Web 2.0 and Law Libraries - Resources and Examples

Basic Web 2.0

Instant Messaging

Single Client - These all can either be downloaded as a stand-alone client or be used within a web browser

Google Talk
Yahoo Messenger
AOL Instant Messenger

Gabbly - Add a chat window to any webpage

Aggregators - Chat with others regardless of their IM client

Meebo
Plugoo
Pidgin

Examples shown in presentation

UW Madison Law Library page with Plugoo chat widget
UK Law Library page with Gabbly chat added


Blogs

Blogging software - can either be self-hosted on your institution's server or hosted on the software companies' servers

Blogger
Wordpress
Typepad

Examples shown in presentation

UK Law Library News
Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library - self hosted and uses Movable Type
Out of the Jungle - Group blog hosted by Blogger
The Technological Tortoise - My personal blog which concentrates on technology in law libraries. Uses WordPress and is hosted by Wordpress
Osawatomie Public Library - Library that uses an out-of-the-box WordPress blog template for its website.
Wilson Library, Milsaps University - Another library that uses a WordPress blog template for its website, although this one has had significant tweaking.

MicroBlogging

Twitter
Pownce
Jaiku
Tumblr

Examples shown in presentation

Sarah's Twitter
Yale Law Library Twitter

Wikis

Software

Wikispaces
Wetpaint
PB Wiki
MediaWiki - Self-hosted
Google Sites

Examples shown in presentation

Albany County Public Library Staff Wiki
Law Review training wiki - This is a wiki I created for a training session for members of the Kentucky Review of Environmental and Equine Law
Internet Librarian Conference Wiki


Photos and Videos

Fun Image Generators and Avatar Creators

Generator Blog - good collection of free image generators
Custom Sign Generators
Face Your Manga
Simpsonize Me
Hero Machine
Photo Ager


Free Photo Editors

Picnik
Picasa

Photo sharing sites

Flickr
Picasa

Screencasting software

Capture Fox - Free, Firefox addon
SnagIt
Wink - Free, fairly sophisticated editing capabilities
Camtasia - Rather expensive, but good quality product

Video sharing sites

YouTube
BlipTV

Examples shown in presentation

Wolf Law Library, College of William and Mary Law School Flickr page
Minnesota State Law Library photographic new book shelf
AALL 2008 group photo pool "The Daily Rose"

UB Law School YouTube Channel
Hein Online YouTube training videos
Training Video made with Capture Fox

Podcasting Software

Gabcast - record by calling on phone
Audacity - free, open source audio recording and editing
FeedforAll - RSS feed creator for podcasts

Podcast sharing/hosting sites

iTunes U
PodBean

Examples shown in presentation

Hofstra Law Library audio tours
Lewis & Clark Law School Podcasts - hosted on law library website
OSU Moritz College of Law iTune U Podcast directory - takes you to mirror hosted by OSU with links to iTunes store


Folksonomies

Websites

del.icio.us
digg

Zotero
Connotea
citeUlike

LibraryThing
Shelfari
GoodReads

Examples shown in presentation

Witkin State Law Library of California del.icio.us bookmarks
Twitter search for the AALL2008 tag
Whatcom County Law Library LibraryThing
Competition Law and Policy Group on CiteULike

Social Networking

Websites

MySpace
Facebook
Ning
LinkedIn

Examples shown in presentation

Sarah's MySpace
Sarah's Facebook
Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library Facebook Page
Deane Law Library Facebook Page
Valparaiso University School of Law MySpace
University of Baltimore Law School Library MySpace
Law Librarians Ning
Law Librarians Group on LinkedIn

Productivity Tools

Websites - Creation

Google Docs
Zoho
Open Office


Websites - Sharing

Drop.io
SlideShare
Scribd

Websites - Calendars and schedules

Google Calendars
Doodle - meeting scheduler


Examples shown in presentation

Google Docs Document
Draft Web 2.0 Survey for Law Students - created using Google Docs spreadsheet software, hosted on a Google Site, but you could host it anywhere... a wiki, your library website, blog, etc.
SlideShare Search for "Westlaw"
Librarian page on library website with Google Calendar embedded with schedule

Advanced Web 2.0

Aggregation

Websites

Aggregators

FriendFeed
SocialThing

Start Pages

iGoogle
My Yahoo
Pageflakes
NetVibes

RSS Feed Creators

FeedtoJS
PonyFish

RSS Readers

Google Reader
Bloglines

Examples shown in presentation

Sarah's FriendFeed
Sarah's Google Reader Shared Items
Dublin Public Library Pageflakes page
Brooklyn Law School Blog - utilizes RSS feeds on right hand sidebar
Georgetown Law Library - library homepage has RSS feed from blog on homepage
Cincinnati Law Library Association - Law Blog box on right created with Feed2JS


Mashups and Widgets

Mashups

Yahoo Pipes
Ubiquity
RollyO
Google Custom Search

Widget Creators

Sprout
Widget Box
Google Gadget Easy Templates
Google Gadgets


Examples shown in presentation

University of Michigan Law Library - google map connected to holdings
Cincinnati Public Library RSS Feed Mashup using Yahoo Pipes
RollyO search engine - searches law library research guides
Cardozo Law Library OPAC search widget
Catholic University Law Library Room Reservation Widget
Barco Law Library Blog - uses several widgets on sidebar


Getting Started

Get a Google Account

As seen here, Google has a version of just about every Web 2.0 application mentioned above. A word of advice: If you already have a Google or Gmail account, make a separate one for your library activities. It will make things simpler in the long run.


Try a new browser

Given Web 2.0's reliance on in-browser actions, it makes sense to try a browser developed for this purpose. The following also have "addons" that allow you to customize your browser to your needs.

Browsers

Firefox
Flock
Chrome

Addons and Toolbars

LibX
Offshoot Systems LLC
iLibrarians Firefox Addons for Librarians part 1 part 2


Examples seen in presentation

Howard Hunter Law Library - BYU toolbar

Do a self-paced Learning 2.0 Program

CS-SIS Web 2.0 Challenge
Original Learning 2.0 - contains links to other programs that are modeled after it.
Blue 2.0 - the Learning 2.0 program that I helped organize at UK Libraries

You can also do a google search for "learning 2.0" or "23 things library" and that will return several more similar programs.