Web 2.0 policy documents & strategies in higher education

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Introduction

See also LIBR 559M - Course Resources, Social media policies and Social media landscape

Web 2.0 documents - action plans, strategic planning, visioning documents

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  • Byrne, Alex (2008). Web 2.0 strategy in libraries and information services. The Australian Library Journal, 57(4), 365-376
  • Chua et al. Prevalence and Use of Web 2.0 in Libraries. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2008 new2.gif
    • see http://dl2.cs.ui.ac.id/v3/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/web20inlibraries.ppt
    • libraries are undergoing fundamental paradigm shifts in how they see users and how they offer services
    • thrust is on exploiting web and 2.0 applications to engage users in developing new library services and building community
    • paper investigates prevalence and use of web 2.0 applications on 90 websites of libraries from North America, Europe and Asia.
    • findings reveal all three categories of web 2.0 applications, namely, those that support information push/pull, retrieval, and exchange, have been adopted in libraries across the three regions, with libraries in North America leading their European and Asian counterparts.
    • ways in which individual web 2.0 applications have been used are also detailed.

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  • Joint N. The Web 2.0 challenge to libraries. Library Review 2009 58 3 167-175.
    • issues surrounding Web 2.0 technologies and relevance to libraries by discussion and examples from library practice.
    • all libraries need to have web 2.0 strategies to promote services, but will need to devise solutions to specific problems as part of strategy.
    • includes range of Web 2.0 platforms on offer and authentication and workload issues; single, unified library system-based approach is offered as viable alternative to using disparate external services
    • paper does not resolve difference between a multi-platform Web 2.0 strategy and the single, unified library system; preference for the systems-based approach is suggested
    • article offers two alternative Web 2.0 strategies and range of options for librarians interested in pursuing Web 2.0 services, facilitating successful service enhancement in library.
  • Kent PG. Enticing the Google generation: Web 2.0, social networking and university students. In: 29th Annual IATUL Conference, 21-24 April 2004, Auckland, New Zealand. and 2008 ppt presentation
    • library systems are being enhanced to include web 2.0 functionality; universities and their libraries are establishing a presence in social network sites (eg Facebook, YouTube).
    • paper analyses these trends, takes stock in university library environment and questions strategy and planning behind them.
    • are we responding in an ad hoc manner, is a presence required in all environments, do students want us in their space and how do we best allocate our energies and resources?
    • risks, policy questions and institutional strategy needs associated with Web 2.0 technologies?
    • early Web presence of many organisations sprang up in a haphazard and un-coordinated way due to the efforts of early adopters or innovators.
    • in same way pockets of Web 2.0 have emerged from academic and support areas; limited support or expertise available from corporate areas with a focus on existing systems;
    • decisions to proceed with implementing web 2.0 applications may be opportunistic and outside usual project governance processes.
  • Kidd TT, Chen I. Wired for Learning: An Educator's Guide to Web 2.0. IAP, 2009
    • In Wired for Learning: An Educators Guide to Web 2.0 there is tremendous potential for addressing the needs of students, teachers, researchers, and practitioners to enhance the teaching and learning experiences through customization, personalization, and rich opportunities for networking and collaboration.
    • clarifies and presents web 2.0 for teaching and learning to meet educational challenges of students in diverse learning setting;
    • encourages teachers to think differently about technology's potential for strengthening students' critical thinking, writing, reflection, and interactive learning.
  • Lindstrom P. Securing web 2.0 Technologies. EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research. 2007
    • Web 2.0 applications, especially client-side processing, Extensible Markup Language (XML) syndication, mashups and shared content, and social networking, bring unique vulnerabilities to institutional environments.
    • This Burton study clarifies the attack objectives and techniques that must be specifically defended against as risks increase and the role of application security in risk management.
  • Linh NC. A survey of the application of Web 2.0 in Australasian university libraries. Library Review 2008
    • provides overall picture of web 2.0 technologies in Australasian university libraries
    • focus on what types of technologies were applied in libraries, purposes and features
    • two-thirds of Australasian university libraries deployed one or more Web 2.0 technologies. Only four Web 2.0 technologies were used for specific purposes and with some basic features. The general Web 2.0 application indexes were still low as the mean application index was 12 points and the highest index was 37 points (out of 100).


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