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Maximizing Library Impact with Social Software: Strategies and Implementation

Discover the power of social software in libraries, from easy content sharing to capitalizing on collective intelligence. Learn how to implement and make the most of blogs, wikis, and more.

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Maximizing Library Impact with Social Software: Strategies and Implementation

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  1. Building the Social Library Online Meredith Farkas Norwich University

  2. Web 1.0: Democratized Access to Information

  3. Web 2.0: Democratized Participation

  4. What is social software? My definition: To be defined as social software, a tool must meet at least two of the following conditions: 1. It allows people to communicate, collaborate and build community online 2. It can be syndicated, shared, reused or remixed, or it facilitates syndication 3. It allows people to easily learn from and capitalize on the behavior or knowledge of others

  5. Examples Blogs RSS Wikis Social networking sites (MySpace/Facebook, etc.) Social bookmarking sites Other online communities Instant messaging / VoIP / Webconferencing Podcasting Video blogging/screencasting Multi-user virtual environments and games

  6. Characteristics of Social Software

  7. Easy Content Creation and Sharing

  8. Online Collaboration

  9. Conversations: Distributed

  10. Conversations: Real Time

  11. Capitalizing on the Wisdom of Crowds

  12. Transparency

  13. Transparency

  14. Personalization

  15. Personalization

  16. Portability

  17. What Can Social Software do for Libraries?

  18. Disseminate Information

  19. Disseminate Information

  20. Disseminate Information

  21. Disseminate Information

  22. Disseminate Information

  23. Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!

  24. Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!

  25. Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!

  26. Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!

  27. Get Feedback! Start a Conversation!

  28. Provide Services to Remote Users

  29. Provide Services to Remote Users

  30. Provide Services Where our Users Are

  31. Provide Services Where our Users Are

  32. Provide Services Where our Users Are

  33. Provide Services Where our Users Are

  34. Provide Services Where our Users Are

  35. Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users

  36. Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users

  37. Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users

  38. Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users

  39. Capitalize on the Collective Intelligence of Colleagues and Users

  40. Strategies for Implementing Social Software

  41. Avoid technolust

  42. Will it improve library services? Will patrons use it?

  43. Involve staff at all levels in planning

  44. Encourage staff to play (and kick the tires!)

  45. Consider barriers to use and break them down

  46. Consider barriers to use and break them down

  47. Seek out strategic partnerships

  48. Consider maintenance and sustainability

  49. Must be able to integrate into staff workflow

  50. Training for staff and patrons

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