LIBR 246-12: Web 2.0 and Social Networking Tools (Fall 2008)

I love the video tutorials that we looked at this week. At my library we have a tutorial on our webpage, but it is a series of slides. I think that the videos are much more engaging than just clicking through a series of screens. I see people doing this every day--not just for the library, but for the school in general. Going through an online orientation is part of the requirements for enrollment. Boring!! It literally is just a series of screens that you read and answer questions about. You print out your quiz results at the end.

Michael Stephens provides a list of 16 Ways to Use Flickr @ Your Library in his Tame the Web:  Libraries and Technology blog.  Many of these were covered in our resources this week but there were a few that I found intriguing. 
 

There are several ways libraries can build communities using Flikr and vodcasts.  I think many of them revolve around participation of the patrons to create content and share or compete.  For example, I think it would be exciting to have young adults make short films or trailers about their favorite books.  They can also make their own book reviews or news stories about the community.