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Libraries Interact : community and collaboration in the Australian Library blogosphere. Presentation given at VALA conference 6 February 2008. Paper available here: http://www.valaconf.org.au/vala2008/papers2008/106_Bradley_Final.pdfTRANSCRIPT
Libraries Interact:Libraries Interact:collaboration and community in collaboration and community in
the Australian Library the Australian Library blogosphereblogosphere
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Fiona BradleyFiona Bradley
Kathryn GreenhillKathryn Greenhill
Constance WiebrandsConstance Wiebrands
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OutlineOutline
• What ?• Who?• Content• Tools• How?• Community of practice• Other group blogs
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WhatWhat
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LINT
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Tagline: Blog central for
Australian Librarieshttp://librariesinteract.info
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Australian
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Welcomes on-topic contributions from
anyonehttp://librariesinteract.info
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Not aligned with any formal body
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Not aligned with any formal body
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ContentContent
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ContentContent
200 hits per day
>550 subscribers
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ContentContent
Dec 200722680 hits
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ContentContent
• One sixth from AustraliaLarge amount US Canada
Egypt China
Netherlands Great Britain
Brazil
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The ThaliThe Thali
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTagmYmV0ss
(original had embedded animation showing workplace of each Thali member )
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ToolsTools
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ToolsToolsBlogBlog
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Tools – blogTools – blog
Wordpress
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Tools – blogTools – blogWordpress plugins• SPAM• Bad behavior• Bad behavior log Reader• Spam Karma 2
• Editing• Cforms II
• Stats• Ultimate Google Analytics• Useless Stats
• Metadata• unAPI Server – machine readable metadata records for posts and pages
• Backup• Wordpress Database Backup
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Tools – blogTools – blog
Feedburner
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Tools – blogTools – blog
Technorati
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ToolsToolsCollaborationCollaboration
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Tools – collaborationTools – collaboration
GMail
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Tools – collaborationTools – collaboration
Google groups
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Tools – collaborationTools – collaboration
PBwiki
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Tools – collaborationTools – collaboration
Social BookmarkingConnotea
CiteULikehttp://librariesinteract.info
ToolsTools For Australian librariesFor Australian libraries
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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library
Australian Library blogs list
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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library
Australian Library blogs search
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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library
Lint survey
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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library
VLINT
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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library
Frappr map
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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library
Thali tags
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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library
Professional reading room
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Tools – Australian libraryTools – Australian library
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How ?How ?
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8 July 2006
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26 Jan 2008
313 posts
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Philosophy
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Very informal. Not written down
until this paper.http://librariesinteract.info
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LINT is a growing, evolving project.
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LINT is a growing, evolving project.
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An idea will only work if someone has time to do it.
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Everyone available to bounce around
ideas.http://librariesinteract.info
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No single person is in charge.
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No formal decision making.
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Informal negotiation and
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Assess and deal with situations as they arise.
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Don’t create pre-emptive rules.
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Highest return for lowest effort.
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Community of Community of practicepractice
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Community of practice Community of practice
About
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Community of practice Community of practice
Function
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Community of practice Community of practice
Capability
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Collaborative Collaborative library bloggers library bloggers
surveysurvey
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The surveyThe survey
September 2007
Surveymonkey
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What they get out of itWhat they get out of it
Professional
- Job
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What they get out of itWhat they get out of it
Professional
- Skills
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What they get out of itWhat they get out of it
Professional
- Community
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What they get out of itWhat they get out of it
Personal
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How you can be involvedHow you can be involved
ReadSubscribeCommentWrite
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FutureFuture
New Look
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Questions ?Questions ?
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