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Practical uses for Web2.0 in your organisation
The document discusses the practical applications of Web 2.0 technologies in libraries, emphasizing the importance of mindset and activities over tools. It highlights various online platforms and tools that can enhance communication, resource sharing, and collaboration among librarians and users. The key takeaway is to focus on blending and utilizing these tools effectively to take control of library services.
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- 1. Practical uses forWeb 2.0 in your organisation Phil Bradley, Freelance Librarian and Internet Consultant. http://www.philb.com
- 2. Libraries and Web2.0 • It’s not about the tools • It’s about the mindset • It’s about the activity • It’s about freeing up time • It’s about taking control
- 3. So! • What isit that libraries and librarians do again?
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- 11. Bookmarks/Favo(u)rites • Share resources •Network with colleagues • Take a feed and place it onto an appropriate page • Use it as a search engine
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- 54. ‘One trick ponies’ •They do one thing, very well.
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- 58. And then... • Blendit all together • Web sites are now of different importance • Everything should link to everything else
- 60. In summary • ITANTTS – (It’s the activity, not the tool, stupid!) • If a tool only does one thing, drop it • Forget loyalty • Try it and see what happens; understand what you want to achieve • Combine and blend • Take control!
- 61. Thanks to: • http://uklibraryblogs.pbworks.com/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/plymouthlibraries/3638349056/ • http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Se2CEhZjQyo/SZ60IsJ9HmI/AAAAAAAAAeY/1ExtNzF_Pec/s1600-h/librarian%5B1%5D.jpg (For the ask a librarian cartoon) • http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/teachersweb20