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-====== Current developments in social media and Web 2.0 ======+====== Chapter 5: Current developments in social media and Web 2.0 ======
 This chapter presents an overview of social media and web 2.0 developments and the common technologies.  It explores the ways in which social media is relevant to the Parliamentary library both as a tool for research and as a means of outward projection of the library services. This chapter presents an overview of social media and web 2.0 developments and the common technologies.  It explores the ways in which social media is relevant to the Parliamentary library both as a tool for research and as a means of outward projection of the library services.
  
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 Google books (http://books.google.com/) - is the latest Herculean effort by Google to become the hub for discovering all publications.  While faltering on the copyright front, it still represents an extraordinary research resource.  A result page in Google books is an example of the mash-ups possible in web 2.0 - with reviews, cover art, related works, tag clouds of terms in the work, bibliographic information (including subject relationships) sample pages of scans, links to commercial providers of the work and "find in a library" - linking to WorldCat. Google books (http://books.google.com/) - is the latest Herculean effort by Google to become the hub for discovering all publications.  While faltering on the copyright front, it still represents an extraordinary research resource.  A result page in Google books is an example of the mash-ups possible in web 2.0 - with reviews, cover art, related works, tag clouds of terms in the work, bibliographic information (including subject relationships) sample pages of scans, links to commercial providers of the work and "find in a library" - linking to WorldCat.
  
-Google maps (http://maps.Google.com) - by providing google maps as an online resource that was simultaneously accessible as a web page and as a tool for others to mash-up with geographical information, Google has provided an immeasurably effective resource.   Google maps is itself replete with metadata and therefore represents a search tool for not only location discovery but also for searching about places, people and things.+Google maps (http://maps.Google.com) - by providing Google maps as an online resource that was simultaneously accessible as a web page and as a tool for others to mash-up with geographical information, Google has provided an immeasurably effective resource.   Google maps is itself replete with metadata and therefore represents a search tool for not only location discovery but also for searching about places, people and things.
  
 Google blog (http://blogsearch.google.com/) - provides a search engine indexing blogs specifically. Google blog (http://blogsearch.google.com/) - provides a search engine indexing blogs specifically.
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 Google+ (https://plus.google.com) - Googles' latest response to Facebook, following their failed Wave product, with video chat (hangout). Google+ (https://plus.google.com) - Googles' latest response to Facebook, following their failed Wave product, with video chat (hangout).
  
-There are potential privacy with Google services as there are with most major search engines.  The IP address, search keywords and sites visited may all be tracked.  Alternatives such as Scroogle (http://www.scroogle.org & https://ssl.scroogle.org) leverage Google to yield search results that preserve privacy and without advertisements.  They do not pass through to external sites search times used and insulate the searcher from logging and local recording of search terms used.   Other search engines such as ixquick (http://www.ixquick.com/formally assert the privacy of the search process.+There are potential privacy with Google services as there are with most major search engines.  The IP address, search keywords and sites visited may all be tracked.  Alternatives such as Scroogle (http://www.scroogle.org & https://ssl.scroogle.org) leverage Google to yield search results that preserve privacy and without advertisements.  They do not pass through to external sites search times used and insulate the searcher from logging and local recording of search terms used.   Other search engines such as ixquick (http://www.ixquick.com/attempt to protect the privacy of the search process.
  
 ==== WorldCat ==== ==== WorldCat ====
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 ==== Wikipedia ==== ==== Wikipedia ====
  
-Wikipedia represents a phenomenal resource.  Established in 2001, it has carved out a unique place in the web.  Its content may often be of questionable authenticity, and can be fraught with misuse and inaccuracy.  Nevertheless, its sheer scope makes it unequalled in breadth of content.  Irrespective of whether the information professional disdains or lives by Wikipedia, it is important to be aware of its presence in the information sphere.   This awareness for the parliamentary library can include:+Wikipedia represents a phenomenal resource.  Established in 2001, it has carved out a unique place in the web.  Its content may often be of questionable authenticity, and can be fraught with misuse and inaccuracy.  Nevertheless, its sheer scope makes it unequaled in breadth of content.  Irrespective of whether the information professional disdains or lives by Wikipedia, it is important to be aware of its presence in the information sphere.   This awareness for the parliamentary library can include:
  
   * establishing a profile on Wikipedia for the library    * establishing a profile on Wikipedia for the library 
   * becoming familiar with its search and alerting capabilities.    * becoming familiar with its search and alerting capabilities. 
  
-Wikipedia has a free-text search similar to Google, including the ability to qualify search terms.  For instance parliament -Westminster will search on articles //with// the term parliament and //without// the term Westminster.   __**[INCLUDE SCREENSHOT]?**__   The wiki includes a useful pseudo-authority for commonly used terms - searching on "Parliament (disambiguation)" will illustrate this concept - giving alternative semantics around a wider term.+Wikipedia has a free-text search similar to Google, including the ability to qualify search terms.  For instance parliament -Westminster will search on articles //with// the term parliament and //without// the term Westminster.   The wiki includes a useful pseudo-authority for commonly used terms - searching on "Parliament (disambiguation)" will illustrate this concept - giving alternative semantics around a wider term.
  
 Parliamentary members may be interested in references to themselves or to topics they are interested in.  Registering on the wiki is the entry point for contributing and editing articles.  It also allows the registered client to mark pages to "Watch" This will result in email alerts when there is activity on a topic that is of interest. Parliamentary members may be interested in references to themselves or to topics they are interested in.  Registering on the wiki is the entry point for contributing and editing articles.  It also allows the registered client to mark pages to "Watch" This will result in email alerts when there is activity on a topic that is of interest.
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 ==== Wikis ==== ==== Wikis ====
  
-Wikipedia is just one in a class of web based documentation tools that enable quick, often participatory, development of web content in a simple, rapid manner.   Wikis are characterised by a simple writing syntax that (after a short learning curve) allows simple collaborative development of web-based information.  It can complement an intranet for purposes of documentation and information delivery.  The software supporting wikis is light-weight - DokuWiki (http://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki) for instance requires no database and has a very simple install, but is complemented by a wide range of "plugins" than extend its functionality.   The wiki can be used for a broad range of task support in the library, from documentation to knowledge management.+Wikipedia is just one in a class of web based documentation tools that enable quick, often participatory, development of web content in a simple, rapid manner.   Wikis are characterised by a simple writing syntax that (after a short learning curve) allows simple collaborative development of web-based information.  It can complement an intranet for purposes of documentation and information delivery.  The software supporting Wikis is light-weight - DokuWiki (http://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki) for instance requires no database and has a very simple install, but is complemented by a wide range of "plugins" than extend its functionality.   The wiki can be used for a broad range of task support in the library, from documentation to knowledge management.
 ==== Blogs ==== ==== Blogs ====
  
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 ====Software==== ====Software====
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 **Standalone software** **Standalone software**
   * Mozilla Thunderbird.  http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/all.html.  Mozilla Thunderbird supports an RSS feed.  Indeed most modern email clients now have an RSS reader built in. Mozilla Thunderbird is the most popular open source alternative to Microsoft's Outlook.   * Mozilla Thunderbird.  http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/all.html.  Mozilla Thunderbird supports an RSS feed.  Indeed most modern email clients now have an RSS reader built in. Mozilla Thunderbird is the most popular open source alternative to Microsoft's Outlook.
-  * Tweetdeck.  http://tweetdeck.com|Tweetdeck.  Tweetdeck is a program for organizing and posting to various social media services including Twitter (who now owns Tweetdeck), Facebook, FourSquare, LinkedIn and anything with a Twitter-compatible API (though they haven't integrated Google+ as of this writing). Software like this allows easier monitoring of hashtags and lists as well. It is available for desktop clients as well as mobile devices.+  * Tweetdeck.  http://tweetdeck.com.  Tweetdeck is a program for organizing and posting to various social media services including Twitter (who now owns Tweetdeck), Facebook, FourSquare, LinkedIn and anything with a Twitter-compatible API (though they haven't integrated Google+ as of this writing). Software like this allows easier monitoring of hashtags and lists as well. It is available for desktop clients as well as mobile devices.
 **Wikis** **Wikis**
   * DokuWiki.  http://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki - is a documentation-oriented Wiki tool with no database requirements - quite easy to install.   * DokuWiki.  http://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki - is a documentation-oriented Wiki tool with no database requirements - quite easy to install.
-  * MediaWiki. http://http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki|MediaWiki.  Mediawiki is similar to Docuwiki - oriented to news and RSS.+  * MediaWiki. http://http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki.  MediaWiki is similar to DocuWiki - oriented to news and RSS.
 **Google Products** **Google Products**
   * Google Reader.  http://reader.google.com.  Google Reader is web-based RSS reader, with support for organizing and sharing individual articles and RSS feeds. It's useful for accessing RSS feeds away from the desktop.   * Google Reader.  http://reader.google.com.  Google Reader is web-based RSS reader, with support for organizing and sharing individual articles and RSS feeds. It's useful for accessing RSS feeds away from the desktop.
   * Google Scholar. http://scholar.google.com.au/. Google Scholar indexes research articles, legal patents legal opinions and journals, providing a free vehicle for citation-based searching.   * Google Scholar. http://scholar.google.com.au/. Google Scholar indexes research articles, legal patents legal opinions and journals, providing a free vehicle for citation-based searching.
   * Google Books.  http://books.google.com/ Google Books provides access to books, with reviews, cover art, related works, tag clouds of terms in the work, bibliographic information (including subject relationships) sample pages of scans, links to commercial providers of the work and "find in a library" - linking to WorldCat.   * Google Books.  http://books.google.com/ Google Books provides access to books, with reviews, cover art, related works, tag clouds of terms in the work, bibliographic information (including subject relationships) sample pages of scans, links to commercial providers of the work and "find in a library" - linking to WorldCat.
-  * Google Maps.  http://maps.Google.com|Google Maps.  Google Maps provides a search tool for not only location discovery but also for searching about places, people and things,  including an extensible API that allows integration with your own website.+  * Google Maps.  http://maps.Google.com.  Google Maps provides a search tool for not only location discovery but also for searching about places, people and things,  including an extensible API that allows integration with your own website.
   * Google Blog.  http://blogsearch.google.com/ Google Blog.  http://blogsearch.google.com/ - provides a search engine indexing blogs specifically.   * Google Blog.  http://blogsearch.google.com/ Google Blog.  http://blogsearch.google.com/ - provides a search engine indexing blogs specifically.
   * Google News.  http://news.google.com.au/ Google News provides a search engine and news feed from news sources around the world.   * Google News.  http://news.google.com.au/ Google News provides a search engine and news feed from news sources around the world.
-  * Google Plus.  http://plus.google.com/ Google Plus isGoogle'latest foray into social networking.+  * Google Plus.  http://plus.google.com/ Google Plus is Googles' latest foray into social networking.
 **Alternatives**  **Alternatives** 
   * Scroogle.  http://www.scroogle.org.  Scroogle leverages Google to yield search results that preserve privacy and without advertisements.   * Scroogle.  http://www.scroogle.org.  Scroogle leverages Google to yield search results that preserve privacy and without advertisements.
-  * Ixquick.  http://ixquick.com/|ixquick.   This search engine has protections for the privacy of the search process.+  * Ixquick.  http://ixquick.com/  This search engine has protections for the privacy of the search process.
   * Ning.  http://ning.com/  Ning is a (commercial) tool to create your own social networking site.   * Ning.  http://ning.com/  Ning is a (commercial) tool to create your own social networking site.
   * WorldCat.  http://www.worldcat.org.  WorldCat is OCLC's interlinking catalogue of books.   * WorldCat.  http://www.worldcat.org.  WorldCat is OCLC's interlinking catalogue of books.
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-  * [[http://ostatus.org|OStatus]] http://ostatus.org - An open standard for distributed status updates. It is currently used by StatusNet, the software behind the open-source Twitter alternative [[http://identi.ca|Identi.ca]] +  * OStatus.  http://ostatus.org.  OStatus is an open standard for distributed status updates. It is currently used by StatusNet, the software behind the open-source Twitter alternative Identi.ca (http://identi.ca) 
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 ===== Social media for democratic engagement and participation ===== ===== Social media for democratic engagement and participation =====
  
-Social media has been revolutionary in the full sense of the word.  It has changed the ways in which the citizens engage with their government, and also opened up new channels for two-way communciation between individuals and also between organisations and individuals.+Social media has been revolutionary in the full sense of the word.  It has changed the ways in which the citizens engage with their government, and also opened up new channels for two-way communication between individuals and also between organisations and individuals.
  
-There is considerable room for risk, mistakes and failure in an area for which there are poorly defined rules for etiquette and behaviour.   The Parliamentary library has the potential to play a role in facilitating the effective introduction and use of these tools in the Parliamentary environment and to make resources available to Parliamentary members and their staff to use and undertand these services.+There is considerable room for risk, mistakes and failure in an area for which there are poorly defined rules for etiquette and behaviour.   The Parliamentary library has the potential to play a role in facilitating the effective introduction and use of these tools in the Parliamentary environment and to make resources available to Parliamentary members and their staff to use and understand these services.
  
  
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