Talk for AISTI Conference in Santa Fe, NM, May 15, 2007.

1. Building The Social
Library Online
Meredith Farkas
Norwich University
cc license: Wendt Library

2. Web 1.0: Democratized
Access to Information

3. Web 2.0: Democratized Participation

5. Not just for fun and games

6. Scientists networking online

7. Scientists networking online

8. Scientists networking online

9. Scientists networking online

10. Scientists networking online

11. Scientists networking online

12. What is social software?

13. What is social software?
My definition: To be defined as social software, a
tool must meet at least two of the following
conditions:

14. What is social software?
My definition: To be defined as social software, a
tool must meet at least two of the following
conditions:
1. It allows people to communicate, collaborate and
build community online

15. What is social software?
My definition: To be defined as social software, a
tool must meet at least two of the following
conditions:
1. It allows people to communicate, collaborate and
build community online
2. It can be syndicated, shared, reused or remixed,
or it facilitates syndication

16. What is social software?
My definition: To be defined as social software, a
tool must meet at least two of the following
conditions:
1. It allows people to communicate, collaborate and
build community online
2. It can be syndicated, shared, reused or remixed,
or it facilitates syndication
3. It allows people to easily learn from and capitalize
on the behavior or knowledge of others

17. Characteristics of Social
Software

18. Easy Content Creation
and Sharing

19. Online Collaboration

20. Conversations: Distributed

21. Conversations: Real Time

22. Capitalizing on the
Wisdom of Crowds

23. Capitalizing on the
Wisdom of Crowds

24. Transparency

25. Transparency

26. Personalization

27. Personalization

28. Portability

29. What Can Social
Software do for
Libraries?

30. Disseminate Information

31. Disseminate Information

32. Disseminate Information

33. Disseminate Information

34. Disseminate Information

35. Disseminate Information

36. Get Feedback! Start a
Conversation!

37. Get Feedback! Start a
Conversation!

38. Get Feedback! Start a
Conversation!

39. Get Feedback! Start a
Conversation!

40. Get Feedback! Start a
Conversation!

41. Give the Library a
Human Face!

42. Give the Library a
Human Face!

43. Provide Services to
Remote Users

44. Provide Services to
Remote Users

45. Provide Services to
Remote Users

46. Provide Services Where
our Users Are

47. Provide Services Where
our Users Are

48. Provide Services Where
our Users Are

49. Provide Services Where
our Users Are

50. Provide Services Where
our Users Are

51. Provide Services Using
Tools Patrons Use

52. Provide Services Using
Tools Patrons Use

53. Capitalize on the Collective
Intelligence of Colleagues
and Users

54. Capitalize on the Collective
Intelligence of Colleagues
and Users

55. Capitalize on the Collective
Intelligence of Colleagues
and Users

56. Capitalize on the Collective
Intelligence of Colleagues
and Users

57. Capitalize on the Collective
Intelligence of Colleagues
and Users

58. Capitalize on the Collective
Intelligence of Colleagues
and Users

59. Strategies for
Implementing Social
Software

60. Avoid technolust

61. Will it improve library
services? Will people use it?

62. Involve staff at all levels
in planning

63. Involve IT in planning

64. Play with technology!
Kick the tires!

65. Trust your users.
Learn from them.

66. Consider maintenance
and sustainability

67. Do you need a policy?

68. In marketing focus on
the functionality

69. Questions? Just Ask!
mgfarkas@gmail.com
AIM: librarianmer
Links and presentation at
http://meredithfarkas.wetpaint.com