New Technology

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• New Technology

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VALA 2006

• Dr Willard McCartey
• Reader in Humanities Computing
• Kings College, London

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VALA 2006

• If readers are rendered by information
  retrieval systems into passive recipients, then
  librarians become the mere delivery
  boys-and-girls to scholarship
• McCartey, Willard. Individual matrix, communal
  workshop
• and the living condition of the human mind.
  VALA Melbourne, 2006
• Retrieved March 6, 2004, http//www.vala.org.au/v
  ala2006/2006pdfs/98_McCarty_Final.pdf

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VALA 2006

• Hence the commodification of knowledge to which
  I referred, its measure as a kind of industry and
  an economic good, with analogies ready to hand in
  the packaged goods of the supermarket. Yet we
  nevertheless wonder at our students
  disinclination if not incapacity for critical
  thinking.
• McCartey, Willard. Individual matrix, communal
  workshop
• and the living condition of the human mind.
  VALA Melbourne, 2006
• Retrieved March 6, 2004, http//www.vala.org.au/v
  ala2006/2006pdfs/98_McCarty_Final.pdf

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VALA 2006

• Daniel Clancy Engineer Director for Google
  Print

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VALA 2006

• Search is not enough to navigate content
• Daniel Clancy VALA 2006

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VALA 2006

• Sean Volke
• Electronic Solutions Consultant, Thomson Gale
• Encouraging interaction online the emerging
  roles of blogs/wikis/RSS in fostering and
  encouraging user participation
• Sandra Jeffries, Corey Wallis
• University of Southern Queensland
• Exploring the Application of RSS for Library
  Staff Professional Development and SDI Services
• Richard Giles
• Director, Clique Communications
• Top Ten Tech Trends

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Web 2.0

• Web 2.0 has been described as a second phase of
  architecture and application development for the
  World Wide Web.
• Applications include
• blogs, linklogs, RSS, podacsting, wikis, social
  networking software
• It is said to be a move away from Web 1.0
  static web sites, search engines, surfing

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BLOGS

• A blog (web log) is a website in which items are
  posted on a regular basis and displayed in
  reverse chronological order. Like other media,
  blogs often focus on a particular subject, such
  as food, politics, or local news. Some blogs
  function as online diaries.

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RSS

• Really Simple Syndication
• Rich Site Summary

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Podcasts

• Syndicated audio content

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Social networking

• Collaboration
• Building relationships using technology
• Interact with technology and each other

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Question?

• How can libraries tap into this trend and engage
  our users in a learned dialogue?