Introductions (Summer)

Lecture/Coffee Talk:

Hi everyone and welcome to class, before you get too far into anything please watch the following:

(note: when you click on the links for lectures they will open in a new window/tab, they are flash based and will take a few seconds to load, if they look like they don't fully load, or you get a blank screen, try Refresh or Reload on your browser window)

• Introduction to the Prof. and Class (Summer Version) (14:45)
• Syllabus Review (Summer Version) (11:22)
• Quick Wiki and eCollege Tour (Summer Version) (6:37)

  Lecture(s)/Demo(s):

• Introduction to Web2.0, Library 2.0 and Social Software (9:01)
  • This recording is from the regular semester, but 99% of the content is the same (differences are relatively unimportant)

  Definition(s):

• Social Software - is normally defined as a range of web-based software programs. The programs allow users to interact and share data with other users... (Wikipedia)

  Library Example(s):

• n/a

  Resources/Other:

• Other resources on Social Software, Web2.0 and Library2.0 can be found in the Resources section

Homework/To Do:

Reading: 

• Farkas. Introduction, Chapters 1 and 14, (IM reading moved to that page)
• Intro from Keen. Cult of the Amateur  (.pdf available in eCollege)
• Casey, M., & Savastinuk, Laura (9.1.2006). Library 2.0. Library Journal. 131, 40-42. 

Watching:

• Michael Wesch's Web is Us/ing Us, Information/Revolution , and Vision of Students Today 

Projects

• Actively Participate in the Discussion (in eCollege) on Web2.0/Library2.0
• Sign up for accounts on Yahoo, AOL, Google/Gmail U: _ _ scils598x08 / P: pick one for ALL services (example video (4:29))
  • Note: I would like you to use the x08 for summer08 as we already use s08 for Spring
  • Note2: No, I do not want you to use your personal account if you already have one
• Go to avatar.yahoo.com, use your new Yahoo account, and create an Avatar that you'll use for the rest of the semester (example video (5:35))
• Email Steve, using your regular/preferred email account, at (librarysteve@yahoo.com) so I can invite you to be a contributor on the wiki

Suggestions:

(Your area to make any suggestions as to how this is taught/what is taught)

(example) sg - I'd remove the reading by that "negative nancy" Keen :-)

rm - no suggestions for what's being taught (great stuff so far), but maybe a heads up that 'textbooks' are required for those of us who need some time to procure them... ;-) <runs off to B&N hoping beyond hope the Farkas book is there>.

  sg - noted (need to also note that ordering from B&N is generally the fastest)

pg - echoing rm: perhaps let people know that Farkas is the main text, so they can put it first on the shopping list.

lo- Steve, do you think you could add the RU e-companion/e-college link to the list of websites in the Sidebar and Sites section of the wiki?  Just so we could have all related sites in one place.

  sg - added eCollege/eCompanion to the sidebar (just remember we probably won't do any more threaded discussions...eCollege will mostly be for grades)

mh - quick note on passwords - Google requires 8 characters.  I set a bunch of accounts up with 7, then when I did the google ones I had to add an extra character.  Not a big deal.  I just need to remember if I'm using one of the google things.