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The Social Web: Opportunities in Difficult Times

Title

The Social Web: Opportunities in Difficult Times

Date

Tuesday 22^nd February 2011

Venue

Learning Studio/First floor lecture room, Museum Studies Building, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, LE1 7RF, disabled access

Time

10am - 4pm, lunch included

Cost

Free

Numbers of Participants

Between 10 and 20 delegates

Audience

This workshop is aimed at members of the museums, libraries and archives communities working in the cultural heritage sector. Please note that, due to space constraints, places are limited and we reserve the right to cancel multiple bookings from any one organisation; we also reserve the right to cancel the event if there are fewer than 10 bookings.

Booking

Booking started on 22^nd December 2010, and closed on 13^{th February 2011}

Abstract

In a time of decreasing budgets and a continuing emphasis on value for money, how can Social Web services help libraries, museums and archives (especially small organisations with limited budgets and technical expertise) deliver services in new ways and reach new audiences?

This workshop will look at what can be achieved using Social Web services such as blogs and micro-blogging. The workshop will look at choosing which services are best suited to achieve specific goals and offer ideas on how to address the challenges which institutions may face in seeking to make use of the Social Web in supporting the needs of their users.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop participants will:

• Have gained an understanding of what is meant by the 'Social Web'.
• Have seen examples of the Social Web including blogs, microblogs and social networks.
• Have seen examples of how the Social Web is being used in the cultural heritage sector.
• Have explored how the Social Web can support specific objectives and user groups.
• Have explored barriers to the effective use of the social Web.
• Have discussed ways of addressing such barriers.
• Have had the opportunity to develop links and share resources with other participants at the workshop.

Accompanying Handouts

Participants will be provided with a number of handouts including relevant briefing papers.

Run in partnership with the School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester.

Timetable

The event will start with registration at 10am for a 10.30 start. There will be a break for lunch (provided) at 12.30 and the event will finish at 4pm. The event will include presentations and group activity. A provisional timetable for the workshop is given below.

Time	Session	Comments
10.00-10.30	Registration
10.30-10.40	Introduction, Ann Chapman, UKOLN	Scene-setting and workshop aims
10.40-11.20	What Web 2.0 can do for you, Ann Chapman, UKOLN Presentation: [MS Powerpoint] - [HTML]	Main talk
11.20-12.00	Preparing a business case	Group exercise
12.00-12.30	Getting it right with Web 2.0, Ann Chapman, UKOLN Presentation: [MS Powerpoint] - [HTML]	Talk
12.30-13.30	Lunch
13.30-14.00	Strong Words Softly Spoken: Engaging the Crowds in the Clouds) Gareth Johnson (Document Supply & LRA Repository Manager, David Wilson Library, University of Leicester) Presentation: [MS Powerpoint]	Case study
14.00-14.30	Using Social Networking on the Museum Studies distance learning course, Ross Parry (Academic Director and Senior Lecturer, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester)	Case study
14.30-15.00	Exploring the social web	Hands on session
15.00-15.15	TEA
15.15-15.35	Addressing the Challenges, Ann Chapman, UKOLN Presentation: [MS Powerpoint] - [HTML]	Talk
15.35-16.00	Final Conclusions
16.00	Workshop Ends

Materials

Wiki

A wiki for this event is now available and participants are invited to introduce themselves and note the issues that concern them.

Slides

Slides from the workshop will be made available once the event is over.

Exercises

Breakout Group Exercise: Opportunities and Barriers

[MS Word format]

Hands-on Exercise 2: Using a Micro-blogging Service

[MS Word format]

Hands-on Exercise 3: Using Social Bookmarking and Sharing Services

[MS Word format]

Hands-on Exercise 4: Seeing how your Organisation is portrayed Online

[MS Word format]

Personal Action Plan

[MS Word format]

Briefing Papers

An Introduction to Blogs (briefing no 2)

Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]

Use of Blogs in Libraries (briefing no 3)

Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]

Use of Blogs in Museums (briefing no 4)

Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]

Developing Blog Policies (briefing no 5)

Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]

Addressing Barriers to Blogging (briefing no 12)

Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]

An Introduction to Social Networks (briefing no 13)

Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]

Facebook: Opportunities and Challenges (briefing no 14)

Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]

An Introduction to Micro-blogging (briefing no 35)

Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]

An Introduction to Twitter (briefing no 36)

Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]

A Risks and Opportunities Framework For The Social Web (briefing no 67)

Briefing Document: [About] - [HTML] - [MS Word]

Biographical Details

Ann Chapman, UKOLN

Ann Chapman works as a research officer in the Community and Outreach Team at UKOLN, a centre of excellence in digital information management, based at the University of Bath. Her recent work has involved developing the Cultural Heritage area of the UKOLN Web site and exploring how Web 2.0 technologies and social networking can support these communities.

She is currently working on cultural heritage support activity at UKOLN and manages the Cultural Heritage blog. In the past she has worked on many interesting projects including: a study of Web 2.0 use in UK HE, collection description, catalogue record quality, and cataloguing resources created for visually impaired people. She is also currently chair of the CILIP/BL Committee on RDA, which is part of the international effort to develop the new cataloguing rules 'Resource Description and Access' (RDA).