Web 2.0 as syndication

There is considerable excitement about the notion of 'Web 2.0', particularly among Internet businesspeople. In contrast, there is an almost complete lack of formal literature on the topic. It is important that movements with such energy and potential be subjected to critical attention, and that industry and social commentators have the opportunity to draw on the eCommerce research literature in formulating their views

Open Medical Library : cooperation and Scientific Communication Network through RSS

One of the fastest and most performing tools on Web 2.0 is RSS (Really Simple Syndication). It allows the access to digital content without constantly visiting the pages where it is stored. Syndication enables to share all kind of informationin XML format, and offers us the opportunity of showing our own content in other web pages in an integrated way, giving an added value to the information. In this communication we would like to present a Network Collaborative Project between medical libraries belonging to different institutions, located in different geographical areas and with different purposes, objectives and interests (some of them focusing on research and teaching and other on medical practice). Our medical libraries have incorporated "the content syndication", on the one hand, as another tool for medical librarian work and, on the other hand, as a value-added service in order to be useful to different users such as medical staff, teachers, researchers or students. RSS lets us share information channels, creating a space for collaborative research. Syndication is a great help to our users as it develops a new trend in the content management sector, which is changing considerably the relationship with information, for both users and librarians' point of view

Classifying Web 2.0 Supported Applications By Pattern Of Usage: Functional & Technical ISSUES

The rapid evolution of Internet technologies have witnessed new Web elements, such as blogs, wikis, social networking, social bookmarking, and other related applications referred to as Web 2.0. Web 1.0 paradigm was related with passive, just receptive users, whereas Web 2.0 paradigm relies mainly on user participation and user-generated content. In Web 2.0 applications users are invited to comment, share, edit, classify, as well as remix data from multiple sources. Although there are several Web 2.0 applications in the market there is still lack of a profound approach guiding the analysis, design and development of such applications. This paper suggests classifying Web 2.0 tools by “Pattern of Usage” or in other words the functionalities that characterize their specific features. By reviewing several literatures we extracted multiple attributes related to functionalities of Web 2.0 tools. These have been crystallised into 7 patterns of usage that include; Inter-connectivity, Content authoring, Content tagging & rating, Content aggregation & syndication, Content remixing, Content streaming and File sharing. By interlinking functionality/ usage with underlying technologies, techniques and architecture we provided insight into design and technical requirements for Web 2.0 supported applications. Furthermore we broke down the patterns into basic, elementary to include Inter-connectivity, File sharing and Content remixing, and secondary, supportive to include the other four patterns. This would provide the technical core for any development methodology targeted at Web 2.0 applications

A Web 2.0 nas bibliotecas universitárias portuguesas: um estudo da implementação do paradigma da biblioteca 2.0

Tese de mestrado, Ciências da Documentação e Informação, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, 2009A discussão dos conceitos de Web 2.0 e Biblioteca 2.0 tem-se intensificado na comunidade biblioteconómica, pois a mudança de paradigma da Web 1.0 para a Web 2.0 configura uma evolução social e tecnológica que afecta várias profissões, reflectindo-se nas expectativas dos utilizadores das bibliotecas e, consequentemente, nos possíveis futuros destas. Assim sendo, afigura-se crucial que os profissionais destas organizações conheçam estes conceitos e as ferramentas associadas, incluindo blogues, wikis, redes sociais, ficheiros de streaming media, sistemas de bookmarking social, aplicações para troca de mensagens instantâneas e recursos de sindicação de conteúdos. Este trabalho teve como objectivos identificar o conceito de Biblioteca 2.0, bem como as ferramentas existentes para a sua implementação, e conhecer o nível de implementação do paradigma da Biblioteca 2.0 nas bibliotecas universitárias portuguesas. A partir da literatura consultada e de exemplos de boas práticas, foi elaborada uma escala para analisar a implementação do novo paradigma, com visitas aos sítios Web institucionais para averiguação da utilização de recursos associados ao conceito de Web 2.0. Foi verificado que 59,1% das universidades públicas e 23,7% das privadas utilizam alguns recursos da Web 2.0, com destaque para a sindicação de conteúdos. No entanto, estes resultados não correspondem exclusivamente à utilização das ferramentas analisadas. Por vezes, há integração nos sistemas de gestão biblioteconómica de funcionalidades abrangidas pelo conceito de Web 2.0, mas onde as características deste novo paradigma são menos evidentes, tais como a configuração de alertas bibliográficos e a personalização da interface de pesquisa. Isto é um sinal provável de que, independentemente da popularização daquelas que são consideradas as ferramentas 2.0 em sentido estrito, as bibliotecas tendem a seguir uma filosofia de prestação de serviços personalizados, centrados no utilizador, que é um aspecto importante da Web 2.0.The discussion of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 concepts is intensifying in the librarianship community, since the paradigm shift from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 involves social and technological developments affecting several professions, with implications on library users expectations and, consequently, on the possible futures of libraries. Therefore, it is crucial that the staff of these organizations is aware of such concepts and associated tools, including blogs, wikis, social networks, streaming media files, social bookmarking systems, instant messaging applications and resources for content syndication. This work aimed at identifying the concept of Library 2.0 and the tools available for its implementation, as well as understanding the level of implementation of the Library 2.0 paradigm in Portuguese university libraries. From the consulted literature and examples of good practices, a scale was developed to analyze the implementation of the new paradigm, with visits to institutional websites for evaluating the use of resources associated with the concept of Web 2.0. It was found that 59.1% of public universities and 23.7% of private universities use some Web 2.0 resources, with content syndication standing out. However, this results don't correspond exclusively to the use of tools examined. Sometimes, library systems include features embraced by the Web 2.0 concept, but in which the characteristics of this new paradigm are less evident, such as bibliographic alerts setting and search interface customization. This suggests that, probably, irrespective of the popularization of those that are considered Web 2.0 tools in the strict sense, libraries tend to follow a philosophy of providing personalized user-centric services, which is an important aspect of Web 2.0

Web 2.0 under the light of free software

The development of Web 2.0 has favoured a closer relation between Internet users and the different web applications that facilitate creating, sharing and structuring digital information in a horizontal and collaborative way through so-called social software. Social software includes tools that are familiar to us all, such as chats, forums, blogs, wikis, syndication standards (RSS type), social tagging, multimedia file sharing, social networking, etc. They are tools oriented to give the user a greater capacity of interaction, and a stronger control over the content and the format in which they can be presented

Mobile Web: Technologies and issues

In the last years we have seen many attempts to transfer the desktop browser experience to the mobile sphere, with poor results. Nonetheless, both devices’ performance improvement and the development of new browsing support technologies are enabling the rise of a new form of mobile Web (also known as Mobile Web 2.0). We detail the characteristics of this mobile Web 2.0, the existing barriers that may impede its growth, as well as the distinctive characteristics of mobile browsing and the various technologies that favour the progress of the mobile Web 2.0, with a special focus in ajax, mashups, widgets and content syndication

Web 2.0 under the light of free software

The development of Web 2.0 has favoured a closer relation between Internet users and the different web applications that facilitate creating, sharing and structuring digital information in a horizontal and collaborative way through so-called social software. Social software includes tools that are familiar to us all, such as chats, forums, blogs, wikis, syndication standards (RSS type), social tagging, multimedia file sharing, social networking, etc. They are tools oriented to give the user a greater capacity of interaction, and a stronger control over the content and the format in which they can be presented

Web 2.0 under the Light of Free Software

The development of Web 2.0 has favoured a closer relation between Internet users and the different web applications that facilitate creating, sharing and structuring digital information in a horizontal and collaborative way through so-called social software. Social software includes tools that are familiar to us all, such as chats, forums, blogs, wikis, syndication standards (RSS type), social tagging, multimedia file sharing, social networking, etc. They are tools oriented to give the user a greater capacity of interaction, and a stronger control over the content and the format in which they can be presented

Web 2.0 for Reference Services: An Overview

This paper examines what the concept of web 2.0 is all about and it attributes by using an acronym SLATES to explain what web 2.0 entails and they are as follows: Search: this is the ease of finding information through keyword search which makes the platform valuable Links: guides to important pieces of information. The best pages are the most frequently linked to.Authoring: the ability to create constantly updating content over a platform that is shifted from being the creation of a few to being the constantly updated, interlinked work. In Wikis, the content is iterative in the sense that the people undo and redo each other’s work. In blogs, content is cumulative in that posts and comments of individuals are accumulated over time.Tags: categorization of content by creating tags that are simple, one-word descriptions to facilitate searching and avoid rigid, pre-made categories.Extensions: automation of some of the work and pattern matching by using algorithms e.g. amazon.com recommendations.Signals: the use of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology to notify users with any changes of the content by sending e-mails to them.” The various web 2.0 tools such as social networks, wiki, blogs, microblogging etc. it also talks about the application of these tools in the provision of effective and efficient reference services. The paper alsoaddressthe effects of web 2.0 application on library and information professionals and the library users. The constraints to the application of web 2.0 for reference services