Technology Primer: What you need to know to talk Web 2.0
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ACRL/Instruction Section Current Issue Discussion Digest
Research Instruction in a Web 2.0 world - a resource guide
Sunday, June 25, 2006, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Intercontinental New Orleans (LaSalle A)
Conveners: Anne-Marie Deitering and Rachel Bridgewater
Though the discussion of research instruction in a web 2.0 world is not primarily a discussion about technology, it is necessary to have an understanding of the basic operation of leading social software products in order to meaningfully discuss these products with your colleagues or, crucially, instruct your patrons in the effective use of these products. Much as a basic understanding of how a book gets published or a paper gets refereed helps facilitate teaching and discussion, so will understanding how a blog post gets posted or a wiki page gets updated.
Everyone will probably find parts of this guide familiar. Hopefully, there will be new tools and resources for you to explore before our discussion.
The Technologies:
Blogging
What it is?
7 Things You Should Know About Blogs. (The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative) http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7006.pdf
Check it out:
ACRLog: http://acrlblog.org/
Technorati: http://www.technorati.com/
Blog Software Comparison Chart (updated May 18, 2006): http://www.ojr.org/ojr/img/blog_software_comparison.cfm
Tagging/Social Bookmarking
What it is?
7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking. (The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative) http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf
Smith, Gene. Sorting Out Social Classification: Folksonomies and Tagging In Practice
Slides: http://atomiq.org/etc/access_2005_tagging.ppt
Audio: http://access2005.library.ualberta.ca/presentations/podcasts/smith.mp3
Check it out:
del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us (websites)
Connotea: http://connotea.org (articles)
CiteULike: http://citeulike.org (articles)
Flickr: http://flickr.org (images)
YouTube: http://youtube.com (video)
PennTags: http://tags.library.upenn.edu/ (Library catalog records)
43 Things: http://www.43things.com/ (life goals)
Wiki
What it is?
7 Things You Should Know About Wikis. (The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative)
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7004.pdf
Check it out:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org
RSS & Syndication
What it is?
What is RSS? LoadAverageZero.
http://loadaveragezero.com/info/what-is-RSS.php
Check it out:
Bloglines -- http://bloglines.com/ (web-based feed reader)
Pluck -- http://www.pluck.com/index.html
Sage -- http://sage.mozdev.org/ (firefox plug-in)
University of Alabama New Book feed -- http://library.ua.edu/rss/index.html
Government info -- http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries/RSS_Library.shtml
Minneapolis Public Library RSS Feeds -- http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/rss.asp
Podcasting
What it is?
7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting. (The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative)
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7003.pdf
Check it out:
IT Conversations: http://www.itconversations.com/index.html
Webcast: Berkeley (courses): http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses/feeds.php
NPR: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php
Podcatcher matrix: http://www.podcatchermatrix.org/
Social Networking
What it is?
Farkas, Meredith. (May 10, 2006). Libraries in Social Networking Software. Information Wants to Be Free. http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social networking-software/
Check it out:
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com
(don’t want to browse? Try the UIUC Undergraduate Library page: http://www.myspace.com/undergradlibrary )
FaceBook: http://facebook.com (requires a .edu email address to register)
Orkut: http://www.orkut.com
Mashups
What it is?
Schofield, Jack. (February 2, 2006). It’s All in the Mix. Guardian Unlimited. http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1699502,00.html
How to Make Your Own Web Mashup. Programmable Web.
http://www.programmableweb.com/howto
Check it out:
Calore, Michael. (February 24, 2006). 10 Best Flickr Mashups. Webmonkey.
http://www.webmonkey.com//06/08/index4a.htmlGoogle Maps Mania: An unofficial Google Maps blog tracking the websites, mashups and tools being influenced by Google Maps.
http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/Mashup of the Day: http://www.programmableweb.com/mashups
Butler, Declan. (January 2006). Mashups Mix Data into Global Service? Nature http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060102/full/439006a.html
To make it easier to follow links and explore, this Technology Primer is also available online at: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/staff/deiteringa/acrldg_tp.html
Updated 6/14/2006
