[Baynet] Infopeople's "Web 2.0: A Hands-On Introduction for Library Staff" workshop

[Linda Rodenspiel]

There is a lot of buzz in the library press about Web 2.0 and its 
impact on libraries. The California State Library believes that Web 
2.0 has tremendous transformational potential, perhaps second only to 
the introduction of the Internet itself. In recognition of the 
importance of Web 2.0, the State Library has made a special grant 
award to Infopeople for a series of free training events titled 
"Moving Libraries Forward to Web 2.0". The following workshop is part 
of the Web 2.0 series.

Title:  Web 2.0: A Hands-On Introduction for Library Staff

We have scheduled several more sessions:

Dates and locations:

Monday, July 16, Santa Maria Public Library
Monday, August 6, Buena Park Library District
Monday, August 13, San Diego County Library Headquarters
Monday, August 20, Contra Costa County Library, Pleasant Hill
Friday, September 21, San Jose - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at
http://infopeople.org/workshop/334


Fee: Thanks to a special LSTA grant award from the California State 
Library, Infopeople is able to offer this workshop to the California 
library community free of charge.



Web 2.0 . . . wikis . . . blogs . . . RSS feeds . . . social 
bookmarking . . . These are hot topics in recent conversations about 
library service and the web. Increasingly, library staff are expected 
to be conversant in these areas, but the trouble is that things have 
been evolving so quickly that it can be hard to get a foothold. If 
you haven't had a chance to keep up or don't know where to start, 
this course is a way to get a basic grounding in these tools and 
explore them in a hands-on way. You will leave with an understanding 
of how these things work as well as some ideas about how they can be 
useful in your library.


Workshop Description: This all-day hands-on workshop will provide a 
grounding in some of the most popular tools and concepts associated 
with Web 2.0. Through individual and group exercises, class members 
will try out these tools for themselves, as well as look at examples 
of how they are being used successfully in libraries. Topics covered 
include blogs, wikis, RSS, social bookmarking, and making the case 
for integrating these tools in the library context. The instructor 
will provide background and explanation of the tools, guided 
exploration, and examples of successful library uses of these 
technologies. A webliography of links and suggested readings will 
also be supplied. Class members will leave with the solid grasp of 
the basics and a proposal for implementing a specific Web 2.0 service 
at their own library.

Pre-workshop assignment: Those registering for this course must 
create their own accounts in Bloglines and del.icio.us before coming 
to the workshop, since there will not be time in class to go through 
this process. Instructions for creating accounts will be provided 
ahead of time via email.

Preliminary Course Outline

What is Web 2.0?
--Why is it important?
--What are some of the tools?

Blogs
--What are they?
-How can they be used?
--Hands-on activities

RSS Feeds
--What are they?
--How can they be used?
--Hands-on activities

Social Bookmarking and Tagging
--What are they?
--How can they be used?
--Hands-on activities

Wikis
--What are they?
--How can they be used?
--Hands-on activities

Selling Social Software at Your Library
--Some tips
--Possible challeges
--Proposal excercise

Instructor:  Michele Mizejewski.  Michele is currently the Electronic 
Services Librarian at Redwood City Library in Redwood City, CA. She 
has also taught online workshops on social software for Five Weeks to 
a Social Library and Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education Program and 
will be presenting this spring on Library 2.0 issues at the CCLI 
Workshop in Sacramento. She is very interested in demystifying 
technology and making it more accessible.


Who Should Attend: Anyone from the California library community with 
an interest in an introduction to Web 2.0 as it intersects with 
library service.

Prerequisites: This course requires that students:

Be comfortable with basic computer skills and navigating on the web
Be able to log into an existing email account (work or personal) via the web
Be comfortable with creating accounts and with submitting content to 
online service providers.

Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM;  instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are available on the 
Infopeople Web site at 
http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop/Directions.  Infopeople does not 
validate or pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or lunch.  Since some 
training locations do not have in-house or convenient food service, 
Infopeople recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general 
information about Infopeople training opportunities, go to the main 
Infopeople Workshops page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, 
please contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at 
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685.