UGC Presentation

User Generated Content In Libraries from JuliaB23

This PowerPoint is shared using SlideShare. It was created to support my presentation to the Diploma class Extend Own Information Literacy Skills. The presentation was on User Generated Content In Libraries.
 

National Library Of Australia Facebook Evaluation

The Facebook page I've selected for my evaluation is from the National Library Of Australia. As this is a government organisation it is a highly authoritative site. The NLA uses it's site to provide information such as location and opening hours, to promote events and showcase it's collection. An example of this is the post about how historic knitting patterns are the most popular item searched for in one section of Trove (http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/71384389).

It is current (the last post was 22 hrs ago) and appears to be updated regularly. It has been liked 6,116 times and has 188 people  talking about it.  The variety of material available through this site makes it an interesting one to explore to learn about the National Library and some of it's treasures.

Facebook. 2013. National Library Of Australia. [online] Available at: https://www.facebook.com/National.Library.of.Australia [Accessed: 3 Sep 2013].

LOC Twitter Evaluation.

One of the libraries Twitter feeds that I chose to follow is the Library of Congress because it is an authoritative site with a breadth of information. For example information about the National Book Festival and the Ray Bradbury Exhibition. The site has 524,685 followers and there are several posts added a day. Some of the items are more technical and directed at people who would be working in/studying libraries and some are more general and aimed at the library's clients.

Twitter. 2013. Library Of Congress. [online] Available at: https://twitter.com/librarycongress [Accessed: 27 Aug 2013].

Twitter Discovery

Although I've previously been aware of a number of accounts I'd like to follow I've resisted joining up for Twitter as I can see the potential for this to be a bit of a 'time waster' instead of a useful tool. I found the process of joining, setting up my profile and exploring for people to follow mostly easy (with thanks for pointing me in the right direction to Andrew!). I have signed up to follow a number of library sites including the Library Of Congress and the National Library Of Australia as well as some of my favourite authors and actors from one of the few shows I watch.

Twitter is an easy way for libraries to let their clients know what's happening such as upcoming events or new books that have arrived. It also makes it easy for people to let their friends know about things they've seen on the site through re tweeting. It is a great way to keep up with new and specific  information on multiple sites at once and is easier to use than Delicious.

The downside is the limited number of characters so for more in depth information you need to research further.

Unleash The Users - You Tube Video Evaluation.

This You Tube video discusses 'unleashing' library users including the use of UGC and the idea of library staff and users working together to create things which is different from other items I've seen on this topic where the focus has been on how libraries deal with content created by users. I chose it because I liked the emphasis on getting clients actively participating in the direction of the library.

It is about the Aarhus Main Library in Denmark and was uploaded on 29th May 2009. Very little information was available on the poster of this video so it is less authoritative than what others might post on the topic. It's intended audience would be anyone interested in the issue of increasing client involvement in the activities of a library.

Kanal tilhørende transformationlab. 2013. Unleash The Users. [video online] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsFrkxjtj8 [Accessed: 20th August 2013].

You Tube

You Tube is a useful tool for learning about a variety of topics especially practical ones as the demonstrations show you exactly how to do things. Teacher Tube focuses on resources for teachers. If wishing to use videos from either place for teaching purposes one needs to be aware of possible copyright restrictions.

The following video is my first ever attempt at uploading a video to YT. I found the process fairly straightforward and am sure with more time to explore editing options and help files any I post in the future will be much improved!! Taking it a step at a time...

Podcast

The podcast below is of Library of Congress staff  Michelle Springer and Helena Zinkham being interviewed about their organisation's project to begin using Flickr (a few years ago now). They discuss a wide range of issues relating to this including copyright, maintaining digital archives, cloud sourcing (content they want users to contribute based on what's been posted.).  As the Library Of Congress is probably the leading library in the world this is a highly authoritative podcast.Have a listen!



I found this on the Voices Of The Past website and that is the podcast I've subscribed to. The podcasts found here are not specifically library related but are about "helping people use the social web to effectively advocate for heritage resources." The audience would be people who wish to become savvy in combining their use of social media and their interest in heritage resources. Depending on what library you work in heritage resources may be something you're responsible for.

Guin, J. 2013. Library of Congress on partnering with Flickr and finding its voice in social media, Voices Of The Past. [podcast] 12 September 2010. Available at: http://www.voicesofthepast.org/2010/09/12/audio-podcast-library-of-congress/#wrap [Accessed: 13th August 2013].