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Library Instruction 2.0: Tips and Tools
1. Library Instruction 2.0:
Tips and Tools
Bridget Schumacher
University at Buffalo Libraries
October 13, 2008
2. Tonight’s agenda:
1. Introduction
2. Defining Web 2.0
3. Locate and Share Content
4. Organize and Share Content
5. Bring Content to You
6. Class Activity
8. What is a blog?
• Regularly updated web site
• Posts appear in reverse
chronological order
• Contain links, videos, images, text,
etc.
• (Can be) a tool for conversation
9. Why blog?
• Strengthen your identity
• Promote yourself, company, or
services
• Share information
• Network and build relationships
11. Types of Bloggers
Source: Technorati State of the Blogosphere / 2008
12.
13. Some other things that you
may encounter…
• Trackbacks – see who is linking to
your blog
• Blogroll – list of blogs you read
• Comments – form conversations,
network, etc.
17. Locating Blogs of Interest
• Blog Directories
– Blog Catalog
– Blogarama
– Internet Public Library: Blogs
• Blog Search Engines
– Technorati
– BlogDigger
– Google Blog Search
26. What is RSS?
• Technology used to share content
• Stands for:
– Really Simple Syndication
– Rich Site Summary
27. Aggregators or Readers
• Web-based and desktop tools
• Used to read RSS feeds
• Display new content from web sites
• Also called:
– Feed reader
– News reader
– RSS reader
29. Google Alerts
“Google Alerts are email updates of
the latest relevant Google results
(web, news, etc.) based on your
choice of query or topic.” - Google
31. Flickr in the Classroom
http://flickr.com and http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/
32. Class Activity
1. Form a group of 5 classmates
2. Discuss and complete worksheet
3. Choose one group representative
4. Reconvene and share with class