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I am the Engineering, Mathematics, and Statistics Librarian at Case Western Reserve University. See [http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/ my blog] for more information about me.

Collaborative Tools in Libraries

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= Success Stories =

== Don't Just Blog - Blog It To Courseware ==

Here's an idea for academic libraries that have or are considering a library blog. A library blog can be a great marketing tool, but only if students read it, and my research shows that most students will not voluntarily subscribe to a library blog - and many are not yet familiar with the necessary technology tools to allow that. Instead, take advantage of technology that lets you push your blog postings to your campus courseware. That way, whenever students go to their course sites, which they do frequently, they'll see your library blog postings. You can get more information about the technology that allows this, and some findings from an informal research study that gathered data on student use of an academic library blog and student knowledge of blogs, RSS and aggregators. This information comes from a poster session conducted at the 2005 ALA conference. The handout from the session and the poster - which will provide all the information you need to replicate this idea - can be found at:
[http://staff.philau.edu/bells/webpresent.html] - just scroll down to the presentations area - and look for the links to the ALA 2005 poster session material.

= Examples and Information =

== Blogs ==
* [http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=Welcome_to_the_Blogging_Libraries_Wiki Blogging Libraries Wiki] - a list of libraries with blogs from Blog Without a Library.
* [http://blog-bib.blogspot.com/ BlogBib]
* [http://www.libdex.com/weblogs.html Library Weblogs] - a list of worldwide libraries with blogs from LibDex

== RSS ==
[http://subsimple.com/bookmarklets/jsbuilder.htm RSS] is a family of XML file formats for web syndication used by news websites and weblogs. RSS allows a website's frequent readers to track updates on the site using a news aggregator or a Firefox live bookmark.

*[http://blogs.fletcher.tufts.edu/rss4lib RSS4Lib] -- Innovative ways libraries are using RSS.
*[http://ruk.ca/article/2290 Creating an RSS feed of the books you have checked out of the library]
*[http://denver.lib.co.us/news/dplnews/about_rss.html RSS feeds at the Denver Public Library]
*[http://directory.edufeeds.com/ College and University Feed Directory] - Collection of RSS and Atom feeds from around Higher Education.

== Wikis ==
(all MediaWiki powered unless otherwise noted)
*[http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/Main_Page University of Calgary]
*[http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wiki/ ALA Chicago 2005 Wiki]
*[http://liswiki.com LISWiki: Library and Information Science Wiki]
*[http://whatwouldbatgirldo.xwiki.com/ University of Winnipeg Library and Information Services]
*[http://instructionwiki.org/Sharing_resources Library Instruction Wiki]
*[http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/butler_wikiref/ Butler University Libraries' Reference Wiki] (seedwiki)
*[http://wiki.lib.uconn.edu/wiki/ The University of Connecticut Libraries' Staff Wiki]
*[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Main_Page Biz Wiki at Ohio University]
*[http://www.fontysmediatheek.nl/wiki Fontys Mediatheek Wiki (Dutch)]
*[http://www.mla2006.com MLA Memphis 2006 Wiki] (PmWiki)
*[http://library.usca.edu/Main/HomePage USC Aiken Gregg-Graniteville Library web site] (PmWiki)
*[http://libraryoutreach.pbwiki.com/ Library Outreach Wiki]
*[http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/ Library Technology Training Wiki] This wiki contains documents, resources and instructions how to make wikis using [http://pbwiki.com PBWiki] and how to create online surveys using [http://www.surveymonkey.com SurveyMonkey]. (PBwiki) by [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/Cindy%20Boeke Cindy Boeke]
* [http://environmentalscan.pbwiki.com/?cat=edu Environmental Scan] Environmental scan analyzing trends and issues affecting the library profession in general, and federal libraries in particular. (PBwiki) by [http://environmentalscan.pbwiki.com/About%20the%20Environmental%20Scan Cindy Boeke and others]

= Specific Blog Posts, Articles, and Presentations on Collaborative Tools =

[http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16236 Social Machines] by Wade Roush in <i>Technology Review</i> August 2005

== Blogs ==

== RSS ==
*Wusteman, Judith. [http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/lht/wusteman-rss.html "RSS: the latest feed."] <u>Library Hi Tech</u> 22.4 (2004): 404-413.

== Wikis ==
*[http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm04/erm0452.asp Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not] by Brian Lamb. Featured in Educause Review, Sept/Oct 2004.
*[http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/apr03/mattison.shtml Quickiwiki, Swiki, Twiki, Zwiki and the Plone Wars Wiki as a PIM and Collaborative Content Tool] by David Mattison. Featured in Searcher in April, 2003.
*[http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/tonkin/ Making the Case for a Wiki] by Emma Tonkin. Featured in Ariadne in January, 2005.
*[http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/procs/augar.html Teaching and Learning Online with Wikis] by Naomi Augar, Ruth Raitman and Wanlei Zhou.
* [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/?p=254 ALA Wiki: What I learned and what I’m doing with it] by Meredith Farkas, July 2005
*[[Wiki World|Meredith's OPAL Talk on Wikis]]
* [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/f/CreatingYourFirstWiki.pdf Step by step guide to making your first wiki using PBwiki (PDF version)] by [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/Cindy%20Boeke Cindy Boeke]. PPT version: [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/How%20to%20Make%20a%20Wiki Step by step guide to making your first wiki using PBwiki] (Click on the link).

== Online Surveys ==

*[http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/f/Online%20Surveys.pdf Step by step guide to making your first online survey using SurveyMonkey (PDF version)] by [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/Cindy%20Boeke Cindy Boeke]. PPT version: [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/How%20to%20Make%20an%20Online%20Survey Step by step guide to making your first online survey using SurveyMonkey] (Click on the link).
*[http://fedlinksurvey.pbwiki.com/?cat=edu FLICC-FEDLINK Surveys]: Analysis and documentation of an online user feedback survey for the Library of Congress's FLICC-FEDLINK division, containing 484 responses. The wiki includes findings, documentation, survey data, and other information, including a [http://fedlinksurvey.pbwiki.com/f/FLICCFEDLINKSurveys2006Mar31Final.pdf 50-page report (PDF)] and [http://fedlinksurvey.pbwiki.com/f/FLICC-FEDLINKSurveys18Apr06.pdf "Collaborative Surveys - Using Feedback from Stakeholders to Build New Services"(PPT)] by [http://fedlinksurvey.pbwiki.com/Survey%20Design%20and%20Analysis%20Team Cindy Boeke and others.]

= Specific Projects using Collaborative Tools =
*[http://www.brandonu.ca/Library/COPPUL/ ANTS: ANimated Tutorial Sharing project by COPPUL ]
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