Miscellaneous
1. Introductions, general questions, announcements
2. Passwords (Handout)
3. WorkFlows/Unicorn miscellaneous
  There are still occasional problems with users not getting their email notices.
  There are still occasional problems with the wrong items appearing on the send lists.
  Oakfield has barcoded over 10,000 items and plans to start circulating before the end of the year.
  Brandon is scheduled for barcoding training on September 19. Neshkoro will be scheduled soon.
  There will be an Unicorn upgrade to version GL 3.1 later this fall—probably in November.
Wisconsin Heritage Online
Demo site: wisconsinheritage.org
Resource site: wisconsinheritage.org/pr/
Barcoding—a few issues and suggestions (Handout)
Winnefox Email (Handout)

The Changing Library User and New Technologies or How to Fake Being Cool

A little background

Expectations 1.0-What "old" users do:

Search
Retrieve
Print
Link
Navigate
Read

"New" users have different expectations—what does each generation expect?

Internet Voyeur: Someone who is aware of the tools, sites and concepts of the new ways of web ecology but hasn’t really experienced them personally. They’ve read about blogs, maybe visited a few; they’ve heard about, for example, MySpace and The Facebook, or del.icio.us and Flickr but only understand what they look like from afar and on an intellectual level. Stephen Abram

New and Future Online Trends—Web 2.0
1. Blogs, aggregators, and RSS feeds
2. Wikis
  Wikipedia-a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
  (en.wikipedia.org)
  Is your library part of your community's page in Wikipedia?
  Wikimapia (http://www.wikimapia.org)
  WikiCars (http://wikicars.org)
3. Google and Yahoo Services-a whole lot more than just searching
  Google.com-services (http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/)
  Yahoo.com-services (http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/family/more/)
  Kartoo.com-a meta-search engine that shows its results in a map
4. Browser Add-ons and Exensions
5. Social Networking Sites
  MySpace.com-a social networking service that allows members to create personal profiles in order to find and communicate with friends. Winnie Fox’s MySpace page is at www.myspace.com/winniefox
  Similar sites:
  Bebo.com
  FaceBook.com (for schools)
  Friendster.com
6. Photograph sites
  Flickr.com-for sharing and organizing photos
  Librarian Trading Cards:
  www.flickr.com/photos/76432895@N00/170045586/
  PhotoBucket.com-"provides free video and photo sharing. Easily host and link your images and videos to social networks, auction sites, blogs, and message boards."
7. More sharing sites
  del.icio.us-"Keep (and share) links to your favorite articles, blogs, music, restaurant reviews, and more and access them from any computer on the web.
  Joy’s Schwarz’ set of bookmarks is at del.icio.us/windyfox
  Tasha Saecker’s List of Links is at del.icio.us/menashalibrary
  Netvibes.com-create a custom-made, personalized homepage
  Tadalist.com-"simple, shareable to-do lists"
  43things.com-"Make a list and see what changes happen in your life."
  Eventful.com-list, search for, and share event information
  Digg.com-a user-driven news site.
8. Audio and Video
  iTunes.com-a digital jukebox and download store
  Podcasting- distributing audio/video programs using syndication
  Pandora.com- an automated music recommendation and Internet radio service created by The Music Genome Project.
  SingingFish.com-audio/video search engine for free media content
  Blinkx.tv-a web based search engine for video and audio content, including podcasts
  YouTube.com- a social Web site that allows users to upload, view, and share video clips
9. Instant Messaging
  There are a variety of programs—most are not compatible with each other. A multiprotocol instant messaging program such as Trillian can communicate with most of them.
10. Gaming
  MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game)—online games played simultaneously by up to thousands of players in an online world. Some are free, some have monthly charges. There are various types of MMOGs. One of the more famous types ss the MMORPG—Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Game), played in a virtual world with user-created characters.RuneScape is an example of on the free games.
  
  Gaming in the library?
New and Future Library Trends—Library 2.0
Darlene Fichter:
Library 2.0 = (books 'n stuff + people + radical trust) x participation

Karen Schneider: The user is not broken (http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/06/the_user_is_not_broken_a_meme.php)

ALA Library 2.0 Bootcamp
Tasha Saecker was one of two librarians from Wisconsin invited to participate.
1. LibraryThing.com="Catalog your books online"
2. Next-Generation Library catalogs?
  AcquaBrowser-Queensborough Public Library
  www.queenslibrary.org
  Endeca-North Caroline State University
  www.lib.ncsu.edu/searchcollection/
3. Ann Arbor Library District’s blog-based website
  World of Reading—Book reviews by kids www.worldofreading.org
  Picture Ann Arbor gallery.aadl.org
4. Second Life-Library (Avatars, communities)
  Secondlife.com-"a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents"
5. Library content in YouTube, MySpace, etc.
6. PennTags-Tagging
  FRBR-currently used in OCLC’s WorldCat and BadgerCat
  Worldcat.org
  BadgerCat.org
  xISBN-links editions of works together
7. New Toys and Gizmos (And some not so new)
  1. iPods, MP3 players
    iPods not directly compatible with Overdrive
    Overdrive-compatible devices:
    www.overdrive.com/deviceresourcecenter/compatible.asp
    iPods, mp3 players in the library?
  2. Flash drives/memory sticks
    Issues when connecting to a public computer
  3. Cell phones and the things that can be done with them:
    Text messaging (SMS: Short Message Service)
    From phone to phone
    Multi-tap vs. Predictive text technology
    From the web
    Internet Access from a cell phone
    Cell phones with cameras and video
    
    Most of these features require a service subscription, or you may incur additional cost
  4. BlackBerry devices, PDAs-being replaced by cell phones?
  5. Digital Cameras
    Behaves similar to flash drive/memory stick when connected to public PC
    Can upload images from camera as webmail attachment, or submit for printing to select vendors (Target tested, currently works – Walmart doesn’t because it requires software to be installed)
8. What next?
  
  Michael Stephens on 5 things libraries can do to get started on a 2.0 path
  - Start a library blog
  - Create an Emerging Technology Committee
  - Train staff to use an RSS aggregator
  - Experiment and use 2.0 Tools
  - Implement IM reference
    
    Is there interest in creating podcasts?