Library as service to UF or as service to global village?
What does the Internet afford us?
Search -- browse
View and Aggregate Information -- personal/professional/business/leisure
Audio: Lectures, Music, News
Video: Television/Movies--professional/ameteur
Social Software -- The Read/Write Web
Interaction/Participation with the Public
Connectivity/Community
Developing broader Networks to support our ability to make choices
Prosumer
This is your Web audience.
What services does a library provide? To whom?
How is your audience using the Web?
What are examples of highly interactive Public sites?
Amazon, YouTube, ESPN, Boing Boing
Great action research opportunity -- how do library users use/engage the Web?
The Value of Social-Networking Sites for Libriarans
Given Social Software affordances...
How close should the library be to its audience?
What roles should the library play?
What questions should we be asking?
Examples of Libraries using Social Software
Professional Development
Librarian Weblog: Hey Jude, Library Clips
Library Staff as audience: Community of Practice
Library as learning provider: How to use social software
Second Life: A Quick Guide to Second Life for Librarians
Librarian Tools by Google
Interface and Design Examples:
Home page design: Library Spot
Online Library Services
Wired News: Do you still need a library card?