Are you part of the steamroller or part of the road?  Essential web 2.0 tools in the library professionals’ toolkit.

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CC TOMTEC

• Awareness of web 2.0 tools

• Skills using web 2.0 tools

• Knowledge of applications for libraries

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In 2008:• 2.3M Australians had created a blog• 7.1M Australians read one or more blogs• 84% of Australian internet users used Web 2.0

for sharing content such as photos, links and video

• 83% of Australian internet users consumed Consumer Generated Media content

Source: Nielsen Online Consumer Generated Media Report, Nielson Netratings and Universal McCann, 2008

http://twitter.com/kevinruddpm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/sets/

INF105 The Digital Environment

• This subject introduces students to the fundamentals of information and communication technology and provides an overview of the digital environment that we live in. It explains the concepts of 'networks' and 'networking' and the way they are used to provide information services, information exchange and knowledge sharing activities. In particular, the subject explores information and knowledge activities in the digital environment of the world wide web.

Bachelor of Information Studes @ CSU

INF206 Social Networking for Information Professionals

• This subject will explore the concept, theory and practice of social networking technologies within the context of libraries and work of information professionals, with a particular focus on Library 2.0 and participatory library service.

This subject requires students to immerse themselves within a range of social networking enviroments, including the use of blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, Facebook, IM, Flickr, and Second Life, and evaluate their learning experiences throughout the session as both social networker and information professional.

Bachelor of Information Studes @ CSU

The school library is the school’s physical and virtual learning commons where inquiry, thinking, imagination, discovery, and creativity are central to students’ information-to-knowledge journey, and to their personal, social and cultural growth.

Dr Ross Todd

• information source

• assisting clients using web 2.0 tools

• platform to deliver services

• interacting with clients

Libraries are using web 2.0 tools in many different ways

• professional development

• knowledge sharing

• communities of interest

Libraries are using web 2.0 tools in many different ways

http://nswpubliclibrarieslearning2.blogspot.com/

http://wiki.libraries.nsw.gov.au/index.php/Reference_excellence

http://twitter.com/NSWRISG

http://www.nsw-risg.org/weblog/

http://delicious.com/tags/suthlib

http://www.strlhistorymatters.blogspot.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mosmanlibrary/sets/

http://www.mosmanreaders.net/

1. Learn about the tools and library applications for the tools

2. Don’t try to implement too many things at once3. Solve real problems – don’t invent new ones [eg.

a delicious account to share bookmarked websites with tags relating to course codes and subjects]

4. Find out what the Institute’s ICT acceptable use policies allow and develop a social media policy

5. Work with the ICT team – make a business case for using tools

http://nswpubliclibrarieslearning2.blogspot.com/

http://publiclibrariesnewtechnologies.blogspot.com/

• Firewalls• Traffic shaping• ICT acceptable use

policies• Social media

policies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F00RulyHv4E

Picture Credits

• CC Steamroller http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheatfields/292968436/ by net_efekt • CC The toolbox is organised! http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomtec/178177044/ by TOMTEC• Superman ébredése , Hannibal rising http://www.flickr.com/photos/nemeth_norbert/3575727664/

by nemeth_norbert• Keyboard http://www.flickr.com/photos/spadgy/313251851/ by john_a_ward • http://twitter.com/kevinruddpm• Flickr: The Commons

http://www.flickr.com/commons?GXHC_gx_session_id_=6afecb2055a3c52c • CC New Learning Commons http://www.flickr.com/photos/lowercolumbiacollege/2947457604/

Lower Columbia College • NSW Public Libraries Learning 2.0 http://nswpubliclibrarieslearning2.blogspot.com/• Public libraries and new technologies http://publiclibrariesnewtechnologies.blogspot.com/• Reference and research assistance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F00RulyHv4E• http://timesonline.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451586c69e2011570747d1c970c-320wi

Mylee Joseph ConsultantPublic Library ServicesState Library of NSWEmail: mjoseph@sl.nsw.gov.auPhone: 02) 9273 1521

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