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Web 2.0 technologies, like del.iciou.us, Podcasting, Netvibes, Second Life, LibraryThing, Screencasting have almost unlimited possibilities. But how can you use these in library instructions?In this paper I will focus on personal start page tools like Netvibes (look-alikes are iGoogle, Pageflakes, MyYahoo). With this tool you can make your own free personal start page. It allows you to put all your web resources into one page, including blogs, news, email, podcasts, pictures, videocasts, rss-feeds. You can also share the content of a Netvibes-page with others. This makes it possible to develope pages for specific departments but also to use it in instructions. In the presentation I will demonstrateNetvibes: What is it, how do libraries use Netvibes, do they use it at all? How can we use Netvibes in our library classes?
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Start Pages and Libraries
Dorine Kieft-Wondergem
Central Medical Library
University Medical Center Groningen
The Netherlands
Start Pages and Libraries
Inquiry
What is a start page
Netvibes
Put into use in libraries
EduCMB
Summary
Libraries and Start Pages
Inquiry:
“Which library uses tools like Netvibes, Pageflakes, My Yahoo, in library instructions, education, demonstrations, and so on?”
Reactions
Curiosity for the results. “What exactly can you do with these tools?” “Is it possible to use it for…?” Use of a personal start page for themselves, but not
in groups. The question of how to use these tools in groups. Helping patrons with their personal start pages. Using it as a means of communication with students.
A Start Page
Web desktop Web-based All your web resources on one page The content you choose The look you want Possibility of sharing content Possibility of a Public Page: an Universe … …
Start Pages - Providers
Netvibes
Live.com
Symbaloo
Pageflakes
iGoogle
My Yahoo
EduCMB
Focuses on (trainee) nurseswww.netvibes.com/educmb
Still young Not yet complete First reactions enthusiastically
Examples
Library of Zeeland: www.netvibes.com/zbdigitaal
The National Library for Health:www.library.nhs.uk
University of Pennsylvania Library: https://medley.isc-seo.upenn.edu/penn_portal/portal.php/217
Libraries of the University of Groningen: www.netvibes.com/ruglibraries
The Central Medical Library: www.netvibes.com/cmb
Fontys University of Applied Sciences:www.netvibes.com
Eahil: www.netvibes.com/eahil2008
In the near future:
Make EduCmb more complete. Promote the use of EduCMB. Examine the possibilities of pages for other
target groups. Setting up a course in Web 2.0 tools.
Summary
Wonderful tools For you For your patrons individually For a department For a specific target group For instruction For …
Dorine Kieft-Wondergem
Central Medical Library - University Medical Center Groningen
Websites providers:
www.netvibes.com
www.pageflakes.com
www.iGoogle.com
http://my.live.com
http://cm.my.yahoo.com
www.symbaloo.com
References
www.netvibes.com www.netvibes.com/ogcmb www.netvibes.com/cmb www.netvibes.com/ounl www.netvibes.com/educmb www.netvibes.com/eahil2008
