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Use of Web 2.0 tools by

University Libraries:

An investigative study

Jayasree S

Reference Assistant

Kerala University Library

KLA National Seminar, 14-16 July

2011, Thiruvananthapuram

CONTENTS

• Introduction

• Web 2.0

• Features & Uses

• Examples of how they could be used in University

Library websites

• Strategic Programmes

( Libraries of University of Pretoria, University of Houston

and University of Murdoch)

• Conclusion



Introduction• As academic Library Websites are library’s

virtual presentation to the world librarians need

to be sensitive to the newly developed

technologies such as Web 2.0 tools.

• Researchers and scholars are increasingly

bypassing university library in their search for

information (Ross & Sennyey 2008).

• University libraries can and should play an

important role in supporting their user’s use of

these tools.



Web 2.0 The term web 2.0 is indebted to Tim O’Reilly

Web 2.0 tools are tools that enable the

users to

♦ Create

♦ Contribute

♦ Connect

♦ Converse and

♦ Share through web.



Web 2.0 Tools

Web

2.0



Blogs

Publishing platforms act as promotional

tools

♦ for providing general information

♦ to inform about new books/databases

♦ to provide book reviews

♦ to disseminate information about

employment and carreers



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RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

Bringing togtether relevant information

through filtration

Provide information about

♦ General news & University news

♦ Library news , Events and instructions

♦ List of new books , e-journals and new

databases

♦ Announcements about workshops and

exhibitions

♦ Additions to institutional repository

♦ Help for catalog search

♦ Help users to keep currentKLA National Seminar, 14-16 July


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Wiki

Features

♦ Easy Web Publishing

♦ No HTML required

♦ Collaborative online spaces

♦ Content can be created and edited by users

♦ Great Tools for

- team project

- knowledgebase

- encyclopedias

(Wikipedia is the most popular wiki) KLA National Seminar, 14-16 July


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ReservesDirect

• Provide digitized versions of print materials and

other formats, and post them in instructors'

course reserves.

• Also support faculty by placing physical items

(books and other media) on Library service

desk.

• Instructors can make the course materials

available to the students online with the

application ReserveDirect.



Podcast

Audio content distributed over the internet

♦ Guidance with library resources and

services

♦ Library orientation tours

♦ Information literacy tutorials

♦ Searching library catalogs

♦ Interviews/speeches of important

personalities



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Vodcast

Online delivery of video on demand via RSS

attachments provide guidance with

♦ resources, e-books, databases, library catalog

♦ Libclip (Short video clips)

♦ Vodcast on self issue and return procedure

♦ Voyage Tour (eg. Ta Punga Voyager by

University of Auckland Library)



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Instant Messaging

Online communication between people

based on typed text.

◘ Provide online reference service (through IM

applications such as Meebo, AIM etc)

◘ Guidance with resources



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Social Bookmarking

Method to store, organize, search and

manage bookmarks of web pages.

► create e-references

► post and tag book titles

► consolidate bookmarks from various

computers.

BOOK

MARKS



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Social tagging

• Method of categorizing resources in a

personally meaningful way.

• Helps to share web bookmarks by

labelling them with tags.

Examples are del.icio.us, connotea etc.



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Social Networking

Web based services that allow individuals

to(1) construct a public or semi public profile within a

bounded system

(2) articulate a list of other users with whom they

share a connection and

(3) view and traverse their list of connections and

those made by others within the system

(Boyd and Ellison 2007)



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Twitter



You Tube



Pretoria University Library(http://library.up.ac.za/edu/)

E-strategy

• practical training sessions for Library

professionals & users

Results

• integrated web 2.0 tools such as

Wiki, RSS, IM, Vodcast etc in the website

• Book of Month Blog

• Connotea a Reference Management tool

was added in the wikiKLA National Seminar, 14-16 July


University Library of Houston

Rebuilded the web site with Six Pillars of web 2.0

such as1 Radical decentalization → decentralized the

control of content

2 Small pieces loosely joined → Wikis, blogs, CMS etc to give

new functionality

3 Perpetual Beta → Maintain interaction with users

and gather feedback

4 Remixable content → Integrate the content to other

University websites

5 User as contributor → Space for faculty to deposit

learning objects/research

materials

6 Rich user experience → Users contribute the content



Murdoch University Library(http://library.murdoch.edu.au/)

Training programme for the library professionals

at four successive stages.

►Murdoch University Library Thinking Aloud Project (MULTA)

to determine appropriate tool

►23 Things: A Learning 2.0 programme

to encourage the staff to think about ways they could be

used to deliver innovative services

►Collaborative Learning about Emerging Technology

Moved the programme from Blogspot server to more

secure University hosted Wordpress Server

►Web 2.0 easier, faster, friendlier

14 Things program to check the functionalityKLA National Seminar, 14-16 July


Outcome of Programs

Positive outcome of three programs were

» Raised the awareness level of staff regarding different

types of tools.

» Web sites had restructured in a flexible and adaptable

manner.

» Integrated large number of web 2.0 tools such as

Libguides, Wiki, Blog, RSS feeds, Slideshare, Podcasts

etc.



Conclusion

▪ Libraries can do more to publish and share content using

Web 2.0 tools.

▪ Evaluate and decide which tool is suited to the library

environment.

▪ In India Universitiy libraries are still to start the use of these

web 2.0 tools.

▪Whether web 2.0 features adopted by the

libraries received the attention of users is a

question to be further studied.KLA National Seminar, 14-16 July


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