mooseyba ([info]mooseyba) wrote in [info]library_grrls,
@ 2008-05-13 14:35:00
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Web 2.0/ 23 Things
Hi,

Has anyone used Web 2.0 in their libraries?  If so, how has Web 2.0 been incorporated into your library's every day functions?  Also, has anyone gone through the 23 Things tutorial that was so popular in 2007?

Thank you 

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[info]kinkyprude
2008-05-13 07:56 pm UTC (link)
We've talked about 2.0, but the actual push has been much more difficult. I started a blog, but it was never linked to the library website, so none of our patrons knew about it, and I stopped blogging. We're not allowed to have myspace, and all the departments were told to start a wiki, but at least half already had them (including mine), so they had to switch to a completely different (and in my opinion, much less user friendly) site, and those that didn't have been resistant to say the least.
THe thing about 2.0 is that it takes time, on a regular basis, to maintain, and in something like a wiki, it can't be one person. THere has to be support for the techonology.
End rant. Sorry.

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[info]jenett
2008-05-13 10:21 pm UTC (link)
Small private high school library here:

Wiki for internal documentation (including for stuff that I do a lot, but our lower and middle schools do much less often.) It's not hugely used, but that doesn't mean it's wasted: it's very handy when we actually need it.

Library Moodle site: barely used by students, but a handy place to stick new acquisitions lists and other info like that.

The school as a whole uses blogs and podcasts for various classes - those are run out of the media center staff, but not by me or my boss (who focus on the library side) but by our instructional technology specialist and AV guy.

I went through Minnesota's 23 things (23 things on a stick) and had a fabulous time with it. I already used a number of the tools they were discussing, but I still found new ways to apply them in library settings, or learned how other librarians were doing it. I'd do it again (and will likely do the planned round 2, with new stuff, when it's available.)

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[info]staxoplax
2008-05-13 10:51 pm UTC (link)
Yes we have -- Blogs, RSS, Podcasts etc. For example see: http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/brblevents/blogspodcasts.html

We're also using blogs & wikis internally for staff communication purposes.

We've been experimenting with some other applications like flickr ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/brbl/ ) and del.icio.us ( http://del.icio.us/search/?fr=del_icio_us&p=beinecke&type=all ) without linking them through to our web site. Many of us at the library would like to see Web 2.0 more fully integrated with the OPAC and our digital library, but are waiting for consensus among the higher-ups.

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[info]sleepysmile
2008-05-14 01:14 am UTC (link)
we're just getting started.

we have three blogs:
http://www.lclshome.org/albright/shelisblog.php
we do videocasting on the children's blog.

which all have rss feeds that we feed to twitter (http://twitter.com/ScrantonLibrary).

we have meebo accounts for instant messaging which are on the facebook page, myspace page and blogs.

our calendar of events have rss feeds that that feed to the twitter account and the facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scranton-PA/Albright-Memorial-Library/8066824234) or the myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/scrantonpubliclibrary). we have a flickr account- http://flickr.com/photos/23529132@N07/)

i'm experimenting with a google map for the bookmobile route. we are working on a internal wiki for policies, procedures etc. we used del.icio.us account for a staff presentation on library 2.0.

like said above many of these tools are covered by a few people (3 at most) but the director is pushing for more involvement. we're planning a tech fair for july so hopefully that will encourage more people to get involved.

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[info]riofriotex
2008-05-15 04:10 am UTC (link)
Small (~9000 students) state university w/ 12 professional librarians and 15 paraprofessionals:

Staff blog, public blog, and I started a blog for the children's lit class.

Three wikis (two internal, one used by the strategic planning committee, one as a method to train student workers, and again, I have one for the children's lit class).

We also have a Flickr account. There's a few of us individually on Facebook but we don't have a library presence.

A lot of this got started with a Technology Task Force we formed with folks interested in 2.0 stuff. It's been hard to get many other staff members who aren't on that committee to participate, though. We are hoping to explore podcasts, Meebo for chat ref, and a few other things.

This summer we'll be offering some optional Friday morning trainings on wikis and probably RSS (along with highly-requested trainings on our internal ILS software, Outlook and the Exchange server, Word, Excel, and Publisher). I'd love to do a 23 Things type of activity but we'd have to get a really great prize to get some of our staff to try some of these things out.

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