Exploring New Technologies

Exploring New Technologies For the Public Library

Class Overview ,[object Object],[object Object]

Class Objectives ,[object Object]

Class Outcomes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Social software ,[object Object]

The social Web has gone mainstream

Early examples of social software ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Newer examples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Making them social ,[object Object]

Reasons for examining social software: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Future thoughts… ,[object Object]

Definition of a Blog… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Blogs can be… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Blogs can be, II… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

However… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Examples of library blogs ,[object Object],[object Object]

Enhancing the blog… ,[object Object],Tip: This is also known as a widget!

Browsing the posts… ,[object Object]

Browsing a blog ,[object Object]

Links in a blog… ,[object Object]

Preparing for the next class ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Definition of a Start Page ,[object Object]

Why examine start pages? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Getting used to the flexibility ,[object Object]

Moving boxes around the page Click the light blue header of the box, look for the four-sided “move” arrow, and drag and release where you want the box to land.

AJAX technology ,[object Object],[object Object]

Editing the content ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

News Readers (or Aggregators) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Definition of a News Reader ,[object Object]

Push v. pull ,[object Object],[object Object]

News Reader Examples ,[object Object]

Types of feeds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Definition of feeds ,[object Object]

Adding content to the page ,[object Object]

Searching for a feed ,[object Object]

Finding your feed ,[object Object]

Where to find feeds ,[object Object],[object Object]

Selecting a feed ,[object Object]

Subscribing to a feed… ,[object Object]

Adding your feed… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Library applications ,[object Object],[object Object]

AJAX Technology ,[object Object],[object Object],RSS Feeds!

Enticing patrons to subscribe to the feed ,[object Object],[object Object]

Enticing your patrons, II ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tagging… (You’re it!) ,[object Object]

Why tag? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Boolean searching with tags ,[object Object]

Deciding which tags to use… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Terminology to know… ,[object Object],[object Object]

You tag your blog posts ,[object Object]

You search for blog posts with tags

You tag in Amazon… Add your own tags into the Amazon database. Keep your tags public for all to see or change them to private.

Registering for Library Thing ,[object Object],[object Object]

Adding titles to your library… ,[object Object],[object Object]

Adding books… ,[object Object]

Assigning tags… Add tags you will remember.

Quick tagging ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Editing the record… ,[object Object]

Searching your tags… When you cannot remember a title or author, enter the tag that first comes to mind about the book. Chances are you used that tag when editing the record!

Viewing other catalogs ,[object Object],[object Object]

The social side of tagging… ,[object Object]

Library uses for Library Thing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Using your browser to bookmark ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Using social bookmarking ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Starting an account ,[object Object],[object Object]

How social bookmarking works ,[object Object],[object Object]

Social bookmarking ,[object Object],[object Object]

Saving a site ,[object Object]

Using bookmarks in the library ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Definition of a wiki ,[object Object]

Wiki Examples ,[object Object]

Adding a new page Add text to your new page.

Wiki Uses in Public Libraries ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Purpose of a social calendar ,[object Object]

A social calendar is… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Uses for a social calendar ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Goggle calendar ,[object Object]

Adding an event ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Clouds… Clouds are a visual representation of your tags. The more often a tag is used, the larger or darker it will be shown.

Everything’s beta… Don’t be afraid to try new software that is still ‘beta!’ Some of the best things online are beta.

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