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Evaluating Web 2.0: user experiences with public library blogs,[object Object],Michelle McLean - Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation,[object Object],Paul Mercieca – RMIT University,[object Object]
Aims,[object Object],While Libraries, especially public libraries, are heavily involved in develop of Web 2.0 environments, there is a need to understand how these environments are being used,[object Object],Focusing on Blogs as an initial pilot investigation, we attempt to map client use of blog posts developed by CCLC,[object Object],The results from this pilot can be extended to a larger investigation,[object Object]
The Blogs,[object Object]
CCLC Website,[object Object]
The need for the investigation,[object Object],CCLC has invested in the development of the blogs, yet there was a need to understand their use and potential impact on the service as a whole,[object Object],Some general trends were identified through current statistics and use logs,[object Object],However there was a need to determine if the blogs,[object Object],[object Object]
Were being used
How they were being accessed
And opinions of Non-users,[object Object]
Method,[object Object],99 usable survey results were received,[object Object],52 online and 47 in print,[object Object],All results were exported (via an Excel file) to SPSS,[object Object],Caveats ,[object Object],Pilot survey to identify initial trends of blog use within a single public library organisation. A larger participant sample will determine if the trends are statistically significant,[object Object],Sample was self selected,[object Object]
Respondent characteristics: Gender,[object Object]
Respondent characteristics: Age,[object Object]
Frequency of use of website and blogs ,[object Object]
Multiple blog use,[object Object],Each blog has a specific information focus and is targeted towards different readers,[object Object],An assumption was that blog readers would tend to focus on the blogs that are relevant to their information needs,[object Object],However counts of the use of the blogs suggest that:,[object Object],A total of 40 participants, out of the 99 survey responses (n=99) have used at least one blog on a single occasion,[object Object],Those who have engaged with a blog tend to read more than one blog.,[object Object],Of the 40 participants who have read at least one post, 24 participants (60% of the blog users n=40) have read more than one blog. ,[object Object],In considering the promotion of public library blogs ,[object Object],While use may be ‘casual’,[object Object],There may be benefit in cross promotion of blogs,[object Object]
“Hidden” use,[object Object],‘hidden usage’ of the blog posts was identified,[object Object],While some participants were not directly reading the blogs themselves, they were accessing ‘blog feeds’,[object Object],Through email / RSS feeds,[object Object],Through posts being fed to the home page of the CCLC website,[object Object]
“Hidden” use ...,[object Object],Email / RSS feeds,[object Object],26 participants (26% of the respondents n=99) indicated that they had set up either a post feed to their email account or to an RSS reader,[object Object],feeding to an email account was the preferred method as this was established by 21 of the 26 participants who had set up a feed,[object Object],Of the 26 participants, 6 participants indicated that they had not (“never”) used any of the blogs,[object Object],This suggests such participants had not actively visited the individual blogs, yet still benefited from the blogs as an information source to their email accounts.,[object Object]
“Hidden” use ...,[object Object],Feeds to the CCLC homepage,[object Object]
“Hidden” use ...,[object Object],Feeds to the CCLC homepage ...,[object Object]
“Hidden” use ...,[object Object],63% of the respondents read the feeds that are displayed on the library home page, even if this was, for some participants,  a ‘skim read’ of the content,[object Object],Degree of follow through to the actual blog,[object Object],46% reading the extended version of the feed,[object Object],38% reading the blog post on the original blog ,[object Object]
Demographic impact,[object Object],The various frequencies of use of the blogs was recoded into ‘use’ and ‘non-use’,[object Object],Chi-square tests were used to see if there was a difference in use by age and by gender,[object Object],Age and Gender did not make a significant difference in use for most of the blogs,[object Object],local history blog ‘Links to Our Past’ did show a difference for Gender, where males tended to use the blog site more than females,[object Object]
Benefits of the blogs,[object Object]
Results,[object Object],[object Object]

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Evaluating Web 2.0

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  1. 5 blogs4 in studyInvisible Ink started September 06Links to our past Nov 07Quicksand Mar 08Reading Rewards October 08Read like a demon June 09All fed to homepage
  2. Respondents were asked to indicate their use of the CCLC website and the blogs frequency of use ranging from ‘daily’ use of the online services to ‘never’ used. participants tended to make use of the library webpage with 80% of the respondents having used the webpage at some time. Nearly half of the respondents (49.49%) used the website at least on a weekly basis (14.14% daily and 35.35% a few times a week).Website acts as a major ‘gateway’ to the library services.The individual blogs, however, did not reflect this level of use. se of the blogs ranged from 15% of respondents for “Read like a Demon” to 30.35% for “Reading Rewards”. usage could possibly have been described as being ‘casual’; that is, with a focus on either ‘a few times a month’ or ‘irregular’ use by the participants. comparisons of frequency of use by gender and age were conducted to determine if use was influenced by either of these variables. It could be expected, for instance, that age could act as a variable because of an assumption that younger users would engage more with blog type content. However, there was little statistical indication of such an impact.
  3. The respondents were asked to rate a number of statements across a five point Likert scale (Strongly Agree / Agree / Neutral / Disagree / Strongly Disagree). The statements were based on perceived benefits that the library had for the development of the blogs. The blogs were seen by CCLC as being a promotional and information tool. Hence, the comments sought opinion on whether the participants viewed the blog as assisting in locating information about library and community events, and whether it help them to stay informed about the libraryRespondents were uncertain about the impact of the blog, thus the high level of responses that recorded a ‘neutral’ statement. However, the respondents that did record a response tended to be supportive of the blogs’ promotional aspects. The blogs support a process for maintaining awareness of the library service, with 57% agreeing to the statement (17% strongly agree and 40% agree). Promotion of library and community events is also seen as being a function of the blogs, with 51% (18% strongly agree and 33% agree) of the respondents supporting the statement. Forty-six percent (13% strongly agree and 33% agree) support the notion that the blogs assist in their engagement with the library collection. The blogs have also led to participants seeking material from the collection that has been promoted through blog posts. Thirty-seven percent (15% strongly agree and 22% agree) indicated that they had borrowed material that had been reviewed on the blogs, as confirmed by this comment from the survey:I access these blogs to help me help my kids to choose books to read and find out about activities in the library and the local community.