#16 Out in the wikky way

Well now Ok, a wikky could well be one of the most useful tools (along with bloglines) for organizing access to resources for users off site it could be wikky lite (a what’s happening in the library) or wikky heavy as in University of Huddersfield explaining all the electronic resources. This wikky allows users to ask for help or comment. This is equivalent to a real time feed back form that could be immediately applied to improve the service.
They ask that suggestions be on the actual page first and limit editing of the wikky to staff and students only. Currently our library enquiries come through the web page to one place, with a wikky the comments or suggestion are in context to the area concerned and this had advantages and disadvantages.
Pros: solutions can be adjusted exactly where the problem /query lies.
Cons: there will be many more places to look for comments on each page and within the discussion. If someone adjusts the wikky and leaves no comment it may be some time before others realise. If there is and an error this could lead to ongoing problems.

#15 web1234

Rick Anderson in the OCLC newsletter talks of integrating library services into their (the users) daily patterns of work, study and play. Here is the challenge, to get people who do not usually access libraries to make it just part of their day. This is where RSS to the desk top can be really useful I just hope it works better than the alerts we tried to encourage from our library management system I think the fact that the RSS feed can be separate not buried within the daily emails but still as a useful group may work if people get into the habit of opening their feed and their emails every morning the trick is to get them to put the databases (copyright issues?) and library programs into their feeds.
No profession can survive if it throws its core principles and values overboard in response to every shift in the zeitgeist. (My problem with web 2.0 exactly)
..This librarian (the web 2.0 type one) bases all planning and proposals for services, materials and outreach on user needs and wants. (this always happened I hope) I am glad that he feels... honest, human conversations still need to take place even if virtually and in person. I like the way he asserts we should control our technolust (are we doing that in this program?)
However, if we are to provide the tools for users to become their own program directors of their content will we just be pandering to their technolust.
Chip Nilges of OCLC refers to O'Reilly's notion “to reach out to the entire web, to the edges and not just the center,” implies that we are redefining what our community is. Do we need a definition or do we think we can be all things to all people? The edges those places that define communities are changing. (is there an edge?) if the world is our oyster we have some serious thinking to do to stay relevant . OCLC is going to allow non cataloging librarians and other users to access OCLC and create tags, create lists etc .Ok if they keep their own tags that remain relevant to them but browsing through some ones tags is like browsing through their mind very imprecise and cloudy that’s why they call it a cloud. Not sure I am happy about the concept of tags.

The idea of broadening relevance ranking should go some why to tidying up the search
.....wider range of metadata, such as circulation activity, placement of materials on class reserve lists, sales data, and clicks to download, print, and capture citations.....(Reimer OCLC)

So according to Dr wendy Schultz ...the library is everywhere, barrier-free, and participatory. and we are fated to become tourguides.
Her projection of the future library as library 4.0 will add a new mode, knowledge spa: meditation, relaxation, immersion in a luxury of ideas and thought. (Now here was I thinking that was what people were doing each time they opened a book or browsed the shelves
(oh dear I must stop now, where did I leave that gin)

However web 2.0 has very usful tools see below the Google maps mash up of the Boroondara library sites

#14 Technorati tickling

Technorati Profile
Claiming my own.
Searching technorati for Library 2.0 was disappointing way down the list .So is the lesson here that tags must be very relevant to the topic or generic so that more people even know the post or blog is out there. It seems to be very much up to chance and based purely on an individual choice isn' this why Melville put his oar into information organisation in the first place. I mean if you wanted to be contrary (god forbid) you could just put tags that were on the most popular list I can see marketing folks doing this just to get people to the blog ,once you have got them in the door its up to you to hold them.(I have popped few in similar to "boing boing" apologies Mark just testing)

#13 Tagging delicious folks

So many tools so much to learn. I have been checking out the plcmcl2 del.icio.us tags and wandered around pod casting have been meaning to get to this tool for a while and have already been asked about it in the library and can see how it could be yet another way to deliver information . People do not have to be chained to the computer but can jog ,(well walk really) and listen to ebooks ,tutorials etc With the growth of online and off campus learning and the expanding cohort of old boomers this could be a really useful way to expand the library. Linking through to others who have accessed the tag is very useful found one library that uses podcast regularly and includes a small program to down load, they have podcast aimed at different age groups take a look at the pod children
little rollyo search tool started and a del.icio.us cloud billowing out below.

#12 Rollyo

Exploring the wide blue yonder for tools that might be used for libraries. Found a little 30sec creative tool using flicker images and new music (flutterby)30 seconds OK for copyright. Pretty but slow loading this would put users off but might be able to do a quick training tool with it. I am becoming concerned about the the rubbish that comes down with these programs . The reason they are free is to place advertising this could create security problems with library It departments and we would have little control over the type of advertisements.
Rollyo too could be very useful because you can focus the area that is searched but once again free access brings irritating sponsored links. Does this mean that libraries like sporting teams will have to find placement for their sponsors if we are to compete /cooperate /create with the many information services out there. I see librarians in uniforms with logo's or little banners in the corner of blogs and web pages (lets face it it is happening already) Jaded Jane

Flutterby

#11 Me organised?

Library thing is interesting but I realise that many of the books that I choose to keep are unlisted or very obscure. Only those that are relatively recent have covers some I simply did not find and will require a hunt in the usual suspects. Antiquarian bookshops etc. Not much point in listing library books that will go back to where they belong.