Slide 1: Cheryl Ann Peltier-Davis Nova Southeastern University ACURIL Conference, Guadeloupe June 3, 2009
Slide 2: Avatar Carcy Caribbean Cybrarian
Slide 3: What we will cover today …
Trends…
External Environment – Internet/Web 2.0 Internal Environment - Library 2.0 • Library Collections • Library Services • Library Users Our Environment – Librarian 2.0 Building Sustainable Libraries Using Web 2.0 Technologies - Some Select Examples Caribbean Libraries in a Web 2.0 Environment
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Rapid growth in users and traffic on the Internet
72% of American adults use the Internet daily. Send or read e-mail Use a search engine to find information Get news Check the weather Look for information on a hobby
No. of Internet users worldwide 6,710,029,070 (March 31, 2009)
Source (Pew Report 2009)
Slide 6: Increased growth of sophisticated search engines and Internetaccessible Ask-AServices
Google handles 235 million searches per day (2008)
College students first choice Web resources for most of their assignments are search engines (such as Google), Web portals (such as MSN, AOL or Yahoo). In fact, nearly 80 % use search engines for every assignment.
Slide 7: Information viewed as an economic resource and the Internet is the information resource of choice.
“The basic economic resource is no longer capital, nor natural resources, nor labor. It is and will be knowledge.” Peter Drucker, 1995 (Management Consultant)
Slide 9: How many Web 2.0 logos do you recognize? •<5 • 6 - 20 • 21 - 35 • > 35
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Web 2.0 , a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived second-generation of Web-based services such as - social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies - that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
• Source: Wikipedia http://wikipedia.org/
Slide 11: Web 2.0 Examples
Emphasis on convenience, personalization, collaboration sharing
Blogs Wikis RSS feeds User tagging Folksonomies Social bookmarking Social network sites Instant messaging
User comments, ratings, summaries Podcasts, vodcasts citation services Community photo sharing Community book services (publishing) Streaming audio and video
Slide 12: Shared pictures Shared videos Shared news/podcasts Shared knowledge Shared bookmarks Shared projects Shared ‘you’ Shared library Shared virtual life
Slide 13: Web 1.0 - place to go & get Web 2.0 - place to be & do Interactive two-way web
Introduction of the read/write web
What library experts are saying about Web 2.0
Everyday folks with Internet access can create and edit stuff
Built on principle of breaking down barriers librarians placed on services
A SirsiDynix Institute Conversation: The 2.0 Meme - Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 – Video presentation http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/viewvideo.php?vid=20060222.wmv
Slide 15: The goal of Library 2.0 is to bring the library closer to the user Library 2.0 - using Web 2.0 tools to deliver library services
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Blogs and Wikis RSS Feeds MySpace/Facebook Social Bookmarks Tagging
Slide 16: Library 1.0
Read-only catalog
Library 2.0
Catalog with user tags, comments, reviews (like WorldCat.org) Team built Library blog with RSS feed Intuitive services Go to users (IM, podcasts on Ipod, cell phone) User services are core
Print newsletter Library instruction Walk in patron ILS is core operation
http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/10/l1_vs_l2_adapted_from_oreilly.php
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Library collections now include a mix of traditional
materials (printed books, serials, audio-visual) and emerging formats (e-books, e-serials, e-newspapers, e-dissertations, Internet resources, digital objects, playaways, streaming audio & video).
Library catalogs are integrating access to all
materials through next -generation Online Public Access Catalogs.
Slide 18: OCLC report Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want (Calhoun & Cellentani, 2009)
Direct links to online content – text and media formats. Evaluative content summaries/abstracts, tables of contents and excerpts. Relevant search results.
Item and availability information Simple keyword search with an advanced, guided search option.
Slide 19: WorldCat.org- Catalog with Web 2.0 features http://www.worldcat.org/
Slide 20: •Add tag or keyword •Write a review •Rate (up to 5 stars)
Automatic citation using APA, MLA, Chicago
Preview full text in Google Book search
Slide 21: Google Book Search
Slide 23: National Library Building Port of Spain, Trinidad
Slide 24: Virtual Library 2.0 offering library services to avatars who live and work in the 3D virtual space - Second Life
Slide 26: Reaching more users
The library is everywhere The library has no barriers
Allow our customers to tailor our services to meet their needs
What library experts are saying about Library 2.0 Crafting websites which will meet the long-tail/unique needs of our users
The library invites participation, Interactivity, sharing Emphasis on ease of use Getting information into the hands of users wherever they are by using whatever best tools are available
A SirsiDynix Institute Conversation: The 2.0 Meme - Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 Video presentation http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/viewvideo.php?vid=20060222.wmv
Slide 27: 21st Century Library User- User 2.0
Slide 28: Today’s average college grads have spent less than 5,000 hours of their lives reading, but over 10,000 hours playing video games."
Information-addicted, eager for quick access to current and, in many instances, personalized electronic information. Increasingly self-sufficient, navigating resources making choices with no expert guide. Increasingly satisfied with the quality of information they find on the Web. Prefers online library resources versus print resources. Gaming/Virtual world.
Slide 29: 200 million users on Facebook (April 2009)
Format agnostic (accustomed to content without containers). While content is desired, context adds intellectual value to content (Amazon’s A9). Obsessed with e-mails, instant messaging, Blogs, Wikis, Gaming, Online shopping. Completely wired & multi-tasking (Laptops, PDAs, Cell phones, Smart phones, MP3 players, Ipods). Expects 24/7 access to library (physical and virtual).
Slide 30: Librarian 2.0 - the Guru of information...
Stephen Abram, Vice President of Innovation SirsiDynix
Slide 31: Librarian 2.0 Profile
Strives to understand the power of Web 2.0 opportunities; Learns the major tools of Web 2.0, and Library 2.0; Does not shy away from nontraditional cataloguing and classification and chooses tagging, tag clouds, folksonomies, and user-driven content descriptions and classification where appropriate;
Sees the potential in using sources such as the Google Book Search, and WorldCat.org; Connects with everyone using their communication mode of choice: telephone, Skype, instant messaging (IM), short message service (SMS), texting, e-mail, and virtual reference.
Slide 32: Job description Wayne State University – Feb. 2006
Emerging roles and responsibilities
Slide 34: Second Life Librarians
Slide 35: Change in nomenclature to reflect changing roles and responsibilities Cybrarian Virtual Librarian Emerging Technology Librarian
Despite emerging roles and name changes the core role of librarians of providing and enhancing access to resources remains relevant and critical.
Slide 37: Web 2.0 Technologies in Libraries- Benefits
Proactive services. Library patrons are already using tools such
as blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, podcasts (in Apple iTunes), videos (in YouTube), photo sharing on Flickr, instant messaging via Meebo and Twitter.
Improved communications (internal and external).
Social networking tools not only improve a library’s communication with its patrons but they also improve internal communication and knowledge sharing.
Immediate implementation. Putting content on the Web is no
longer the exclusive right for experts with knowledge of HTML and web programming languages, anyone can add online content. All you need is access to a computer.
Survival. Librarians must get on board the Web 2.0 wave. If they
hesitate, other rival information services will do the job for them.
Slide 38: Alvin Sherman Library on Facebook Facebook has 200 million users (April 2009)
Slide 39: Alvin Sherman Library on Twitter Twitter has 6 million registered users (April 2009)
Slide 40: Alvin Sherman Library Virtual Reference Service
Slide 41: Alvin Sherman Library Mobile Website
Slide 42: Alvin Sherman Library RSS Feeds for New Materials
Slide 44: 21st Century Caribbean Libraries: Sustainable?
Caribbean libraries are surviving the challenges of technological changes, embracing opportunities to provide enhanced and innovative services which are:
Relevant to and reach diverse communities Emphasize the library’s role as centers for life-long learning and self-development Underscore the social responsibilities of libraries in bridging cultural gaps Publicize libraries as enablers, providing information for making decisions and policies
Slide 45: 25 Chapters: “…document the state of Caribbean libraries in the 21st century by examining the responses of these institutions to the changes, challenges, and choices in an increasingly electronic and virtual information environment”… Book Introduction
Slide 49: My Blog
My wiki
Slide 50: Faith Johnson Blog and Twitter
Slide 51: Digital Collections: Diaries of Sir William Young
Eric Williams Memorial Collection The Colonial Bank Correspondence The Hochoys
Main Library UWI St. Augustine
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dLOC is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean that provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections.
National Archive of Haiti Caribbean Community Secretariat La Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) National Library of Jamaica
• http://www.dloc.com/ENindex.html
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Learning about Web 2.0 technology
Using Web 2.0 tools to enhance access to resources. Using Web 2.0 tools to continue to deliver innovative services to our users.
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Student asks your assistance in opening a Facebook account. Faculty request to create an RSS feed to Table of Contents for psychology journal. Patron (mom) wants to post pictures of her daughter’s graduation on Flickr. Library Director asks you to maintain library’s blog.
Slide 55: Taking advantage of Web 2.0 tools and resources available electronically by completing the Learning 2.0 program
23 Learning 2.0 Things •Week 1: Introduction •Week 2: Blogging •Week 3: Photos & Images •Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders •Week 5: Play Week •Week 6: Tagging, Folksonomies & Technorati •Week 7: Wikis •Week 8: Online Applications & Tools •Week 9: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable audio
http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com/
Slide 56: Commitment to develop desired Professional and Personal Competencies Commitment to Continuing Education (Formal & Informal) Conducting research and publishing results Become actively, and in some instances, brazenly involved in Integrated Library System (ILS) design and usability studies. Continue the cooperation and collaboration among the global community of information professionals. Become an advocate for the profession. Market the value of Web 2.0, Library 2.0 to decision makers.
Slide 57: Questions
Ask me now or later. E-mail me: peltierd@nova.edu Send a comment/question to my blog:
http://caribbean-connector.blogspot.com/
View the presentation on my wiki at:
http://caribbeancybrarian.pbworks.com/
