1. The Power of LibGuides: Extending Your
Impact by Using Web 2.0 Applications
Michael Johnson, MLS
Circulation Librarian, Shawnee State University

2. What we will cover in the
next hour
 What is Web 2.0 (3.0?)
 Why is Web 2.0 important?
 Different applications of Web 2.0
 Embedded content
 Dangers of embedding
 Lets embed!
 Statistics

3. What is Web 2.0: Content
 Web 1.0 content
 One way path, producer to creator
 Simple commerce based on commodities
 Dynamic Content
 Changes with your actions
 Examples: Google Docs, Google Earth
 User Generated Content
 Social networking, media sharing, wikis
 Examples: Facebook, YouTube, Wikipedia
 WARNING: Not part of user analysis

4. What is Web 2.0: Going
towards Web 3.0
 No exact definition just elements
 Semantic Web
 Everything integrated
 Geosocial
 Foursquare
 Augmented Reality
 QR codes

5. Why is Web 2.0 important?
 First generation
 Depended on something direct
 Second Generation
 Allowed for the people to partake
 Allows extension
 Even beyond the original intentions of the creator

6. Different applications of
Web 2.0
 Video
 PowerPoint (SlideShare)
 Forms
 Audio
 Images
 Many many more

7. Embedded Content
 What is Embedding
 Creating a window of another website in your own
 Must be done in HTML editor
 Avoid Special Embeds

8. Things to consider when
embedding: Rights and use
 I am not a lawyer and not giving legal advice
 Libraries are starting to get sued
 Creative Commons
 Always check the licensing agreement
 Ask for permission
 Give credit
 Fair Use
 Under attack

9. Things to consider when
embedding: Dependencies
 Dependent on another system to work
 Which might be dependent on several other systems
 Services and content are constantly changing
 Code Changes
 Free version becomes more restricted
 Only embed relevant content

10. Lets embed: YouTube

11. Lets embed: SlideShare

12. Lets embed: Jot Form
 Lets create a jotform form and embed it!

13. Mid Class Assignment
 Create a JotForm form and embed it into a
research guide
 One Drop down choice
 One radio button choice
 A free text area

14. Getting statistics
 We live in a quantitative world
 LibGuide Statistics can be another statistic that
can show library usage
 First are statistics for all the guides
 Then statistics for an individual page
 Springshare just updated (today) their stat
system!
 To use stats before July 1st 2012, must use old
system

15. Getting statistics: The
entrance

16. Getting statistics: All the my
guides

17. Getting statistics: A certain
guide

18. What about Fiscal Year
Stats?

19. Thank you!
 mjohnson2@shawnee.edu
 Twitter mwjthelibrarian