Lib 2.0
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The revamped Lib 2.0 now focuses on the awareness of, and practical uses for next-generation library tools which take advantage of Web 2.0 technologies. These include social networking tools, social tagging software, digital library systems, institutional repositories, subject repositories, federated search tools, and next generation OPACS. Group membership includes any librarians and library workers who are interested in keeping up with current trends in Web 2.0 technology and its potential impact on libraries. This group welcomes members of varying levels of technological expertise and comfort levels.
(NOTE: Many thanks to the prior conveners for getting Lib 2.0 going. Members with greater interest in coding and more in-depth technological aspects of Library technologies, including Open Source coding, might be interested in the Code4LibNYC SIG [1] that formed out of this initial Lib2.0 SIG)
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Upcoming Meeting: 2/11/2009 Wikis in Libraries
*Wednesday, February 11, 2009: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at METRO
TOPIC: Wikis in METRO Libraries! Wikis in your library?
After a short presentation on Library wikis in general, SIG members will create a Lib 2.0 resource wiki. Members should come prepared to post a resource (that helps explain Web 2.0 and/or Lib 2.0) on our new wiki.
If your library doesn't yet have a wiki, this is your opportunity to see whether a wiki would be useful for your needs. If your METRO library already has a library wiki, this is also an opportunity to share it with the group. If your institution hosts several wikis already, for time/parity's sake, please choose ONE wiki to share.
*Wednesday, April 8, 2009: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at METRO TOPIC: TBD at Feb meeting
Previous Meeting - 12/03/2008: LibGuides
Wednesday, December 3, 2008: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at METRO
LibGuides presentation: Ben Turner, Instructional Services Librarian (St. John's University) offered an overview of LibGuides in general, and demonstrated how StJ Libraries have started to use them. Ben also spoke about beta-testing his DNY LibGuide as a point-of-need instruction tool.
Some requested links from the session
For those who would like some guidance exploring LibGuides, Ben will be leading a hands-on workshop at METRO on March 3rd, 10-1.
Round Table discussion: Future topics: The SIG members offered suggestions about what each would like to see in the future.
- Next generation Library System
- Widgets/gadgets (Google/ LibEx)
- Unicode Support for Hebrew
- Archive finding aids and Xtensible framework, etc)
- The nature of Lib 2.0
- ICANN and top-level domain names
- Virtual tours
- eXtensible Catalog
- 2.0 to take advantage of CMS and Digital repositories
Moving forward: The membership agreed that having a general session on "the nature of Lib2.0" was in order, and sessions covering specific types of Web 2.0 tools would be desirable (e.g.: RSS, wikis, blogs, podcasts, social bookmarking, etc) so that future session might address "what is X, and how is X being used in general? How is/can it be used in libraries?"
Members also suggested that the SIG put together a resource that elaborates on the nature of these tools, providing explanations/examples of how METRO libraries are using them. Since a wiki allows such collaboration on a SIG resource, members decided that the next meeting would be on Wikis: What a wiki is, and how wikis are being used in Libraries. The session will also include setting up a SIG resource wiki "on the spot", and offering training on adding/editing the wiki to allow all SIG members to contribute in future.
April 25, 2008: VuFind: A Next Generation Catalog Case Study
- Date and Time: Friday, April 25th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the METRO offices on 11th street
- Speakers: Andrew Nagy and Chris Barr - Falvey Library, Villanova University
- Recent VuFind Presentation at Code4lib 2008 - http://code4lib.org/conference/2008/nagy
Contemporary libraries need state-of-the-art software to make their collections and services visible and attractive to Web users accustomed to the one stop-shopping aspects of Google and the customer-oriented features of commercial sites such as Amazon. Come join the METRO Library 2.0 SIG for a presentation of VuFind (http://www.vufind.org/), an open-source resource discovery portal developed for libraries by libraries that has harnessed the power of SOLR search technology to enable users to query and browse a library's resources in a simple yet sophisticated manner.
Andrew Nagy, Technology Development Specialist at Villanova University’s Falvey Library and lead VuFind developer, and Chris Barr, Design Specialist and VuFind interface developer, will discuss the motivation behind and the development of VuFind and give us a short demonstration on how to install and configure the system. Among the topics Andrew and Chris will address are: (1) how to create a unique look and feel for VuFind to suit the needs of your library, (2) how VuFind can integrate with your library’s existing ILS and workflows so that work of your technical services, acquisitions, and circulation departments is seamlessly integrated with VuFind , and (3) the challenges of designing VuFind to effectively index and display MARC data. Following Andrew’s presentation we will have an open question and answer session on VuFind and other Next Generation Catalog systems so please bring your own experiences and opinions to share.
For documentation, download information, and links to current installations of VuFind consult the VuFind website at http://www.vufind.org/.
Spring 2008 Program Survey
Please take a moment to vote for Spring 2008 program content. Library 2.0 Spring Program Survey
CMS Systems in Libraries
CMS Meeting Discussion Points Date and Time: Friday, March 14 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the METRO offices on 11th street
Come join the SIG for a discussion forum on the use of Content Management Systems (CMS) in the libraries. We will have a panel consisting of three short presentations from librarians at different points in the implementation cycle discussing their use of different CMS software.
- Joanna DiPasquale, Web Services Librarian Columbia University
- Joanna will discuss the planning and implementation of SCT's Luminis Content Management System.
- Caroline Fuchs, Special Collections Librarian, CUNY Graduate Center
- Caroline will discuss her use of Wordpress to build a website and a community to promote the use of her special collections.
- Emily Molanphy, Web Services Librarian, NYU Medical Library,
- NYU Medical is in the midst of implementing the open source CMS Drupal for NYU's Consumer Health Libraries. Emily will talk about how she selected a CMS, some of the trials and tribulations along the way, and give attendees a look at the administrative interface.
The presentations will be followed by an open discussion of CMS systems in libraries. Please bring your own ideas and experiences to share at the meeting. RSVP to Kevin Reiss (kreiss@gc.cuny.edu) or Paul Albert (paa2013@med.cornell.edu) if you can attend. If you like some background on CMS systems you can consult to the CMS matrix to see a comparison of many popular CMS systems.
11-16 Meeting Library 2.0 Roundtable Discussion
Library 2.0 11-16 Program Notes
- Date: Friday, November 16, 2007
- Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Location: METRO Offices
Come join the Library 2.0 SIG for a discussion of Library 2.0 initiatives in progress, if you have implemented, or are thinking of implementing a 2.0 service please come and share your project or ideas with your colleagues. At the start of the meeting we will vote on which of the following four items to discuss first and see how many of them we get through.
- Social Networking Software In Libraries - Let's discuss the possibility of using or report on experiences using tools like Facebook, Myspace, and blogs in libraries. Gerry McKeirnan's Social Networking Blog Facebook Applications for Libraries
- Social Tagging and Next Generation Catalogs - Do we want to make use of user-tagged content in our libraries? If so, can libraries make effective use of this content, or is this still the domain of Librarything and Amazon?
- 2.0 Code You Can Use - Let's discuss any recent or planned 2.0 related projects we've implemented or are working on. Examples could be a Facebook application you've created, hacking del.icio.us in order to pull in relevant content to your library website, using an OCLC web service like xISBN, or a new library-related module you've created to interface with software like Solr/Lucene.
- Let's discuss the (relatively) new David Weinberger book, Everything is Miscellaneous, about strategies for dealing with digital disorder on the web. View a recent Weinberger presentation.
We also would be happy to add other topics to this list of possible discussion items, just send me the topic you'd like see added prior to the meeting.
Past Programs
- September 21, 2007 - Reclaiming the Library Catalog Program Description | Program Notes
Co-Convenors
Caroline Fuchs, Outreach Librarian, St. John's University
Kathryn G. Shaughnessy, Instructional Services Librarian, St. John's University
