special libraries and 2.0: making it work
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How special libraries are using Library 2.0 tools and applications to better serve their users.TRANSCRIPT
Special Libraries and 2.0:Making It WorkMadeline KriescherActing Circuit LibrarianU.S. Courts Library, 10th Circuit, DenverCoASL Spring Workshop3 April 2009
The Place
Traditional v. Virtual Service
• Is the reference desk obsolete? NO!• E-mail is “old school” but it’s the preferred
method of virtual reference service for the court.• Slowly introducing other forms of virtual
reference service.– Text a librarian– Teaching opportunities– Chat
Options
• Facebook• Twitter• Ning• Email• Electronic newsletters• Flickr• Interactive research guides• Screencasts• Blogs
Creating Tutorials in Flickr
• Convert PowerPoint slides to .jpg files• Upload slides individually in reverse order
into Flickr• Enter metadata for each slide, or batch
edit if possible• Save slides as labeled sets• Create a collection to house the sets
Viewing & Using Tutorials
My personal Flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandora12/
Tutorials are viewable as individual slides in my photostream
Tutorials are kept as labeled sets within a larger collection called “Legal Research Tutorials”
See the tutorial as a slideshow by clicking the icon
Library Facebook Page
• Events• Pictures• Tutorials• Pathfinders• Class information• Continuing Legal Education• Court-related news and information
Because…
• Clerks already use it• Aiming at a different audience• Convenient for updating• Welcome to the 21st Century• One-stop shopping• Coordinates with our intranet page• It’s fun! It’s hip! It’s now!
Benefits
• Reach a wider audience, internally
• Meet expectations of varied service
• Change attitudes toward technology
• Change attitudes towards librarians
Drawbacks
• Reach a wider audience, externally
• Real and perceived security risks
• The time thing – not enough of it, EVER!
• Buy-in will be an uphill battle
Hurdles
• The IT Department• The Judges• The fear-mongers• Other librarians who are set in their
ways• Time management
Contact Me…Let’s Chat!
Madeline Kriescher
Phone: 303-335-2624Email: [email protected]
Twitter: Pandora12Friend me on Facebook!
“Professional Benefits of Online Social Networking,” in Colorado Lawyer (February 2009):
http://aallnet.org/chapter/coall/lrc/lrc0209.pdf