Session 3 - Web 2.0, 23 Things and how social media relates to libraries

What is Web 2.0?

Dictionary.com defines Web 2.0 as:

"a second generation in the development of the World Wide Web, conceived as a combination of concepts, trends, and technologies that focus on user collaboration, sharing of user-generated content, and social networking."

23 Things

I mentioned this in last week's introduction and it goes by a variety of names. The 23 Things; 23 Things for Library; Library 2.0; Learning 2.0.

This shows how social media relates to libraries and how libraries responded to this new Technology and new way of sharing information.

The aim of the program was to introduce library staff to the range of Web 2.0 tools that were available on the WWW.

The 23 things concept was developed by developed by Helen Blowers, the technology director of the Charlotte Mecklenberg Library. It was based on an article by Stephen Abram titled “43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year”, which was published in Information Outlook in February 2006. The project was designed to encourage library staff to learn about the new technologies available on the Internet.

The objects of the project were to:

• encourage exploration of Web 2.0 and new technologies by the PLCMC (Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenberg County)
• Provide staff with new tools (that are freely available on the Internet) to better support PLCMC's mission: Expanding minds, Empowering individuals, and enriching our community.
• reward staff for taking the initiative to complete 23 self-discovery exercises.

Some of the specific tools that were targeted in the original 23 Things may have folded and gone to Internet Heaven, but the concept of exploration is very much relevant today and there are many updated lists of "23 Things" available.

If you take out the specific web sites - the 23 Things program involved Reading and Writing Blogs; Image Sharing; RSS Feeds; Cloud applications for Image creation/manipulation and Marketing; Micro Blogs; collaboration and authoring;  Video Streaming. 

The original 23 Things consisted of:

1. Read a blog posting & find out about the program.

2. Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process.

3. Set up your own blog and add your first post to track your progress.

4. Register your blog on the site to begin your Learn & Play journey.

5. Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.

6. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups and third-party sites

7. Create a blog post about anything technology-related that interests you this week.

8. Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines or Google Reader RSS account

9. Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds using a blog search engine.

10. Play around with an online image generator and create some library marketing fun.

11. Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.

12. Explore Twitter and post some tweets.

13. Learn about tagging and discover del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site).

14. Read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries, and blog your thoughts.

15. Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.

16. Add an entry to the wiki sandbox.

17. Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.

18. Explore any site from the Web 2.0 awards list, play with it, and write a blog post about your findings.

19. Explore CML’s own Tool Box of great Web 2.0 tools.

20. Discover YouTube and a few other sites that allow users to upload and share videos.

21. Discover some useful search tools for locating podcasts.

22. Take a look at the titles available on MOLDI and learn how to download audiobooks.

23. Summarize your thoughts about this

Here is the link to the original program!!

http://plcmcl2-about.blogspot.com.au/

and the original list of 23 Things

http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com.au/

The updated version includes Mobile tools.

http://23mobilethings.net/wpress/

http://23mobilethingsmn.org/

https://anz23mobilethings.wordpress.com/

http://tametheweb.com/2013/05/01/23-mobile-things-join-the-australian-new-zealand-course/

http://librariesinteract.info/2013/04/12/23-mobile-things-join-the-australian-new-zealand-course/

Other Links including some Australian experiences with Library 2.0. If you are interested you can read these and find out more about various programs.


http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/papers2010/VALA2010_93_Stephens_Final.pdf


http://conferences.alia.org.au/alia2012/Papers/14_Kate.Bunker.pdf

http://librariesinteract.info/


Here a recent variation on the original concept.

http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/23researchthings/

Stephen Abrams

Here is the link to Stephen Abram's blog site. If you are looking for a site to follow that relates technology and libraries, then this is a good one.

http://stephenslighthouse.com/

Social Media

Definition from Wikipedia:

Social media refers to interaction among people in which they create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks.

Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein define social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content."

Furthermore, social media depend on mobile and web-based technologies to create highly interactive platforms through which individuals and communities share, co-create, discuss, and modify user-generated content. They introduce substantial and pervasive changes to communication between organizations, communities, and individuals.

Categories of Social Media.

The number and definition of categories of Social media vary from article to article and can be anything from 5 upwards.

There are lots of text based lists of categories, but I personally LOVE a great infographic.

Here are 2 variations plus 1 for fun:

 

This graphic shows that there can be MANY variations on the social media categories.

The above shows a Simplified version (maybe!)

and sometimes cats can just explain things better....

If you would like some other opinions on categories of social media, you can look at the following links:

Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media

ThinkFirst: http://outthinkgroup.com/tips/the-6-types-of-social-media


Last week we had a quick look at one Social Networking tool - Facebook. I guess nowadays it is the first one that comes to mind when you think about Social Networking, but it is not the only one.

Facebook Group

Over the week, I can see that most of you have been very active within our Facebook group - communicating and sharing ideas. I have one rule - BE NICE. What do you think BE NICE entails.

Let's write up a set of rules for our Facebook group. We can use the whiteboard wall to come up with our rules and decide which ones we should adopt.

Social Networking

In short, social networking is a group of friends, colleagues or just random people that you share information and ideas with.

So what choices do we have in online social networking?

Facebook

Facebook is the most popular social networking site. It allows you to add people as "friends" and interact with them socially across the Internet. I think everyone is now a member of Facebook and a member of our class group. Groups, especially closed or secret groups, allow you communicate with like minded people without other people seeing your conversations. You can add events to the calendar and share files.

Like any tool, there are many advantages and of course there are some negatives. Generally, common sense rules when it comes to how much information you should post on Social Networking sites such as Facebook.

Here are some useful links about security and Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/about/security

http://www.cnet.com/how-to/secure-your-facebook-account-in-six-easy-steps/

https://esafety.gov.au/

http://www.australia.gov.au/information-and-services/public-safety-and-law/online-safety

https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/online-safety


Scams

Here are a few links that you can use to find out about scams

http://www.scamwatch.gov.au

http://www.snopes.com/

The Australian Government on Social Media

The Australian Government has a presence on a range of social media.

http://www.australia.gov.au/news-and-social-media/social-media/facebook



HOMEWORK TASK 1

Now that you have joined Facebook and become a member of our class Facebook Group, here are some Facebook related tasks. 

Complete these tasks and add details to your Blog.

•     Follow your local library
•     Follow ALIA
•     Find at least 5 technology related organisations to like and follow
•     Find at least 5 groups to like and follow that are of personal interest to you

Here are some of the groups and/or pages that I follow

Libraries

Casey Cardinia Library Corporation (CCLC)

Frankston City Libraries

West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation (WGRLC)

Technology

Mashable

Gizmodo Australia

My Technology Guide

The Verge

Lifehacker


Interests

The Age

News.com.au

Herald Sun

Victoria Police

CFA

Gippsland Poultry

Backyard Poultry

Various local Buy/Sell/Swap groups

An interesting article from The Age on Facebook and your kids.

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/families-who-facebook-together-stay-together-study-20130719-2q908.html

and finally, some Facebook etiquette.

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/facebook-etiquette/

http://ardenrr.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/the-16-rules-of-facebook-etiquette/

http://www.techlicious.com/tip/facebook-etiquette-avoid-these-5-common-mistakes/

Other Social Networking tools:

Facebook is not the only Social Networking tool. Others include:

• Google+
• MySpace
• Hi5/Tagged/NOD
• Twitter (can be included here as many people use it for this)
• Meetup
• Facetime (.com.au)
• Country specific Social Networks (eg. Qzone)
• Social Networking tools not included in list

CLASS ACTIVITY
Firstly, take a 10 minute break :)

Secondly, in groups, research and report back on your groups topic from the above list. Share your findings with the class.

Themed Social Networking

So what do I mean by Themed social networking? Themed social networking is where you share and network based on particular areas of interest such as films, music, reading and cooking. This way you get to share with like minded people and people with similar interests to you.

Many of the Themed Social Networks allow you to join and login with your Facebook login, which means that you don't have to remember lots of different login details and it also allows you to share information from these sites on Facebook.

HOMEWORK TASK 2

Join 2 different Themed Social networking sites.

Report back to the class on the sites you joined, why you chose them, and whether you think you would continue to use them. 5 - 10 minutes tops for sharing.