Tools for Communication Collaboration Community

							    Tools for
Communication
 Collaboration
  Community

                August 18, 2009
Today is overview;




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Twitters & Tweets,
and Do We Care??
             What is Twitter?
•   Mini-blog
•   Posts of 140 characters or less
•   “People” follow you
•   You follow “people”
•   Tagging/hash tags
               Library Uses
•   Post programs
•   New books and other materials
•   Other news from the library
•   Project progress (building, etc.)
•   Connection with news outlets
•   Publish feed on your website, blog
Twitter examples 1
Twitter examples 2
Google Docs Rocks!
      What is Google Docs?
• Online suite of programs: word processor,
  spreadsheet, slide presentations, forms
• Edit from any computer with Internet
  connection
• Private editing, OR
• Shared editing (real time or asynchronous)
• Documents stored securely online
             Library Uses
• Keep your own docs close at hand,
   available anywhere
• Collaborate on documents, presentations:
  county budget presentations, statistics
• Publish documents on the web: policies,
  board agendas, etc.
Google Docs Examples 1
Meebo Me, Meebo You
            What is Meebo?
•   Instant Messaging web interface
•   Manages multiple IM accounts
•   Meebo Me chat box
•   Text, audio and video chat
•   “private” chat rooms
             Library Uses
• IM, conference, with colleagues
• Chat box for patrons: “Ask a Librarian”
• Online book discussions (small groups)
Meebo examples 1
Meebo example 2
Meebo example
Facebook Friends and Fans
         What is Facebook?
• Social networking site used by millions
• Accounts and Fan pages
• Apps to cross social sites
              Library Uses
•   “Presence;” be where they are
•   Connect with patrons
•   Announce new programs, materials
•   Library news
•   Discussion, comments
Facebook example 1
Facebook example 2
Facebook—managing fan page
Telling the Library’s PhotoStory
        What is PhotoStory 3?
•   Software to create video from stills
•   Import and organize photos, graphics
•   Add effects: pan, zoom, timing
•   Narration, background music
•   “Ken Burns-ish”
               Library Uses
•   Library video tours from photos
•   “Record” an event
•   Virtual Annual Report
•   Building project
PhotoStory 3 examples 1
Book It on Online Calendars
   What are online calendars?
• Private or shared calendars
• RSS feeds to allow publishing on
  websites, blogs
              Library Uses
• Calendars available to you wherever you
  are
• Joint calendars with neighboring libraries
• “master” calendar for the library
• Publish calendars to the web—programs
  dates, etc.
Calendar example 1
Calendar example 2
Wiki Talkie
              What is a wiki?
•   Online website
•   One, a few, or many editors
•   Social, collaborative
•   Often specialized, specific content
             Library Uses
• Sharing among colleagues: resources, etc.
• Local history projects
Wiki example 1
Wiki example 2
Wiki example 3
Delicious del.icio.us
          What is del.icio.us?
•   Social bookmarking
•   Your bookmarks online, always available
•   Share your bookmarks with others
•   Discover sites through bookmarks of those
    with similar interests
             Library Uses
• Have your bookmarks available on any
  Internet-connected computer
• Create bookmark lists on subject areas
  and publish for your patrons / website
• Find new, useful sites for yourself and
  patrons
Delicious example 1
                   Twitter                   Aug. 27
                   Google Docs               Sept. 8
                   Meebo                     Sept. 28
                   Facebook                  Oct. 6
                   PhotoStory 3              Oct. 27
                   Calendars                 Nov. 11
                   Wikis                     Nov. 24
                   Delicious                 Dec. 8




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                 Questions?
Karen Burns, SWILSA
  kburns@swilsa.lib.ia.us
  quiltlibrarian on meebo
Kim Kietzman, SLS
  kkietzman@sls.lib.ia.u
  sls_help on meebo]


Class Resource Page:
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