LIBR 246-04/13 Web 2.0 (Fall 2010)

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August 25-31

Attention! Before you do anything else, please read all of the introductory messages and instructions.

• Learning Objectives
• Lecture
• Readings
• Things to Do
  

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of the week, you should:

1. Understand the changing technological landscape libraries are operating in.

2. Understand how people have defined Web 2.0 and Library 2.0

3. Understand what social software is.

4. Understand the course expectations and how to navigate the classroom.

5. Be able to create a blog post in the classroom.

 

Lecture

Make sure you have Quicktime installed so you can play .mov files. These files may take a while to load, depending on your connection, so please be patient.

Week 1, Part 1 (30 minutes) - .mov file

Slides (PDF)

Transcript (PDF)

 

Week 1 Part 2

 

Readings

Required

Farkas, Chapter 1 (if you don't already have your copy of the book, chapter 1 is available online at http://www.sociallibraries.com/farkaschap1.pdf).

Hooker, D. (2009). 10 Ways Library Schools Should be Teaching Social Media. Socialibrarian.

King, R. (2007, August/September). "Make Some Noise: How 2.0 tools can help you communicate with customers more effectively." BusinessWeek.

Coombs, K. (2007). "The Future of Web Services Isn't the Library Website." Library Web Chic.

Blyberg, J. (2006). "11 Reasons Why Library 2.0 Exists and Matters." blyberg.net.

Casey, M. and Savastinuk, L. (2006,  September 1). "Library 2.0: Services for the next-generation library." Library Journal.

Miller, P. and Chad, K. (2006). "Do Libraries Matter? The Rise of Library 2.0." Talis white paper.

Armano, D. (2009) "Six Social Media Trends for 2010." Logic + Emotion.

Hargadon, S. (2008). "Web 2.0 is the Future of Education." Steve Hargadon.

Take a look at these two interesting graphical representations of Library 2.0:

Library 2.0 Ripples

Library 2.0 Meme Map

 

Optional

Anderson, C. (2004, October). "The Long Tail." Wired, 12.

Walter, S. (2006). "What 2.0 Means to Me." ACRLog.

Harris, C.. (2006). "SL 2.0: Visioning the School Library 2.0." Infomancy.

 

Things to Do

1. Read all of the introductory messages and instructions and do the following:

1. Sign up for a Google Reader or Bloglines account.

2. Create an account with delicious and post your username and a link to your account on the wiki.

3. Register in our Angel classroom.

2. Write a blog post that tells us a little about you and what you hope to get out of the class (due August 29).

3. Write a blog post about one of the following topics (due August 29):

1. What do you think of the concept of Library 2.0? What does Library 2.0 mean to you? (Tags = blogpostwk1, blogpostwk1n1)

2. How have social software tools had an effect on your life or work? (Tags = blogpostwk1, blogpostwk1n2)

3. Write your own reflections on what you learned this week. (Tags = blogpostwk1, blogpostwk1n3)

4. Comment on at least two other people's blog posts (due August 31).