Reading/Sites

Web 2.pdf (print version)

Reading:

  Books:

• (157387275X) Farkas, M. (2007). Social Software in Libraries: Building Collaboration, Communication, and Community Online. Medford, New Jersesy: Information Today, Inc..  
• (1401302378) Anderson, C. (2006). The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More. New York: Hyperion.
• (0763622591) Anderson, M. (2004). Feed. Cambridge: Candlewick.
• (1578517087) Brown, J., & Duguid, P. (2002). The Social Life of Information. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press.
• (1594481946) Johnson, S. (2005). Everything Bad is Good for You. New York: Riverhead Hardcover.

 Articles:

•   Abram, S., & Luther, J. (2004). Born with the Chip. Library Journal. 129, 34-37.

    http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleid=CA411572

•   Casey, M., & Savastinuk, Laura (9.1.2006). Library 2.0. Library Journal. 131, 40-42.

    http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6365200.html

Sites:

• Steve's Social Software class
  • Soon to be totally rockin with screencasts/exercises (complete in Jan '08)
• learning 2.0
  • Great Site to learn more about web2.0 technologies in a fun task oriented way
• Magical Mystery Tour Wiki (from librarygarden bloggers)
  • Resources from the librarygarden bloggers' Magical Mystery Tour of web2.0 tools
• Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki
  • Great examples of how libraries are doing all kinds of things (from management to tech)
• Sirsi Dynix Institute
  • Free web seminars/podcasts of lots of web2.0/library2.0 technologies and approaches