Engaging Virtual Communities: Web 2.0

Abstract Caribbean libraries are being challenged to adapt to changes in the external environment. Challenges in the form of budget cuts and shrinking resources, retraining staff and reorganizing workflows, delivering traditional and innovative services to an Internet -savvy consumer, and competition from aggressive rival information services such as Google. As a result of these and other challenges in this increasingly complex and virtual environment, library administrators have been coerced into becoming more creative in their attempt to provide new and improved facilities, products and services. This paper analyses the linkages between Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and Librarian 2.0 and discusses the benefits of developing library services centered on the Web 2.0 model. The paper identifies specific Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis, social networks, folksonomies (tagging and tag clouds), RSS feeds, podcasts, instant messaging and mashups and suggests ways Caribbean libraries can harness and integrate these technologies to provide innovative and sustainable library services. The paper also provides a comprehensive resource list of these emerging technologies which are available free on the Internet.

Slides used in a presentation on "Web 2.0: What Is It, How Can I Use It, How Can I Deploy It?" given by Brian Kelly at an Aslib Engineering Group seminar on "Engineering Information: Today And Tomorrow" on 22 November 2006. See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/aslib-2006-11/

Slides for talk on "Realising The Potential Of Web 2.0" given at the NordLib 2.0 conference on "Get Inspired by Web 2.0 for Libraries". See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/nordlib2.0-2008/

Slides used by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a meeting on "Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?" held at the University of Nottingham, on 16 November 2006.

Slides for a talk on "Building and Sustaining a Community using the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a UCISA SSG Communications Group Conference on "Using Social Media to Communicate" held at Austin Court, Birmingham on 18 January 2012. See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/ucisa-ssg-2012/

Slides for a talk on "Embedding & Sustaining University 2.0 " given be Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the University 2.0 conference in Santander on 8 September 2010. See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/uimp-2010/

Slides for a paper by Brian Kelly, UKOLN presented at the W4A 2007 conference in Banff, Canada in May 2007. See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/w4a-2007/

This document discusses the evolution of new media from traditional web 1.0 to more collaborative web 2.0 technologies. It outlines key aspects of web 2.0 like participation, collaboration, social media, and collective intelligence. It then provides examples of how the BBC is embracing these new media trends through various initiatives and prototypes that showcase interactivity, user-generated content, and more open platforms. The document concludes by highlighting emerging areas like maps/geospatial data, visualization, internet TV, and mobile applications as continuing to push new media forward.

My presentation for the Universitas 21 E-learning and Pedagogy Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico on 28-30 November 2006.

for ease of use on the day, this is a single presentation containing all the slides for UKOLN's blogs and social networking workshop on the 26th November 2007 in irmingham.

Slides for a talk on "Open Educational Practices (OEP): What They Mean For Me and How I Use Them" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton for a webinar organised by Salford University from 09.30-10.30 on Thursday 5 December 2013. See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/webinar-on-open-educational-practices/

Brian Kelly gave a presentation on new digital technologies and their uses. He discussed concepts like Web 2.0, social media, mobile access, and cloud computing. He acknowledged challenges like sustainability, privacy, and organizational barriers, but argued against overly simplistic or fundamentalist approaches. A balanced, managed approach was needed to harness new technologies while mitigating risks.

Part One of presentation used in a Web 2.0 / Library 2.0 familiarisation session for Dublin City Public Libraries' staff, 2007. Thanks in particular to H for use of some content.

A presentation by Dr. Usha Munshi, IIPA New Delhi, during National Workshop on Library 2.0: A Global Information Hub, Feb 5-6, 2009 at PRL Ahmedabad

Keynote address opening the 3/24/07 conference in Nagoya, Japan on Wireless Ready: Podcasting Education and Mobile Assisted Language Learning.

The Community Engagement projects (currently known as e-Learning Creative Community Partnerships) have moved from using discussion forums, to trialling a range of social software tools. We've been invited by the Social Software Research project, to be a case study, and share the progress so far.

The document discusses the emergence of Web 2.0 and the increased emphasis on user participation and collaboration online. It defines Web 2.0 as services that allow users to create and share content. Examples mentioned include social networks, wikis, blogs, and other applications. Key characteristics of Web 2.0 include users owning their own data, adding value by contributing information, and interacting through rich interfaces. The document also discusses how Web 2.0 has strengthened the user's role and democratized the flow of information through new models like social news promotion and open access scientific journals.

Slides from a talk by Kate Forbes-Pitt on "Delivering Information: Document vs. Content" given at the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2006 on 16 June 2006. See <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2006/talks/forbes-pitt/>.

Slides for a 1-day workshop on "Future Technologies and Their Applications" facilitated by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2013 conference on Monday 14 October 2013. See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/ See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/ See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/

Slides for a talk on "Web Preservation in a Web 2.0 Environment" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a Web site preservation workshop at the UKOLN IWMW 2008 event. See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2008/sessions/guy/

Slides on "Let's Predict the Future: Agile Thinking" for a workshop session on "Predicting the Future" held on 3 June 2014 at the SAOIM 2014 conference in Pretoria, South Africa and facilitated by Brian Kelly, Cetis. See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/saoim-2014-lets-predict-the-future-workshop/