using social media and other web tools

Denise O’SheaSystems Librarian

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Where Are Our Patrons?Most patrons start and finish their searches:

GoogleAmazon, Barnes & NobleWikipedia

What about the library website?

Why ?

LibX is a great shortcut to library sourcesIt's a tool barAlways with youSearch anywhere

Free, easy to setup, no programming required, no server needed (hosted by libX.org)

What Can LibX Do?Search your catalog and other library

resourcesLocalization (use of embedded cues/graphics)

on webpagesProvide links to library resourcesOffers a right-click context menu

It’s a toolbar

It’s a context sensitive menu

Embedded cues

Getting Started with LibXHow to make your own edition -- visit

www.libx.org and copy/modify an existing toolbar

Market itPut it on your library computers, your blog,

your handouts, give classes, etc.

What is Foursquare?Location-based social networking websiteA new way to engage with library patronsMarketing and educationIt's also a gameMain strength is tips -- users can leave short

messages about a location, other users in the vicinity can see the tips

Libraries and FoursquareOver 1600 libraries in FoursquareWhat are they doing?

Giving prizes to MayorsSharing tips about new services and resourcesFeedback from patronsUsed at conferences

Getting Started with FoursquareDownload the mobile app to a compatible

device (or access via the mobile site -- m.foursquare.com)

Can integrate with Facebook & Twitter Check-in, share tips

Privacy & Security ConcernsYou can check-in privately ("off the grid")Use of QR codes to provide links to library

tips and services may be less intrusive

Competitors

iPads in Libraries

Ways Your Library Can Use iPadsRoaming ReferenceeBook Readers, Reserves and Ready

ReferenceRoaming libraries – go where your users areA teaching toolA substitute for a desktop or laptopTurn any library resource into an “app”Turn any library space into a classroomLoan to patrons

Vital AppsData storage/transfer – DropBox, GoodReader

($), iRead PDFeReaders – iBooks, Kindle, Nook, Stanza,

moreOffice Productivity – Pages ($), Keynote ($)Image Editing – Photopad, Photoshop ExpressScreen Capture – Page Capture ($)VGA Browser – Expediton ($)Collaboration – Whiteboard Free &

Whiteboard Lite, Webex

Vital Apps, continuedCitation – iSource Lite ($)Note Taking – Sundry Notes, Sketch Memo

Lite, SmartNote ($), iThoughtsHD ($)Audio – AudioNote LiteAccessibility – Tap to TalkHandwriting – NoteTaker HD ($)Tasks – List n’Do ($)Google Apps – some free, some notWeb browsing/RSS – Instapaper ($), Reeder

($)

Library AppsNational Library of Scotland – John Murray

ArchiveiPrincetonMore, also apps for guided tours of museums

Reference AppsGale – Access my LibraryWorld Factbook 2010 ($)Dictionary.comWikipedia and WikipanionWorldbook: This Day in HistoryU.S. Historical DocumentsFamous Speeches ($)History: Maps of the World, National Geographic AtlasPeriodic Table of ElementsScience GlossaryIMDBSciVerse Scopus Alerts

Library AppsNational Library of Scotland – John Murray

ArchiveiPrincetonMore, also apps for guided tours of museums

Education Apps24/7 tutor is a nice multi-language tutoring

program for beginning foreign language learners.

Blackboard Mobile LearnmBook (Moodle)VitalSource Bookshelf

Useful LinksiPad Tips and Tricks -- http://bit.ly/bB01wEVideo playback -- http://gizmo.do/djHxSy iPad Apps for Elementary School Kids --

http://bit.ly/aeOtA6

Questions?Contact info:

Denise O’Sheaoshsea@fdu.edu