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RA* On Web 2.0
LIS 5313 – Fall 2009
Elaine W
*Readers’ Advisory Service
RA (Readers’ Advisory) is a line
of communicationbetween a reader
and the readers’ advisor.
Before the Internet, RA had limited hours…
…and limited points of contact.
Then came the Internet …and Web 2.0.
Now, you can provide
customers access to
what they want,
when they want it,
and how they want it
by using Library 2.0 Tools.
This is the face of
RA on Web 2.0
Here’s some easy steps to getting “high” on Web
2.0…
Blogs
A blog is a personal diary.
A daily pulpit.
A collaborative space.
A political soapbox.
A breaking-news outlet.
A collection of links.
Your own private thoughts.
Memos to the world.
Blogs have three basic components:
chronology
frequency
focus
You can use blogs from other bloggers…
You can create your own blog…
…using
..or
…or
…or
…or
RSS
RSS =
Really Simple Syndication
or
Rich Site Summary
This is the icon for RSS
RSS is
…a format for notifying your readers of new content at a website.
Add RSS syndication so your readers will know when you’ve made updates to your page.
You don’t want them to miss out on important postings!
Comments
Invite your readers to make comments.
Comments enable the conversation that is so important to RA services…
Social Tags
Tags are single-word descriptors --
Tags are a simple way to categorize books according to how you think of them, not how some official librarian does.
Tags make it easier for your readers to find what they want.
Social Sites
A Social Site is…
…a Web site that provides a virtual community for people
interested in a particular subject.
Members create their own online “profile”…
&
…they communicate with each other.
There are many social sites for book lovers…
…such as…
…and…
…and…
…and…
…and…
Use “Social Sites” to hold online conversations between your readers and your readers’ advisors!
New Hours
One of the best benefits to online RA Services are the hours…
That’s right…
Now you can offer access…… anytime, anywhere for
everyone.
Put it all together and
you get…
RA On Web 2.0
No one does it better Hennepin County Library…
Winner of the 2006-2007 Technology Solutions
Award
BookSpace is building a community of readers…
Become part of the community by visiting:
http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/
So go online…
and start “talking”
Image credits:Readers' Advisory area
by flickr user Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Me, rocking at the reference desk
by flickr user revjim5000
chapter 8 - community building through social networking by flickr user davidking
Lester Public Library Hours
by flickr user lester public library
open 24/7 by flickr user mag3737
MusicEuroDance Evolution –
Zeroes to Heroesby Jamendo user Lion Dance
Edited by Elaine W
2009