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Twitter

2009-04-02T21:42:06Z

JonHaupt: /* Libraries using Twitter */

= Introduction =
[http://www.twitter.com Twitter] is a free [[Microblogging]] service that allows you to compose blog posts of 140 characters or less via:
* Twitter's web interface
* SMS (text messages from your cell phone)
* instant messaging (send messages from selected
* third-party applications
** [http://snook.ca/snitter/ Snitter]
** [http://www.twhirl.org/ Twhirl]
** [http://twitterfox.net/ TwitterFox]

People may follow your posts via:
* Twitter's web interface
* SMS (text messages from your cell phone)
* instant messaging (send messages from selected
* third-party applications
** [http://snook.ca/snitter/ Snitter]
** [http://www.twhirl.org/ Twhirl]
** [http://twitterfox.net/ TwitterFox]
* in a feed reader (your posts generate a unique RSS feed)

= Libraries using Twitter =
* Ada Library (Idaho) [http://twitter.com/adalib adalib]
* Alaska State Library [http://twitter.com/akstatelibrary akstatelibrary]
* Allegheny County Libraries (Pennsylvania) [http://twitter.com/aclalibraries aclalibraries]
* Ann Arbor District Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/aadl aadl]
* Arapahoe Library District Teens (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/ald_teens ald_teens]
* Barrington Area Library's Teen Zone (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/BALTeenZone BALTeenZone]
* Casa Grande Library (Arizona) [http://twitter.com/cglibrary cglibrary]
* Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch Library (Louisiana) [http://twitter.com/hubbell hubbell]
* Cleveland Public Library (Ohio) [http://twitter.com/Cleveland_PL Cleveland_PL]
* Danbury (Connecticut) [http://twitter.com/danburylibrary danburylibrary]
* Denver Public Library (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/denverlibrary denverlibrary]
* Duke University Reference Dept. (North Carolina) [http://twitter.com/askref askref]
* Free Library of Philadelphia [http://twitter.com/FreeLibrary FreeLibrary]
* Grand Rapids Public Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/grpl grpl]
* Grand Rapids Public Library Teen Dept (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/grplteens grplteens]
* Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University (Texas) [http://twitter.com/hamonarts hamonarts]
* Henry Country Library (Kentucky) [http://twitter.com/hcpl hcpl]
* Kansas City Public Library (Missouri) [http://twitter.com/KCPubLibrary/ KCPubLibrary]
* Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (California) [http://twitter.com/nslc NSLC]
* Lester Public Library (Wisconsin) [http://twitter.com/lesterpublic lesterpublic]
* Library of Congress (Washington, DC) [http://twitter.com/librarycongress librarycongress]
* Lunar and Planetary Institute Library (Texas) [http://twitter.com/LPI_Library LPI_Library]
* Missouri River Regional Library (Missouri) [http://twitter.com/mrrl mrrl]
* Monroe County Public Library System (New York) [http://twitter.com/MCLS MCLS]
* Nebraska Library Commission [http://twitter.com/NLC_Reference NLC_Reference]
* Maryland AskUsNow! [http://twitter.com/askusnow askusnow]
* Norlin Library (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/ucblibraries]
* North Tonawanda Public Library Children's Department(New York) [http://twitter.com/ntlibrarykids ntlibrarykids]
* Peace Palace Library, [http://twitter.com/peacepalace/ peacepalace]
* Penn State University Libraries, [http://twitter.com/psulibs/ psulibs]
* Penrose Library, University of Denver (Colorado) [http://twitter.com/dupenrose/ dupenrose]
* Plymouth District Library (Michigan) [http://twitter.com/PlymouthDL/ PlymouthDL]
* Providence Public Library (Rhode Island) [http://twitter.com/provlib/ provlib]
* Regents Center Library-University of Kansas at Edwards Campus, [http://twitter.com/LibraryKUEC/ LibraryKUEC]
* Roanoke County Public Library (Virginia) [http://twitter.com/RoCoPubLib RoCoPubLib]
* Santa Fe Public Library [http://twitter.com/sfpl sfpl]
* Skokie Public Library, [http://twitter.com/skokielibrary/ skokielibrary]
* South Carolina State Library, [http://twitter.com/scstatelibrary scstatelibrary]
* UIUC Undergraduate Library (Illinois) [http://twitter.com/askundergrad askundergrad]
* UC Berkeley Data Lab [http://twitter.com/ucdatalab ucdatalab]
* UC Berkeley Doe/Moffitt Technology Training (dmtech) [http://twitter.com/dmtech dmtech]
* UMass Amherst Learning Commons [http://twitter.com/umasslc umasslc]
* Vancouver Public Library (BC Canada) [http://twitter.com/VPL VPL]
* Washington-Centerville Public Library (Ohio) [http://twitter.com/washcentlibrary washcentlibrary]
* West Springfield Public Library (Massachusetts) [http://twitter.com/WSPLEvents WSPLEvents]
* Yale Science Libraries (Connecticut) [http://twitter.com/yalescilib yalescilib]

= More Info on Twitter =
* [http://twitter.pbwiki.com/ Twitter Fan Wiki] An unofficial wiki dedicated to all things Twitter.
* [http://help.twitter.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=26 Twitter Support: FAQ]
* [http://lis5313.ci.fsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Twittering_Libraries Twittering Libraries] article written fall 2008 LIS 5313 course by Lindy Brown, a MLIS student at Florida State University's College of Information

= See Also =
* [[Microblogging]]

[[Category: Technology]]
[[Category: Web 2.0]]

User:JonHaupt

2009-04-02T21:40:55Z

JonHaupt:

Music and Media Librarian at [http://smu.edu/cul/hamon Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University] (2008-present).

Formerly, Fine & Performing Arts Librarian at [http://www.lib.iastate.edu Iowa State University] (2004-2008).

User:JonHaupt

2009-04-02T21:40:45Z

JonHaupt:

Music and Media Librarian at [http://smu.edu/cul/hamon Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University] (2008-present).
Formerly, Fine & Performing Arts Librarian at [http://www.lib.iastate.edu Iowa State University] (2004-2008).

Wiki User List

2006-09-15T14:06:37Z

JonHaupt: added me

User:JonHaupt

2006-09-15T14:03:54Z

JonHaupt:

Fine & Performing Arts Librarian at [http://www.lib.iastate.edu Iowa State University].

I play around a lot with [http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Profiles/JonHaupt wikis].

User:JonHaupt

2006-09-15T14:03:42Z

JonHaupt:

Fine & Performing Arts Librarian at [http://www.lib.iastate.edu Iowa State University].

I play around a lot with [http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Profiles/JonHaupt wikis]].

User:JonHaupt

2006-09-15T14:03:01Z

JonHaupt:

Fine & Performing Arts Librarian at [http://www.lib.iastate.edu Iowa State University].

I play around a lot with wikis.

User:JonHaupt

2006-09-15T14:02:22Z

JonHaupt: added something

Fine & Performing Arts Librarian at [http://www.lib.iastate.edu Iowa State University].

Online Reference

2006-09-15T14:01:03Z

JonHaupt: added meebo

= Software for SMS Reference =
*[http://www.google.com/sms/ Google SMS]
*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama's Reference by SMS]

= Software We Like for IM Reference =
''If you would like to recommend software, please sign your name to the recommendation so that we know it's not from a vendor. An explanation of why you like this software would be great too!''

*[http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ Trillian] - Multiple network program (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ Gaim] - Open Source, multiple network (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://fire.sourceforge.net/ Fire] - Open Source, Mac, multiple network (''Recommended by [[User:Walkingpaper|Aaron]]'')
*[http://www.adiumx.com/ Adium] - Open Source, Mac, multiple networks (''Recommended by [[User:Walkingpaper|Aaron]]'')
*[http://www.wavago.com/ Wavago] - Multiple network program including Skype and Google Talk, Windows only. Not a really polished user interface... (''Recommended by [[User:Ppival|Paul]]'')
*[http://www.meebo.com Meebo] - Multiple network, web-based interface (''Recommended by [[User:JonHaupt|Jon]]'')
** Also: [http://www.meebome.com Meebo me!] is a widget that lets people chat at you directly through your web site.
*[http://www.miranda-im.org/ Miranda] - Has anyone tried the Miranda client? This isn't a recommendation, but a query.

= Software We Like for Other Types of Online Reference =
''If you would like to recommend software, please sign your name to the recommendation so that we know it's not from a vendor. An explanation of why you like this software would be great too!''

*[http://jybe.com JYBE] – Free co-browsing software. (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://skype.com Skype] - Free VOIP Software (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')

= Libraries Using Virtual Reference Services =

Check out the LISWiki's [http://liswiki.com/wiki/List_of_libraries_providing_virtual_reference_services List of libraries providing virtual reference services] for a list of libraries providing Virtual Reference services of all kinds.

== Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services ==
*[http://biblioteksvar.no/en/ Biblioteksvar]
*[http://library.curtin.edu.au/contact/sms.html Curtin University of Technology]
**Curtin University Library in Australia has an [http://library.curtin.edu.au/contact/sms.html SMS a Query] reference service. This paper [http://conferences.alia.org.au/online2005/papers/a12.pdf "TXTing Librarians @ Curtin"] was presented at the [http://online.alia.org.au/ Information Online conference]in February 2005.
*[http://www.selu.edu/Library/ServicesDept/referenc/textalibrarian.html Southeastern Louisiana University] (Altarama’s Reference by SMS)
*[http://www.swin.edu.au/lib/inquiry/contact.htm#sms Swinburne University of Technology Library]
*[http://www.nlb.gov.sg/CPMS.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=CPMS_page_RL_LKC_Services_enquiry National Library Board Singapore, Lee Kong Chian Reference Library SMS Enquiry Service]

== Libraries Using IM Reference ==
*[http://www.adrian.edu/library/resources/ask.php Adrian College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ via Trilian
*[http://www.apl.lib.in.us/im.html Alexandrian Public Library] - Trillian
*[http://www.library.american.edu/ask/index.html American University (Washington, D.C.)] - AIM
*[http://www.arcadia.edu/library/default.aspx?id=1432 Arcadia University] - Trillian
*[http://vrl-web11.lssi.com/wcscgi/CDM.exe/northsub?SS_COMMAND=CUST_SUP&Category=AHMLREFERENCEB Arlington Heights Memorial Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN
*[http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/Libraries/ref/IQuery.aspx Arlington (VA) Public Library] - AIM, GoogleTalk/Jabber, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.barnard.edu/library/reference/index.htm#AIM Barnard College Library] - AIM
*[http://www.barringtonarealibrary.org/ Barrington Area Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN
*[http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/webdocs/IMpilot.html Binghamton University]- Trillian
*[http://library.queensu.ca/webmed/reference/im.html Bracken Health Sciences Library at Queen's University]- AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/services/askalib.html Brown University] - AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Trillian
*[http://www.butler.edu/library/research/ask.html Butler University] - AIM and Yahoo! via GAIM
*[http://www.library.carleton.ca/instruction/askus.html Carleton University (Ottawa)] - MSN
*[http://www.ncpl.lib.in.us/departments/reference/im.htm Carlisle Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo
*[http://cass.lib.mi.us/ask.htm Cass District Library] - Trillian
*[http://www.champaign.org/reference/contact_librarian.html Champaign Public Library] - AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! via GAIM
*[http://libraries.claremont.edu/help/askalib/ Claremont Colleges] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo
*[http://yyz.clcillinois.edu/library/libchat.cfm College of Lake County Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, ICQ via Trillian
*[http://swem.wm.edu/news/story.cfm?id=111 College of William and Mary] - Trillian
*[http://www4.cord.edu/library/reference/ask.asp Concordia College, Moorhead, MN] - AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN via Gaim
*[http://www.depauw.edu/library/get_help/#chat DePauw University Libraries] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo via Trillian; campus GroupWise
*[http://www.lib.duke.edu/reference/chat/im.html Duke University] - AIM via GAIM
*[http://www.fsc.edu/library/virtualref.html Fitchburg State College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo
*[http://fpc.cb.docutek.com/vrlplus/vrl_entry.asp Franklin Pierce College (NH)] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://library.gallaudet.edu/im.html Gallaudet] - AIM
*[http://www.gpc.edu/~declib/chat.htm Georgia Perimeter College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.library.gsu.edu/services/pages.asp?ldID=68&guideID=281&ID=3112 Georgia State University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Gaim
*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/askquestion/ Gettysburg College] - Trillian
*[http://www.greenelibrary.info/im.asp Greene County Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo via Trillian
*[http://www.gwinnettpl.org/askus.html Gwinnett County Public Library] - AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://hackleylibrary.org/ Hackley Public Library] - Trillian
*[http://hplibrary.org/library/instantmessage.htm Highland Park Public Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN, GoogleTalk
*[http://msass.cwru.edu/harrislibrary/General/gencontact.htm#AIM Harris Library at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences] at Case Western Reserve University - AIM
*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/ Homer Township Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.hccs.edu/system/library/library.html Houston Community College Libraries] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/ Lansing Public Library]- AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/im.cfm Marin County Free Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/ Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian, Google Talk
*[http://library.mcmaster.ca/justask/ McMaster University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://home.moravian.edu/public/reeves/research/askReeves.htm Moravian Theological Seminary, Reeves Library] - AIM
*[http://library.morrisville.edu/talk.html Morrisville State College] - AIM
*[http://www.mppl.org/online-weblibrarian.html Mount Prospect Public Library ]- AIM, Yahoo, MSN
*[http://www.muskingum.edu/home/library/help/ask.html Muskingum College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.nchcpl.org/ask_librarian.htm New Castle-Henry County Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://library.njit.edu/aboutus/e-ref.cfm New Jersey Institute of Technology] - AIM, Yahoo!
*[http://www.ncu.edu/library/FAQs/about_elrc.asp#What%20services%20does%20the%20ELRC%20provide? Northcentral University] - ICQ
*[http://www.norwich.edu/academics/library/askalibrarian.html#IM Norwich University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo (using GAIM for client)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/libref/im/ North Carolina State University] - AIM, GoogleTalk, MSN, and Yahoo via Gaim
*[http://www.oberlin.edu/library/im.html Oberlin College] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN, GoogleTalk, GoogleChat via Trillian
*[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/libinfo/ask-im.htm Ohio University] - Trillian
*[http://www.library.osu.edu/ The Ohio State University] - Yahoo! (in trial)
*[http://www.pct.edu/library/ Pennsylvania College of Technology] - AIM
*[http://www2.plattsburgh.edu/acadvp/libinfo/library/iref.html Plattsburgh State University] - AIM
*[http://www.princeton.edu Princeton University] - Trillian
*[http://www.providence.edu/library/chat.html Providence College] - Trillian
*[http://wally.rit.edu Rochester Institute of Technology] - Trillian
*[http://http://www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org/reference/rplmninfo.htm/ Rochester(MN) Public Library] - Trillian
*[http://library.samford.edu Samford University Library] - AIM, Yahoo! and MSN through Trillian
*Southern Connecticut State University - [http://library.southernct.edu/de_home.html Distance Education Services] - AIM, MSN through Trillian, and Flash chat from Chatango
*[http://www.lib.siu.edu/hp/resources/morrismessenger.shtml Southern Illinois State University - Morris Messenger] - AIM, ICQ
*[http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/library.nsf/EB4F2767C562479445256BE5002DAE84/EEA410A88745743A85256E5F0070150D?OpenDocument Springfield College] - Trillian
*[http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/247ref/im_us.htm St. Charles Public Library (IL)] - Trillian
*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/asksjcpl/asksjcpl.html St. Joseph County Public Library] - Fire
*[http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/help/refchat.html State University of New York at Buffalo]
*[http://library.cortland.edu State University of New York at Cortland] - AIM, Yahoo! and MSN via GAIM
*[http://www.potsdam.edu/library/home/IMService.php State University of New York at Potsdam]
*[http://vrl.temple.edu Temple University] - Trillian
*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/chat/ Thomas Ford Memorial Library] - Trillian
*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/imlibrary/ University of Alberta Libraries] - GAIM (gTalk, AIM, Yahoo!, MSN)
*[http://lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/gov_online.html University of California Berkeley - Government Information] - GAIM (gTalk, AIM, Yahoo!, MSN)
*[http://denison.uchsc.edu/askalibrarian/index.html#Now University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! and GoogleTalk via Trillian
*[http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ask.html University of Florida] - Jabber, AIM, Yahoo!, GoogleTalk via GAIM
*[http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/digital/ University of Illinois at Chicago] - AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN via Trillian
*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/askus/ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]
*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/asklibrarian.html University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences] AIM, Google Talk, MSN and Yahoo! via Gaim
*[http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/reference/chat.php3 University of Maryland, Baltimore County] - AIM
*[[University of Michigan Libraries]] - AIM (in trial)
*[http://library.umd.umich.edu/services/im.html University of Michigan-Dearborn] - Trillian
*[http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/askus/ University of Minnesota Duluth] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, & GoogleTalk via Trillian
*[http://www.library.unlv.edu/ask/chat.html University of Nevada, Las Vegas] - Trillian
*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/imalibrariandavis.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Davis Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, Jabber clients via Gaim
*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/im_a_librarian.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Undergraduate Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN
*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/brauer/imbrauer.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Brauer Math/Physics Library] - AIM
*[http://refchat.library.upenn.edu University of Pennsylvania Libraries] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, proprietary LiveChat
*[http://library.richmond.edu/help/ask_lib/aimboatwrightinfo.htm University of Richmond] - AIM
* [http://www.usfca.edu/library/ask.html University of San Francisco, Gleeson Library] Gaim aggregator includes: AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Google, ICQ, Jabber.
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/reference/chat.html University of Texas at Austin] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo via Trillian
*[http://library.uvm.edu/dana/services/aim.html University of Vermont, Dana Medical Library] AIM
*[http://www.lib.virginia.edu/ref-aimhelp.html University of Virginia Library] AIM
*[http://westmontlibrary.org/ Westmont Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo, via Trilian
*[http://www.wfu.edu/zsr/services/information/ask.html Wake Forest University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://library.waubonsee.edu Waubonsee Community College's Todd Library] AIM, Yahoo, MSN via Gaim
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Help/refchat.html Worcester Polytechnic Institute Instant Answers@WPI] - AIM

== Libraries Using Jybe ==
*[http://www.niulib.niu.edu/ask-services.cfm Northern Illinois University]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/ ::schwagbag::] by Sherri Vokey
*[http://walkingpaper.org/ Walking Paper] by Aaron Schmidt
*[http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/ Librarian in Black] by Sarah Houghton
*[http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/blogger.html Digital Reference] by Stephen Francoeur
*[http://info.winnefox.org/blogs/ask/ AskAway @ Winnefox ] by Joy Schwarz

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =
*[http://www.ibiblio.org/fred/pubs/stutzman_pub7.pdf Collaborative reference work in the blogosphere] by Jerrey Pomerantz and Frederic Stutzman
*[http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/162/report_display.asp Teens and Technology] from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (July 2005)
*[http://media.aoltimewarner.com/media/newmedia/cb_press_view.cfm?release_num=55254160 AOL Second Annual Instant Messaging Trends Survey]
*[http://libraryjournal.com/article/CA512192.html?display=searchResults&stt=001&text=im+me IM Me] by Aaron Schmidt and Michael Stephens. Featured in ''Library Journal'' in April, 2005
*[http://babyboomerlibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/05/chat-reference-at-morrisville-state.html Chat Reference at Morrisville State College Library] by Bill Drew. Featured in Ronan, Jana, ed. ''Chat reference : a guide to live virtual reference services''
*[http://www.charlestonco.com/comp.cfm?id=47&CFID=9689640&CFTOKEN=6638826 Virtual Reference Software Comparative Review] by Jody Condit Fagan. ''The Charleston Advisor'', April 2005, pp. 16-35.
*[http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/133/report_display.asp How Americans Use Instant Messaging] from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (September 2004)
* Web-Based Chat VS. Instant Messaging by Sarah Houghton and Aaron Schmidt. Featured in ''ONLINE'', Jul/Aug 2005.
*[http://www.oregonlibraries.net/staff/?p=178 web-based chat vs. instant messaging] by Caleb Tucker-Raymond at the L-net staff information blog.
*[http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v06n01/chase_d01.htm Papa's Got A Brand New (Virtual )Bag] by Darren Chase
*[http://lbr.library-blogs.net/war_what_is_it_good_for.htm War... What is it good for?] by Luke Rosenberger from lbr weblog. Post looks at the "war" between web-based virtual reference services and IM.
*[http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/06/web-based-chat-and-im-not-eitheror-but.html Web-based chat and IM: Not "either/or" but "both/and"] by Stephen Francoeur from Digital Reference.
*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/HomerILA.ppt IM Reference: What We've Learned] (Homer Township @ Illinois Library Association; October 14, 2005)
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/v33/333Houghton.htm Virtual Reference @ Your Library] by Sarah Houghton. Featured in ''KnowledgeQuest'', Jan/Feb 2005.
*[http://edificeref.info/?p=71 Trillian training materials] - a great training for using Trillian in providing virtual reference services.
*[http://www.american.edu/tesol/Baron-SeeYouOnlineCorrected64.pdf See You Online: Gender Issues in College Student Use of Instant Messaging] by Naomi S. Baron, Department of Language and Foreign Studies, American University. In addition to interesting findings, this paper includes useful terminology for discussing IM.
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plapubs/publiclibraries/julyaugust2005.pdf Instant Messaging: Quick and Dirty Reference for Teens and Others] by Sarah Houghton. Featured in ''Public Libraries'', Jul/Aug 2005.
* [http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/archives/2005/06/iming_goes_live.html IM goes live at UNLV Libraries] by Sherri Vokey at ::schwagbag::
* [http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-4/digital.htm Building and Maintaining Digital Reference Services] ERIC Digest by Joann M. Wasik.
* [http://librariansatthegate.blogspot.com/2006/01/implementing-instant-message-im.html Implementing an instant message (IM) reference service] by Alec at Librarians at the Gate
* [http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/eref/gaim/ Gaim Setup for Library IM Services] by Pam Sessoms and Charles Cobine, UNC-Chapel Hill's Davis Library.

[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]
[[Category:Online Reference]]

Collaborative Tools in Libraries

2006-09-15T13:54:19Z

JonHaupt: added peer-to-peer networks as a major collaborative tool

= Major Collaborative Tools =

*[[Blogs]]

*[[RSS]]

*[[Wikis]]

*[[Social Bookmarking]]

*[[Social Networking Software]]

*[[Peer-to-Peer Networks]]

= Success Stories =

= Examples and Information =

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

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

*[http://librarygarden.blogspot.com/2006/09/5-more-notable-social-networking-sites.html 5 More Notable Social Networking Sites] by Robert J. Lackie at the Library Garden blog September 2006

== 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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[[Category:Technology]]

Online Reference

2006-05-18T17:10:51Z

JonHaupt: /* Software We Like for IM Reference */ miranda?

= Software for SMS Reference =
*[http://www.google.com/sms/ Google SMS]
*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama's Reference by SMS]

= Software We Like for IM Reference =
''If you would like to recommend software, please sign your name to the recommendation so that we know it's not from a vendor. An explanation of why you like this software would be great too!''

*[http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ Trillian] - Multiple network program (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ Gaim] - Open Source, multiple network (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://fire.sourceforge.net/ Fire] - Open Source, Mac, multiple network (''Recommended by [[User:Walkingpaper|Aaron]]'')
*[http://www.adiumx.com/ Adium] - Open Source, Mac, multiple networks (''Recommended by [[User:Walkingpaper|Aaron]]'')
*[http://www.wavago.com/ Wavago] - Multiple network program including Skype and Google Talk, Windows only. Not a really polished user interface... (''Recommended by [[User:Ppival|Paul]]'')

*[http://www.miranda-im.org/ Miranda] - Has anyone tried the Miranda client? This isn't a recommendation, but a query.

= Software We Like for Other Types of Online Reference =
''If you would like to recommend software, please sign your name to the recommendation so that we know it's not from a vendor. An explanation of why you like this software would be great too!''

*[http://jybe.com JYBE] – Free co-browsing software. (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://skype.com Skype] - Free VOIP Software (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')

= Libraries Using Virtual Reference Services =

Check out the LISWiki's [http://liswiki.com/wiki/List_of_libraries_providing_virtual_reference_services List of libraries providing virtual reference services] for a list of libraries providing Virtual Reference services of all kinds.

== Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services ==
*[http://biblioteksvar.no/en/ Biblioteksvar]
*[http://library.curtin.edu.au/contact/sms.html Curtin University of Technology]
**Curtin University Library in Australia has an [http://library.curtin.edu.au/contact/sms.html SMS a Query] reference service. This paper [http://conferences.alia.org.au/online2005/papers/a12.pdf "TXTing Librarians @ Curtin"] was presented at the [http://online.alia.org.au/ Information Online conference]in February 2005.
*[http://www.selu.edu/Library/ServicesDept/referenc/textalibrarian.html Southeastern Louisiana University] (Altarama’s Reference by SMS)
*[http://www.swin.edu.au/lib/inquiry/contact.htm#sms Swinburne University of Technology Library]

== Libraries Using IM Reference ==
*[http://www.adrian.edu/library/resources/ask.php Adrian College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ via Trilian
*[http://www.apl.lib.in.us/im.html Alexandrian Public Library] - Trillian
*[http://www.library.american.edu/about/services/reference/im.html American University (Washington, D.C.)] - AIM
*[http://www.arcadia.edu/library/default.aspx?id=1432 Arcadia University] - Trillian
*[http://vrl-web11.lssi.com/wcscgi/CDM.exe/northsub?SS_COMMAND=CUST_SUP&Category=AHMLREFERENCEB Arlington Heights Memorial Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN
*[http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/Libraries/ref/IQuery.aspx Arlington (VA) Public Library] - AIM, GoogleTalk/Jabber, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.barnard.edu/library/reference/index.htm#AIM Barnard College Library] - AIM
*[http://www.barringtonarealibrary.org/ Barrington Area Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN
*[http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/webdocs/IMpilot.html Binghamton University]- Trillian
*[http://library.queensu.ca/webmed/reference/im.html Bracken Health Sciences Library at Queen's University]- AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/services/askalib.html Brown University] - AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Trillian
*[http://www.butler.edu/library/research/ask.html Butler University] - AIM and Yahoo! via GAIM
*[http://www.library.carleton.ca/instruction/askus.html Carleton University (Ottawa)] - MSN
*[http://www.ncpl.lib.in.us/departments/reference/im.htm Carlisle Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo
*[http://cass.lib.mi.us/ask.htm Cass District Library] - Trillian
*[http://www.champaign.org/reference/contact_librarian.html Champaign Public Library] - AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! via GAIM
*[http://libraries.claremont.edu/help/askalib/ Claremont Colleges] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo
*[http://yyz.clcillinois.edu/library/libchat.cfm College of Lake County Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, ICQ via Trillian
*[http://swem.wm.edu/news/story.cfm?id=111 College of William and Mary] - Trillian
*[http://www4.cord.edu/library/reference/ask.asp Concordia College, Moorhead, MN] - AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN via Gaim
*[http://www.depauw.edu/library/get_help/#chat DePauw University Libraries] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo via Trillian; campus GroupWise
*[http://www.lib.duke.edu/reference/chat/im.html Duke University] - AIM
*[http://www.fsc.edu/library/virtualref.html Fitchburg State College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo
*[http://fpc.cb.docutek.com/vrlplus/vrl_entry.asp Franklin Pierce College (NH)] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://library.gallaudet.edu/im.html Gallaudet] - AIM
*[http://www.gpc.edu/~declib/chat.htm Georgia Perimeter College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.library.gsu.edu/services/pages.asp?ldID=68&guideID=281&ID=3112 Georgia State University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Gaim
*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/askquestion/ Gettysburg College] - Trillian
*[http://www.gwinnettpl.org/askus.html Gwinnett County Public Library] - AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://hackleylibrary.org/ Hackley Public Library] - Trillian
*[http://hplibrary.org/library/instantmessage.htm Highland Park Public Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN, GoogleTalk
*[http://msass.cwru.edu/harrislibrary/General/gencontact.htm#AIM Harris Library at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences] at Case Western Reserve University - AIM
*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/ Homer Township Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/ Lansing Public Library]- AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/im.cfm Marin County Free Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/ Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian, Google Talk
*[http://library.mcmaster.ca/justask/ McMaster University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://home.moravian.edu/public/reeves/research/askReeves.htm Moravian Theological Seminary, Reeves Library] - AIM
*[http://library.morrisville.edu/talk.html Morrisville State College] - AIM
*[http://www.mppl.org/online-weblibrarian.html Mount Prospect Public Library ]- AIM, Yahoo, MSN
*[http://www.muskingum.edu/home/library/help/ask.html Muskingum College] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://www.nchcpl.org/ask_librarian.htm New Castle-Henry County Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo!
*[http://library.njit.edu/aboutus/e-ref.cfm New Jersey Institute of Technology] - AIM, Yahoo!
*[http://www.ncu.edu/library/FAQs/about_elrc.asp#What%20services%20does%20the%20ELRC%20provide? Northcentral University] - ICQ
*[http://www.norwich.edu/academics/library/askalibrarian.html#IM Norwich University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo (using GAIM for client)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/libref/im/ North Carolina State University] - AIM, GoogleTalk, MSN, and Yahoo via Gaim
*[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/libinfo/ask-im.htm Ohio University] - Trillian
*[http://www.library.osu.edu/ The Ohio State University] - Yahoo! (in trial)
*[http://www2.plattsburgh.edu/acadvp/libinfo/library/iref.html Plattsburgh State University] - AIM
*[http://www.providence.edu/library/chat.html Providence College] - Trillian
*[http://wally.rit.edu Rochester Institute of Technology] - Trillian
*[http://http://www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org/reference/rplmninfo.htm/ Rochester(MN) Public Library] - Trillian
*[http://library.samford.edu Samford University Library] - AIM, Yahoo! and MSN through Trillian
*[http://www.lib.siu.edu/hp/resources/morrismessenger.shtml Southern Illinois State University - Morris Messenger] - AIM, ICQ
*[http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/library.nsf/EB4F2767C562479445256BE5002DAE84/EEA410A88745743A85256E5F0070150D?OpenDocument Springfield College] - Trillian
*[http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/247ref/im_us.htm St. Charles Public Library (IL)] - Trillian
*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/asksjcpl/asksjcpl.html St. Joseph County Public Library] - Fire
*[http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/help/refchat.html State University of New York at Buffalo]
*[http://library.cortland.edu State University of New York at Cortland] - AIM, Yahoo! and MSN via GAIM
*[http://www.potsdam.edu/library/home/IMService.php State University of New York at Potsdam]
*[http://vrl.temple.edu Temple University] - Trillian
*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/chat/ Thomas Ford Memorial Library] - Trillian
*[http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ask.html University of Florida] - Jabber, AIM, Yahoo!, GoogleTalk via GAIM
*[http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/digital/ University of Illinois at Chicago] - AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN via Trillian
*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/askus/ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]
*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/asklibrarian.html University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences] AIM, Google Talk, MSN and Yahoo! via Gaim
*[http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/reference/chat.php3 University of Maryland, Baltimore County] - AIM
*[[University of Michigan Libraries]] - AIM (in trial)
*[http://library.umd.umich.edu/services/im.html University of Michigan-Dearborn] - Trillian
*[http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/askus/ University of Minnesota Duluth] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, & GoogleTalk via Trillian
*[http://www.library.unlv.edu/ask/chat.html University of Nevada, Las Vegas] - Trillian
*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/imalibrariandavis.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Davis Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, Jabber clients via Gaim
*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/im_a_librarian.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Undergraduate Library] - AIM, Yahoo, MSN
*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/brauer/imbrauer.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Brauer Math/Physics Library] - AIM
*[http://library.richmond.edu/help/ask_lib/aimboatwrightinfo.htm University of Richmond] - AIM
* [http://www.usfca.edu/library/ask.html University of San Francisco, Gleeson Library] Gaim aggregator includes: AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Google, ICQ, Jabber.
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/services/reference/chat.html University of Texas at Austin] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo via Trillian
*[http://library.uvm.edu/dana/services/aim.html University of Vermont, Dana Medical Library] AIM
*[http://www.lib.virginia.edu/ref-aimhelp.html University of Virginia Library] AIM
*[http://westmontlibrary.org/ Westmont Public Library] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo, via Trilian
*[http://www.wfu.edu/zsr/services/information/ask.html Wake Forest University] - AIM, MSN, Yahoo! via Trillian
*[http://library.waubonsee.edu Waubonsee Community College's Todd Library] AIM, Yahoo, MSN via Gaim
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Help/refchat.html Worcester Polytechnic Institute Instant Answers@WPI] - AIM

== Libraries Using Jybe ==
*[http://www.niulib.niu.edu/ask-services.cfm Northern Illinois University]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/ ::schwagbag::] by Sherri Vokey
*[http://walkingpaper.org/ Walking Paper] by Aaron Schmidt
*[http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/ Librarian in Black] by Sarah Houghton
*[http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/blogger.html Digital Reference] by Stephen Francoeur
*[http://info.winnefox.org/blogs/ask/ AskAway @ Winnefox ] by Joy Schwarz

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =
*[http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/162/report_display.asp Teens and Technology] from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (July 2005)
*[http://media.aoltimewarner.com/media/newmedia/cb_press_view.cfm?release_num=55254160 AOL Second Annual Instant Messaging Trends Survey]
*[http://libraryjournal.com/article/CA512192.html?display=searchResults&stt=001&text=im+me IM Me] by Aaron Schmidt and Michael Stephens. Featured in ''Library Journal'' in April, 2005
*[http://babyboomerlibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/05/chat-reference-at-morrisville-state.html Chat Reference at Morrisville State College Library] by Bill Drew. Featured in Ronan, Jana, ed. ''Chat reference : a guide to live virtual reference services''
*[http://www.charlestonco.com/comp.cfm?id=47&CFID=9689640&CFTOKEN=6638826 Virtual Reference Software Comparative Review] by Jody Condit Fagan. ''The Charleston Advisor'', April 2005, pp. 16-35.
*[http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/133/report_display.asp How Americans Use Instant Messaging] from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (September 2004)
* Web-Based Chat VS. Instant Messaging by Sarah Houghton and Aaron Schmidt. Featured in ''ONLINE'', Jul/Aug 2005.
*[http://www.oregonlibraries.net/staff/?p=178 web-based chat vs. instant messaging] by Caleb at the L-net staff information blog.
*[http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v06n01/chase_d01.htm Papa's Got A Brand New (Virtual )Bag] by Darren Chase
*[http://lbr.library-blogs.net/war_what_is_it_good_for.htm War... What is it good for?] by Luke Rosenberger from lbr weblog. Post looks at the "war" between web-based virtual reference services and IM.
*[http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/06/web-based-chat-and-im-not-eitheror-but.html Web-based chat and IM: Not "either/or" but "both/and"] by Stephen Francoeur from Digital Reference.
*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/HomerILA.ppt IM Reference: What We've Learned] (Homer Township @ Illinois Library Association; October 14, 2005)
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/v33/333Houghton.htm Virtual Reference @ Your Library] by Sarah Houghton. Featured in ''KnowledgeQuest'', Jan/Feb 2005.
*[http://edificeref.info/?p=71 Trillian training materials] - a great training for using Trillian in providing virtual reference services.
*[http://www.american.edu/tesol/Baron-SeeYouOnlineCorrected64.pdf See You Online: Gender Issues in College Student Use of Instant Messaging] by Naomi S. Baron, Department of Language and Foreign Studies, American University. In addition to interesting findings, this paper includes useful terminology for discussing IM.
* Instant Messaging: Quick and Dirty Reference for Teens and Others by Sarah Houghton. Featured in ''Public Libraries'', Jul/Aug 2005.
* [http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/archives/2005/06/iming_goes_live.html IM goes live at UNLV Libraries] by Sherri Vokey at ::schwagbag::
* [http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-4/digital.htm Building and Maintaining Digital Reference Services] ERIC Digest by Joann M. Wasik.
* [http://librariansatthegate.blogspot.com/2006/01/implementing-instant-message-im.html Implementing an instant message (IM) reference service] by Alec at Librarians at the Gate
* [http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/eref/gaim/ Gaim Setup for Library IM Services] by Pam Sessoms and Charles Cobine, UNC-Chapel Hill's Davis Library.

[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]
[[Category:Online Reference]]

Open Source Software

2006-02-25T15:33:54Z

JonHaupt: /* Blogs/Websites to Watch */

= Success Stories =
*[http://wlibinfo.westlib.asu.edu/projects/past/2002/e3/menu.php ASU West Library] successfully migrates everything to Linux (2003)
* [http://www.open-ils.org/ Georgia Public Library Service] is creating and open source ILS and they have a [http://open-ils.org/blog/ blog] to track development
* [http://userful.com/customers/CIL-cover-story-june-2004.pdf Coquitlam Public Library uses Linux to manage all their Public PCs].

= Great Free/Open Source Tools for Libraries =
* [http://www.htdig.org ht://Dig] -- Free (GPL) search engine software. Spider and search your website(s). Configurable and extendable search algorithms, templates, file types, etc. Live implementation: [http://library.uncc.edu/sitemap/ J. Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte]
* [http://audacity.sourceforge.net Audacity] -- Free (GPL) audio recording and editing software. Oral history and audio reserves projects; Audacity provides features normally only found in pro commercial audio software. Effects filters remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises from your analog recordings.
* [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] -- Free (GPL) cross-platform media player/streamer with support for a large number of formats and [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html more].
* [http://www.koha.org Koha] Open Source ILS -- Full-featured Library Automation System, including OPAC, Circulation, Acquisitions, and Reporting/Administrative modules. MARC21 and UNIMARC are supported. Advanced search capabilities, integrated Z39.50 server and client, and self-checkout. Commercial Installation and Support available in the U.S. : [http://www.liblime.com/c/koha.html LibLime]. Currently suitable for mid-sized library systems. (2005-06)
*[http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ Open Journals System] OJS assists with every stage of the refereed publishing process, from submissions through to online publication and indexing.
*[http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/prospero/ Prospero] An Open Source Internet Document Delivery (IDD) System (The Ohio State University).
*[http://bookworm.lboro.ac.uk/about.html/ LORLS] Open Source 'Online Reading List' system. (University of Loughborough).
*[http://userful.com/products/pre-book An Open Source PC Reservation System] which includes both a Linux server and [http://userful.com/products/pre-book-win-client GPL'd Windows PC Reservation Client Software] commercial installation and support available from [http://userful.com/products/library Userful]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

*[http://www.linuxlibrarian.org/ Linux Librarian]
*[http://www.oss4lib.org/ OSS4Lib]
*[http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk OSS Watch] Open Source Software Advisory Service in the UK
*[http://www.vuw.ac.nz/staff/brenda_chawner/biblio.html Open Source Software and Libraries Bibliography]

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check out =

[[Category:Technology]]

Collaborative Tools in Libraries

2006-02-25T15:31:01Z

JonHaupt: /* Wikis */ two liswiki's; added a little engine information

= 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/?page_id=94 Blogging Libraries] - 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://www322.pair.com/ginnblog/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]

== 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)

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

[http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/08/issue/feature_social.asp Social Machines] by Wade Roush in Technology Review August 2005

== Blogs ==

== RSS ==
*Wusteman, Judith. [http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/lht/wusteman-rss.html "RSS: the latest feed."] Library Hi Tech 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]]

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[[Category:Technology]]

Collaborative Tools in Libraries

2006-02-25T15:25:47Z

JonHaupt: /* Wikis */ UC changed wiki page

= 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/?page_id=94 Blogging Libraries] - 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://www322.pair.com/ginnblog/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]

== Wikis ==
*[http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/Main_Page University of Calgary]
*[http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wiki/ ALA Chicago 2005 Wiki]
*[http://liswiki.com LISWiki]
*[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]
*[http://wiki.lib.uconn.edu/wiki/ The University of Connecticut Libraries' Staff Wiki]
*[http://www.liswiki.com Library and Information Science Wiki] (LISwiki.com), launched by John Hubbard, on June 30, 2005
*[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]
*[http://library.usca.edu/Main/HomePage USC Aiken Gregg-Graniteville Library web site]

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

[http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/08/issue/feature_social.asp Social Machines] by Wade Roush in Technology Review August 2005

== Blogs ==

== RSS ==
*Wusteman, Judith. [http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/lht/wusteman-rss.html "RSS: the latest feed."] Library Hi Tech 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]]

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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/?page_id=94 Blogging Libraries] - 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://www322.pair.com/ginnblog/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]

== Wikis ==
*[http://commons.ucalgary.ca/wiki/index.php/ University of Calgary]
*[http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wiki/ ALA Chicago 2005 Wiki]
*[http://liswiki.com LISWiki]
*[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]
*[http://wiki.lib.uconn.edu/wiki/ The University of Connecticut Libraries' Staff Wiki]
*[http://www.liswiki.com Library and Information Science Wiki] (LISwiki.com), launched by John Hubbard, on June 30, 2005
*[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]
*[http://library.usca.edu/Main/HomePage USC Aiken Gregg-Graniteville Library web site]

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

[http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/08/issue/feature_social.asp Social Machines] by Wade Roush in Technology Review August 2005

== Blogs ==

== RSS ==
*Wusteman, Judith. [http://www.ucd.ie/wusteman/lht/wusteman-rss.html "RSS: the latest feed."] Library Hi Tech 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]]

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Wiki Readings

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=== If You Haven't Had Enough of Wikis Yet: Further Reading ===

*Boeninger, Chad. [http://libraryvoice.com/archives/2005/07/13/a-wiki-as-a-research-guide/ A Wiki as a Research Guide] ''Library Voice.'' July 13, 2005.
*Farkas, Meredith. [http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent;jsessionid=987CD8B379A0097A1BB8C58A42AAD899?id=11264 Using Wikis to Create Online Communities]. ''WebJunction.'' September 1, 2005.
*Lamb, Brian. [http://www.educause.edu/pub/er/erm04/erm0452.asp Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not]. ''Educause Review.'' Sept/Oct 2004.
*Mattison, David. [http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/apr03/mattison.shtml Quickiwiki, Swiki, Twiki, Zwiki and the Plone Wars Wiki as a PIM and Collaborative Content Tool]. ''Searcher.'' April, 2003.
*McKiernan, Gerry. [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/WMW-I.pdf WikimediaWorlds. Part I. Wikipedia] ''Library Hi Tech News 22, no. 8'' (September/October 2005): 46-54.
*McKiernan, Gerry. [http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/TICER2005.ppt Wikis: Disruptive Technologies for Dynamic Possibilities] PowerPoint presentation delivered at ''Digital Libraries à la Carte: Choices for the Future'', Tilburg University, The Netherlands, August 23, 2005.
*Mayfield, Ross. [http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2005/10/17/ward_cunningham_on_the_crucible_of_creativity.php Ward Cunningham on the Crucible of Creativity]. ''Many2Many.'' October 17, 2005.
*Terdiman, Daniel. [http://news.com.com/Wikis+allow+news%2C+history+by+committee/2009-1025_3-5944453.html?tag=ne.tbw.nav How wikis are changing our view of the world]. ''CNET.'' November 15, 2005.
*Tonkin, Emma. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue42/tonkin/ Making the Case for a Wiki]. ''Ariadne.'' January, 2005.

=== Instructional Stuff on Using Wikis ===
*[http://pbwikicentral.pbwiki.com/ PBWiki Central] has lots of useful information on how to use PBWiki. Also check out [http://librarianmer.pbwiki.com/WikiStyle Wiki Style] and [http://pbwikicentral.pbwiki.com/AdvancedWikiStyle Advanced Wiki Style].
*The Davis Wiki uses PmWiki, so their [http://www.daviswiki.org/Davis_Wiki_Guide Davis Wiki Guide] should be helpful to others using PmWiki.
*Since the Wikipedia uses MediaWiki, it may be helpful to use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia's Help pages], which offers lots of information on how to edit pages. Check out this page on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Wiki_markup How to Edit Pages] in particular.

=== Photo Credits ===
*On ''Wiki World'': Photo by [http://flickr.com/photos/ross/ Ross Mayfield]
*On ''What is a Wiki'': Photo by [http://www.socialtext.com/ Socialtext]
*On ''Important Things to Consider When Choosing Wiki Software'': Photo by [http://flickr.com/photos/ross/ Ross Mayfield]
*On ''Getting People Onboard'': Photo by [http://flickr.com/photos/ross/ Ross Mayfield]
*Wiki Way arrow by [http://flickr.com/photos/ross/ Ross Mayfield]

=== [[Wiki World|Back to Beginning of Presentation]] ===