harnessing the power of libguides part 2
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The Power of LibGuides
Michael Johnson, MLS
Circulation Librarian, Shawnee State University
October 16th, 2012
What we will cover in the
next hour Quick review of the previous class
The power of the WYSIWYG
What is Web 2.0 (3.0?)
Why is Web 2.0 important?
Different applications of Web 2.0
Embedded content
Dangers of embedding
Lets embed!
Statistics
Review
LibGuides is a content management system
Easy to share or aggregate information
Can set up permissions
Choices to made before you start
Color, language, formatting etc…
Best practices aka Think of the User
Use the system to save time
Users want less not more
Run a user analysis
Review
Main page options
Creating a research guide
Moving content on a page and to another page
Different types of content
Rich text box: WYSIWYG
Stands for “What you see is what you get”
Allows for a graphical system to interact with XHTML and CSS
Like Microsoft word for a website
Pros
Interacting in a way that your used to
Short learning time, almost “natural”
Cons
Not versatile
Can fight you
Rich text box introduction
WYSIWYG Tour
Lets Build a Guide!
What is Web 2.0: Content
Web 1.0 content
One way path, producer to creator
Simple commerce based on commodities
Dynamic Content
Changes with your actions
Examples: Google Docs, Google Earth
User Generated Content
Social networking, media sharing, wikis
Examples: Facebook, YouTube, Wikipedia
WARNING: Not part of user analysis
What is Web 2.0: LibGuides
Polls
Not very effective
Doesn’t give good Statistics
Attracts trolls
Rate Sources
Too open
Research shows that people don’t tend to rate or
tag library sources like Flicker or YouTube
Feedback works fine instead of rating
What is Web 2.0: Going
towards Web 3.0
No exact definition just elements
Semantic Web
Everything integrated
Geosocial
Foursquare
Augmented Reality
QR codes
Why is Web 2.0 important?
First generation
Depended on something direct
Second Generation
Allowed for the people to partake
Allows extension
Even beyond the original intentions of the creator
Different applications of
Web 2.0
Video
PowerPoint (SlideShare)
Forms
Audio
Images
Many many more
Embedded Content
What is Embedding
Creating a window of another website in your own
Must be done in HTML editor
Avoid Special Embeds
Things to consider when
embedding: Rights and use
I am not a lawyer and not giving legal advice
Libraries are starting to get sued
Creative Commons
Always check the licensing agreement
Ask for permission
Give credit
Fair Use
Under attack
Things to consider when
embedding: Dependencies
Dependent on another system to work
Which might be dependent on several other systems
Services and content are constantly changing
Code Changes
Free version becomes more restricted
Only embed relevant content
Lets embed: YouTube
Lets embed: SlideShare
Lets embed: Jot Form
Getting statistics
We live in a quantitative world
LibGuide Statistics can be another statistic that
can show library usage
A new system has been put in place
Not everyone will have access to all the statistics
Depends on user permissions
Getting statistics (pre July 1
2012): The entrance
Getting statistics (pre July 1
2012): All the my guides
Getting statistic (pre July 1
2012)s: A certain guide
Getting Statistics: The new
interface!
The new system has some major advantages
IT also has some major disadvantages
Advantages
Custom date ranges
Interactive graphs and charts
Ability to pull data
Exporting data is much easier
Same as LibAnalytics
Disadvantages
Much more complicated
Days of week not labeled
Default landing page odd
Slower
Teaser tabs
Limitations on pulling data
Understanding web statistics
Look for big trends
Do not let one day fool you
Compare to your old data
A tour of the new system
Widgets and API
Advance
Take LibGuide content out of LibGuides and
embed them somewhere else
Library homepage
Course management page
Internal page
Database search page (like Ebsco)
Can be put anywhere JavaScript in allowed
Widget vs API
Widget
API Mashup
Lets make a widget
Lets make an API
