librarian introduction to web 2.0 tools

What is web 2.0 all about?› Change to …

information/internet/life/teenagers/education/libraries…› Definitions. Examples of applications (could go into

“Learning 2.0” to cover this?) Web 2.0 in libraries

› Step’s detail – practical ? e.g. …› Issues to consider – copyright debate? - experiences of

others? Establishing our “community of learners” –

accessing and supporting. Co-leaders? Practical start to setting up blogs for everyone

"Information r/evolution”

2000 approx. 414 million Internet users worldwide

2007 over 1,200 million Internet users worldwide

In the Middle East …

920% internet growth rate in the same period!

The UAE? 38.4% of people use the Internet.

At ZU?A recent ZU study concluded 94% of

students have home internet.

30 billion web pages, and rising…

… traffic to social networking sites up 11.5% in 2007

… 64% of online teenagers engaged in content creation.

… 75% of Grade 7-12 have IM

There are different expectations!

Do you?

What do you think of this book?AADL catalog

What’s happening in the library?

RSS feeds by topic

Credits for Danny, ZU and the team; based on Helene Blowers etc

What and where is the blogsite Who can access it/how? Checking this.. Goal of working through as a community

of learners – can use independently too – I need to draft a weekly “plan”

Other library web 2.0 resources – e.g. SLA site; bibliography – others add to it!