Systems, Conversations and Participation

“Systems, Conversations and Participation” Innovative Interface’s Academic Library Director’s Conference, Berkeley, CA.

Abstract: Social is the rage across the Internet. Social bookmarking, social tagging, social networks. But what is social and why does it matter? Can we just make something, like a library social? How can concepts such as community conversations clarify the mission of the library and help direct us in how we build systems for today and tomorrow? David’s presentation will explore aspects of social computing and present underlying concepts of, what he terms, “participatory librarianship”. He will seek to go beyond today’s Web 2.0 buzz words and explore ways that today’s librarian can be effective and necessary in today’s “social” world.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/iii.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/sf.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/IIIBig.mp4