* Kate Bronstad * September 21st, 2007 *

Engaging the academic Engaging the academic science community science community

through through technologytechnology

OverviewOverview»The case for technology

»Scientists and Web 2.0

»Examples and Ideas

»Collaboration

»Conclusion

The Case for The Case for TechnologyTechnology

»Adapt to changes in science along with the scientists

»Meet scientists along their workflow

»Encourage trust and reputation

»Alleviate information overload

Scientists and Web Scientists and Web 2.02.0

»Web 2.0

»Scientist participation

»Web 2.0 + Science examples › Wikis: WikiSpecies, WikiProteins› Aggregators: Scintilla, Postgenomic › Pre-prints: ArXiv,

Nature Proceedings› Tags: Connotea› Networking: Knowble, Facebook

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»Science library site:› Tag cloud

› IM reference widget

› Wiki

› RSS feed­ New books­ Faculty recommendations

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»Library catalog› Fewer search interfaces

› New ways of searching (PennTags)

› Links to postgenomic, del.icio.us

Engage Scientists OnlineEngage Scientists Online»Tools for other university websites› CTools: canned searches,

customizable widgets

› Annotations

› Data visualization/manipulation tools

› Wiki framework

› Support citation and (Web Cite, Nature Proceedings) and prominence for blogs

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» Bring library information to the user

» External websites:› Google, Facebook, CTools widgets

› Tools similar to LibX firefox extension; pull-down list of tools (Tlbox)

› Second Life presence

Engage Scientists in Engage Scientists in the Librarythe Library

» Area where faculty/student work is displayed, downloaded. Support for mobile devices (InfoGallery)

» More than books: learning lab, equipment

» Text reference/send librarian to patron’s location.

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» Advice for preservation and findability

» Solicit information regarding what is needed

» Awards and visibility for developing tools

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» Flexible

» Up-to-date