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Geeks Bearing Gifts

Unwrapping New Technology Trends. Geeks Bearing Gifts. Goals and Objectives. This session is intended to provide a fun, fast-paced, and informative introduction to and update on today’s hottest technology trends.

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Geeks Bearing Gifts

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  1. Unwrapping New Technology Trends Geeks Bearing Gifts Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  2. Goals and Objectives • This session is intended to provide a fun, fast-paced, and informative introduction to and update on today’s hottest technology trends. • Participants will be able to understand how these trends will impact, or can be integrated into traditional library services. Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  3. Web Gone Wild • RSS • Wikis • Blogs • Social Media Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  4. Syndicate This: RSS • RSS is automated web surfing. • RSS is an acronym for • Really Simple Syndication • Look for orange icons on a webpage Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  5. How is RSS Used? • By news sites or web sites to syndicate news or news-like content. • Widely used by bloggers to share their latest entries. • Even includes multimedia files like those used in podcasting and vodcasting. Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  6. How RSS Works • Author creates the RSS file. • User subscribes to RSS using a feed reader (or aggregator). • When author updates content, the feed reader checks the user’s subscribed RSS feeds and displays the latest content. Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  7. RSS: One Click to View Them All Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  8. Bloglines www.bloglines.com Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  9. How Libraries Use RSS • Calendar of events • Latest news items or newsletter articles • Staff recommendations – websites, databases, etc. • New materials acquisitions and book reviews Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  10. Pew Looks at RSS Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  11. The Town Square: Blogs • A weblog or blog (derived from web + log) is a website consisting primarily of brief articles (normally, but not always, in reverse chronological order). • Blogs can be a diary, a ‘What’s New’ page or comments/links to other websites. Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  12. Why Should Your Library Blog? • Quick way to provide news and event updates. • It’s easy! All you need is internet access and the ability to type an email. • Blogs allow for participation and comments. • Since blogs use RSS feeds, it’s easy for your patrons to receive information. Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  13. Types of Blogs • Research • Topical • Literary • Issues • Student (personal) • Professor / Course • Audio, Video Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  14. www.loc.gov/blog/ Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  15. Stiki Wiki • A wiki is a web application that allows anyone to add content and anyone to edit it. • Wiki means “quick” in Hawaiian. • Wikis are simple, no HTML know-how required – you focus on writing, not on technology. Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  16. Wiki History • Wikipedia was launched in January 2001. • Common uses for Wikis include: • Project communication • Intranets • Documentation Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  17. Wiki Examples: Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  18. Wiki Usage Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  19. Wiki Examples: Professional Collaboration http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  20. Wiki Examples: Conference Wikis http://wikis.ala.org/annual2007/index.php/Main_Page Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  21. Wiki Examples: Subject Guides http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Main_Page Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  22. Wiki Examples: Library Intranet https://wiki.lib.umn.edu/ Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  23. Wiki Examples: Library Intranet http://librarywiki.fdu.edu/index.php/Main_Page Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  24. Social Media • New applications for a new generation: • Audio and video downloading • Podcasts • Tagging – Flickr, del.icio.us • Social Networking – MySpace, Facebook • Gaming – Second Life • Mobile Text Messaging – Twitter, Loopt • Creating Content – YouTube Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  25. Getting Content Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  26. Creating Content Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  27. Gaming Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  28. Libraries are the living internet… “Libraries are connected nodes of information and community exchange that we use to communicate, collaborate, share resources and preserve knowledge.” MMadden MLA Talk 3-16-07 Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

  29. Learning More / Keeping Up • ALA Technotes – http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plapubs/technotes/technotes.htm • Walt Crawford’s “Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large” – http://cical.info/ Geeks - FDU Library Staff Meeting - Summer 2007

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