use Podcasts
“Podcasting 101 for K–12 Librarians” by Esther Kreider Eash http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/apr06/Eash.shtml
Education Podcast Network http://epnweb.org/index.php
Just One More Book podcasthttp://www.justonemorebook.com
Storynory: Children's Audio Stories and Books For Free podcasthttp://storynory.com
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Wikis: Collaborative ContentWikis: Collaborative Content
Can be private or public Information power to the (or, specifically,
your) people Encyclopedic knowledge, collaborative
documentation creation and management Various user access levels available IT involvement varies
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Starting a WikiStarting a Wiki
MediaWiki - http://www.mediawiki.org: wiki software (used by Wikipedia) installed on server, IT coordination a must
Externally hosted options: Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com PBWiki - http://www.pbwiki.com Free and pay account options Easy set up
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Reading Public Library Wiki Reading Public Library Wiki
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Human Search EngineeringHuman Search Engineering
Emailing links is so passé Easily sharable, tagable, searchable Many free services to choose from Mainly a feature in blog software, but can be
applied to static pages Social Bookmark Link Creator http://www.
ifeedreaders.com/social-creator/ IT involvement varies
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Social Bookmarking: Social Bookmarking: Major PlayersMajor Players
del.ici.ous
http://del.icio.us
digg
http://www.digg.com
blinklist
http://www.blinklist.com
LookSmart’s Furl
http://www.furl.net
http://www.reddit.com
Yahoo! My Web
http://myweb.yahoo.com
simpy
http://www.simpy.com
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http://del.http://del.icioicio.us/.us/rplknowitallsrplknowitalls
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GamingGaming
Online games provide social experiences Teen Second Life:
http://teen.secondlife.com/ Limited to age 13-17 As fully-featured as adult Second Life Teachers/educators vetted then allowed in All adults have the same last name Parents can request activity logs
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Reading & Further ResourcesReading & Further Resources
SirsiDynix Institute Web Seminar Archive: Podcasting, wikis, and so much morehttp://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/archive.php
“The Terrible Twos: Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and More” by Greg R. Notesshttp://tinyurl.com/2hue2y
Making Sense of Social Software in the Libraryhttp://tinyurl.com/yuoqc5
“Web 2.0 and Libraries: Best Practices for Social Software” by Michael Stephenshttp://tinyurl.com/manhb
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Reading & Further ResourcesReading & Further Resources
Stay Safe Online - An Educator, Parent, and Guardian’s Guide: How to Teach Young People Safe Online Practices http://tinyurl.com/2addj9
c|net News - Keeping kids safe on social siteshttp://tinyurl.com/2goenj
FTC - Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teenshttp://tinyurl.com/2z9got
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Contact InformationContact Information
Andrea Mercado
Reference & Techie Librarian
Reading Public Library, Reading, MA
781-944-0840
mercado@noblenet.org
See also: http://www.LibraryTechtonics.info http://www.PLABlog.org http://www.slideshare.net/andreamercado