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Presentation at the Special Library Associan - Asian Chapter Conference in New Delhi, India, November 2008. Web 2.0 tools as information awareness sources for science and technology faculty and studentsTRANSCRIPT
Using Web 2.0 Using Web 2.0 Applications as Applications as
Information Awareness Information Awareness ToolsTools
Using Web 2.0 Using Web 2.0 Applications as Applications as
Information Awareness Information Awareness ToolsTools
Jay Bhatt and Dana Denick – Hagerty Library, Drexel University
Smita Chandra – Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
Presentation for: International Conference of Asian Special Libraries
Shaping the future of special libraries: beyond boundariesNovember 27th, 2008
Why Web 2.0?Why Web 2.0? New research initiatives being developed
in institutions, universities and organizations Drexel and IIG are no exception Multidisciplinary Fields: Nanotechnology,
Plasma Medicine, Engineering Cities, etc… More research being done New and innovative ways of reaching out
to researchers need further exploration Need for increased information awareness
of new resources and tools
Web 2.0 tools are effective ways to share, generate and distribute knowledge among researchers – shared communication
Stephen Abrams thinks that Web 2.0 is “about a much higher level of interactivity and deeper user experiences…”
Potential for more academic and research based collaborations
Why Web 2.0?Why Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 Applications Web 2.0 Applications coveredcovered
Blogs RSS Feeds Feed Readers Bookmarks and Tagging Aggregators Social Networks
What is a Blog? Why use a What is a Blog? Why use a blog?blog?
Consists of dated entries in reverse chronological order
Frequently updated Library blog can include news items,
announcements, instructional tips, new electronic resources, etc.
Searchable by subject area
Drexel Library BlogsDrexel Library Blogs Library Log
News from the Drexel University Libraries Careers Collections Blog
Announcing new career-related resources, events and advice for job hunters in the Drexel community.
Drexel Physics News, events and resources from the Drexel University Libraries
relating to physics. ischoolResearch
News and tips from the Drexel University Libraries relating to the iSchool.
Drexel Emerging Technologies What’s new and interesting for Drexel University Libraries Staff
Print is Dead – E-Resources blog Primarily for Drexel University Libraries staff, designed to keep
readers abreast of developments in electronic resources
Engineering Resources Engineering Resources BlogsBlogs
Engineering Information Blogs http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/englibrary/ http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/engineeringlibraryinstruction/
Announcement of new resources, instructional tips for using a particular database or a resource, new and important web resources and more.
Archive of information added over a period of time
Emphasis on resources for CoE and Biomedical Engineering – mainly subscription based
Engineering Resources Engineering Resources BlogsBlogs
Engineering Design Resources Biomedical Engineering
Finding Books, Electronic Books and Journals
Biomedical Properties Patents and Intellectual Property Ethical Issues
Englibrary BlogEnglibrary Blog
What is RSS?What is RSS? RSS - Real Simple Syndication
Brings contents to you Content available as new feeds
XML based (eXtensible Markup Language) For content distribution called feeds
Aggregators – contains compilation of feeds Collect feeds and display them in easy to read
format More later during the talk See also: Using RSS to increase user awareness
of e-resources in academic librarieshttp://www.higheredblogcon.com/index.php/using-rss-to-increase-user-awareness-of-e-resources-in-academic-libraries/
Getting RSS FeedsGetting RSS Feeds Feed readers (RSS feed readers)
Collect various feeds and consolidate the information
Downloadable Feed Readers: Google Reader, http://www.google.com/reader Bloglines, http://www.bloglines.com RSS Compendium:
http://allrss.com/rssreaders.html
Many blogs have built in RSS feeds. RSS feeds are identified by ‘XML’ or ‘RSS’
icons Just add the URL associated with the icons
to your feed reader
Google Reader Screenshot
Engineering Resources RSS Engineering Resources RSS FeedsFeeds
Electronic Journal FeedsElectronic Journal Feeds Integrating feeds from journals and
journal articles Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Materials Institute of Physics Science Online IEEE Computer Society Royal Society of Chemistry University of Chicago Press Journals Many more to come including ScienceDirect
Announcing Events on Announcing Events on BlogsBlogs
Collaboration with Faculty & Collaboration with Faculty & StudentsStudents
Identify faculty and students working on blogs Drexel CoAS E-Learning Blog Drexel Smart House Blog Department of Civil, Architectural and
Environmental Engineering Blog
One more opportunity to work together!
Bookmarks and TaggingBookmarks and Tagging Social Bookmarking services allow users
to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. Del.icio.us Diigo
Information rich resources can be shared among engineering faculty and students.
Users can categorize resources using their own tagging system.
AggregatorsAggregators Collect various feeds from blogs,
bookmarking systems and other forms of posted material in one location Friendfeed Twitter
FriendfeedFriendfeed
Social Networks Students in academic environments use
social networks to connect with their friends and colleagues.
A Librarian’s presence on a students’ social tool will increase the visibility of library resources: Information Awareness
Social Networks: Facebook Myspace Orkut
Friendfeed- FacebookFriendfeed- Facebook
Notes - FacebookNotes - Facebook
Posted Items - FacebookPosted Items - Facebook
VisionVision More and more electronic journals
will develop RSS feeds Increased use of applications such
as Facebook with imported Feeds More collaboration among
students, researchers, faculty members and librarians
More outreach necessary
Thank You!Thank You! Thank you very much and have fun
using Web 2.0 Applications. Please send us your feedback. Interested in creating and developing a
collaboration? Contact us anytime at:
Jay Bhatt, [email protected] Smita Chandra, [email protected] Dana Denick, [email protected]