New Technologies in Libraries
Megan Fox, Associate Director for Technologies and Special Projects
http://web.simmons.edu/~fox
February 2008

Powerpoint presentation: download the pdf  

Definitions and Best Practices: download the pdf

Definitions adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org and http://www.webopedia.com  For brevity’s sake, I am including the most commonly accepted definitions of each technology - not every possible variation of each term - and where available, common library applications and an example of a Best Practice implementation.

 

Blogs 

Blogging Libraries Wiki http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links

Best Practice: The Saint Joseph County Public Library “SJCPL Lifeline blog” http://www.libraryforlife.org/blogs/lifeline/index.php

Best Practice: Madison-Jefferson County Public Library  http://mjcpl.org/

Winner of the best library blog from edublog http://alibraryisalibrary.blogspot.com

Find a blog of professional interest: http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links or http://www.libdex.com/weblogs.html#us

Closed internal blog: INSIDE and Ref/Acc http://libfs2.simmons.edu/library_inside

Show a public, open Public Library blog – adults, teens, kids:  Best Practice: http://mjcpl.org

Best Practice: http://www.libraryforlife.org/blogs/lifeline/index.php

 

RSS

Lists of Library-Related Blogs and Feeds  http://www.libdex.com/weblogs.html

Examples of RSS in the catalog http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=RSS

Best Practice:  Marin County Free Library  http://www.marincountyfreelibrary.blogspot.com

 

Wikis

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki http://www.libsuccess.org/

LibraryWikis  http://librarywikis.pbwiki.com/

Best Practice: St. Joseph County Public Library's Subject Guides http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Main_Page

Best Practice: Butler University Libraries' Reference Wiki http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/butler_wikiref/

 

Folksonomy / Tagging

You’re It!  A blog on tagging  http://tagsonomy.com/

Excellent comparison of features of major players  http://www.irox.de/stat-pdf/socialbookmarks.pdf

Furl  http://www.furl.net/index.jsp

Delicious  http://del.icio.us

Delicious overview: http://www.commoncraft.com/bookmarking-plain-english

General Search: mobile library  Look at my site.  Tag cloud.  Who linked.  Other tags they used.

Examples of Reference links: http://del.icio.us/nlc_reference

Public Library Example: http://del.icio.us/eppl

Public Library Example http://del.icio.us/lansingpubliclibrary

By Dewey http://del.icio.us/SanMateoLibrary

Get an RSS feed of it, add to a subject Guide: http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/library/help/help/liaisons/ijastram/imageRSS/

Embed links on site http://www.mrrl.org/services/refer/links/index.php

Embed links on site http://www.library.nashville.org/teens/teenweb.asp

 

Next Generation OPACs (Library Catalog 2.0)

LibraryThing http://www.librarything.com/

Best Practice: Danbury CT Catalog http://cat.danburylibrary.org/

Best Practice: The Governor's Academy Pesky Library (high school)  http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=PeskyLibrary

Library Thing – log in as me, look at 13th tale, look at all the extras.  Search chick lit, guy read.

Library Thing for high school Library http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=PeskyLibrary

Cloud tag into catalog: http://www.aadl.org/sopac/tagcloud

Scriblio Lamson Library, of Plymouth State University

Bookspace http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/

North Caroline State U Endeca  http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/

Aquabrowser http://boss.library.okstate.edu/

III’s Encore http://www.westervillelibrary.org/

 

Multimedia: Images, Audio, Video

Flickr (Images)

 31 Flavors - Things to Do With Flickr in Libraries   http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=17624

Ways to embed Flickr on your site: http://lib20.pbwiki.com/flickr-slide-shows

Best Practice: Clemens & Alcuin Libraries' photos - book displays, this day in history, tour http://www.flickr.com/photos/csbsjulibrary

Best Practice: Get Caught Reading http://www.flickr.com/photos/washoecountylibrary/sets/72157602475055845/

General: search librarybuildings, library_buildings, library_building, library building

Challenges of TAGS vs formal subject headings; advantages of using own words – favorite book

Flickr book displays, this day in history, library tour http://www.flickr.com/photos/csbsjulibrary/

Reading – events, marketing http://www.flickr.com/photos/readingpl/

Get Caught Reading: http://www.flickr.com/photos/washoecountylibrary/sets/72157602475055845/

Library of Congress collections http://www.loc.gov/blog/?p=237

365 days http://www.flickr.com/groups/365libs/

Flickr banner http://www.library.gsu.edu/news/index.asp

Flickr badge: http://cta.blogspot.com

Flickr badge:  http://www.ilovelibraries.org/

Flickr slideshow, embedded on regular web page http://www.apl.lib.in.us/furniture.html

Flickr slideshow, embedded on regular web page – tour http://nplibrary.org/tour-the-library/

More ideas for using Flickr in Libraries http://tametheweb.com/2006/09/steal_this_idea_flickr_for_lib.html

 

Podcasting (Audio)

Creating a Library Podcast With a Unique Voice, Chris Kretz, Dowling College http://www.higheredblogcon.com/index.php/learning-to-speak-creating-a-library-podcast-with-a-unique-voice/

Evaluating a Podcast Form: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/pdf/evalpodcast.pdf

Best Practice: Lansing Public Library Podcast http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/podcasts.html#14

Best Practice: Cheshire Public Library Podcast http://www.cheshirelib.org/teens/cplpodcast.htm

Chris – overview of podcasting in libraries http://www.higheredblogcon.com/library/kretz/Learningtospeak.mp3

Lansing Public podcasts http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/podcasts.html#14

Go to itunes and search for library podcasts (in description, in title)

http://www.hopkintonschools.org/hhs/library/podcast.html

Evaluating a podcast form: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/pdf/evalpodcast.pdf

Listen to blog made to podcast http://www.odiogo.com/

 

You-Tube (Video)

YouTube http://www.youtube.com

Listing of Library Offerings on YouTube  http://www.austincc.edu/tashley/YouTubeLibraries.htm

Best Practice: Georgia Tech Library Orientation by Brian Mathews  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsuGtg0KhpM

Best Practice: St. Joseph County Public Library Staff Day  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrtYdFV_Eak

 

Social Networking Sites: MySpace, Facebook

Connecting and Communicating With Students on Facebook by Miller and Jensen http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1059331/connecting_and_communicating_with_students_on_facebook/index.html?source=r_technology

MySpace  http://www.myspace.com/denver_evolver

Facebook  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Iowa-City-IA/Iowa-City-Public-Library/6184503578?ref=s

 

Virtual Worlds: Second Life

Second Life (SL) http://secondlife.com

Best Practice:  InfoIsland: Second Life Library 2.0 Blog  http://infoisland.org

Best Practice: A group to work on and discuss library services in Second Life  http://groups.google.com/group/alliancesecondlife

Web 2.0 / Library 2.0

Learning 2.0 and the 23 Things http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com

Learning 2.1 http://explorediscoverplay.blogspot.com

Five Weeks to a Social Library http://www.sociallibraries.com/course

What Is Web 2.0:  Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software by Tim O'Reilly http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/6228

Stephen Abram "Web 2.0 – Huh?! Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0" Information Outlook Online December 2005  http://www.sirsi.com/Pdfs/Company/Abram/InfoTech_Dec2005.pdf

Best Practice:  Hennepin Public Library (blogs, myspace, rss, podcasts and much more) http://www.hclib.org/