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Web 2.0 for Research
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Using Blogs, Wikis, RSS and other tools of the new internet
Created by Stewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP
To support a new workshop developed at the University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library, this wiki will give workshop participants hands-on experience with Web 2.0 resources and tools. This page, like the workshop itself, is in perpetual beta.
Workshop description:
In the Web 2.0 world, researchers need to be able to maximize their use of the latest online technologies. Learn the basics of blogs, wikis, and RSS feeds and how to harness these new resources for your research. Uncover new tools like Technorati and Icerocket to mine the blogosphere, learn about the social bookmarking power of del.icio.us, and explore new ways of keeping current with research through RSS aggregation. This is a one and a half hour hands-on workshop.
Defining Web 2.0
Tim O'Reilly and John Battelle summarized key principles they believed characterized Web 2.0 applications
- the Web as a platform (example ZohoWriter)
- data as the driving force
- network effects created by an architecture of participation
- open source development
- content and service syndication
- the end of the software adoption cycle ("the perpetual beta")
- leveraging the power of The Long Tail
Adopted from �Web 2.0� entry on Wikipedia
Web 2.0 Transitions
- Information silos --> Information sharing
- Designed --> Customizable
- �One to Many� --> �Many to Many�
- (publication) --> (conversation)
- Authority --> Consensus
- (i.e. �The Wisdom of Crowds�)
Conversation: Blogs
A blog is a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.
A blog entry typically consists of the following:
- Title, the main title, or headline, of the post.
- Body, main content of the post.
- Permalink, the URL of the full, individual article.
- Post Date, date and time the post was published.
A blog entry optionally includes the following:
- Comments
- Categories (or tags) - subjects that the entry discusses
- Trackback and or pingback - links to other sites that refer to the entry
Adopted from �Blog� entry on Wikipedia
Searching the blogosphere
- Technorati (Search for bioinformatics as either a blog search and a directory search)
- IceRocket(Search for bioinformatics and look at the Trends for this search)
- blogsearch.google.com (Search for bioinformatics to locate entire blogs with this focus)
Writing a blog
Hands-on exercises
- Searching the blogs
- Use the search examples given above
- Adding a post to the Web 2.0 HSL workshop blog
- Go to Blogger as a New Blogger.
- Login with username googlebites@smbrower.com
- Password is hslworkshop
- Click the "plus sign" icon next to the blog name Web 2.0 Workshop Blog
- Write up a brief posting and submit it
- Visit the Web 2.0 HSL workshop blog to verify that your entry has posted
Syndication: RSS
RSS stands for �Really Simple Syndication�
RSS explanation plus graphic, from Back in Skinny Jeans.
Feed Readers
RSS feeds require a reader, sometimes called an �aggregator,� to display them in a readable format
Web browsers often have the ability to read RSS feeds (see Firefox Live Bookmarks)
Web services such as Bloglines and Google Reader can aggregate many feeds and be accessed from any computer. There are others too...
PubMed and RSS
PubMed can format searches into RSS
By adding a PubMed RSS feed to your aggregator, you will automatically receive updates to your search
For example, this PubMed RSS feed includes all new articles by University at Buffalo researchers and faculty
Hands-on exercises
- Run a PubMed search and save the results as an RSS feed
- Save the RSS feed in Firefox as a Live Bookmark
- �Send to� RSS feed with the pulldown menu
- Click the �Create Feed� button
- Click the orange Feed Icon button in the address bar and �Add PubMed search��
Consensus: Wikis
A type of website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove and otherwise edit and change some available content, sometimes without the need for registration
Ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative authoring
The open philosophy of most wikis�of allowing anyone to edit content�does not ensure that editors are well intentioned
Adopted from �Wiki� entry on Wikipedia
Health-related Wikis
Editing Wikis
- Wikis represent consensus over authority -- the knowledge of many people is considered more valuable and correct than the knowledge of any one person
- Wikis like Wikipedia still rely on the valuable input of experts to correct errors and improve the value of the resource
- In an article in Nature (12.15.2005), Wikipedia was compared to Encyclopedia Britannica and found to be about as accurate in articles on the sciences
- Wikis use a slightly different markup than the web, but it�s easy to learn � most wikis include a toolbar to help with this
Hands-on exercise
- Find a Wikipedia entry on a topic with which you have a strong familiarity or expertise � Make an addition or edit to that entry
OR
- Edit the following sample paragraph
Sample paragraph
Historians and social scientists who track generations of people born in the United States have given a name to the latest generation of college students. Commonly referred to as �Millennials,� this generation includes all students born after 1980 (Lowery 2001). As with all generations, this group of students has more in common than just years of birth. The Millennials have a collective identity, defined by the historical and sociological experiences they have shared. William Strauss, co-author of Millennials Rising with Neil Howe, describes Millennials as both the offspring and a correction of the Baby Boomers (born 1943-1960), reversing several negative trends set by their parental generation. According to Strauss, Millennials are the most numerous, affluent and ethnically-diverse generation in American history. In terms of academic achievement, in particular, Millennials score higher than Boomers. They also have demonstrated greater involvement in their own education, as well as a willingness to lay a foundation of skills and knowledge that will lead to greater achievement down the road (Howe and Strauss 2000).
Sharing: Social bookmarking
Sharing of information takes on many forms
- File sharing and peer-to-peer networks
- Ratings, rankings, opinions (Amazon or Angieslist.com)
- Friends lists (MySpace or Friendster)
- Social bookmarking
- Sharing links (del.icio.us)
- Sharing lists (LibraryThing, All Consuming)
- Sharing articles (CiteULike, PennTags)
Folks interested in importing to CiteULike from EndNote should see this blog post
Potential outcomes
Same as with traditional research and publishing
- Locate peers with similar interests
- Share data, papers, publications
- Find new ways to collaborate on projects
- Use relevancy and ranking to filter more valuable information from the pile
In-class examples from CiteULike
Links
I've added some links here, but workshop participants should feel free to add to this list:
Wikipedia Encyclopedia by consensus
Comments
Comments go here! Visitors are welcome to edit this workshop. This workshop is available to any group of five or more participants as part of the HSL's Workshops onDemand program. Contact Stewart Brower for more information or to schedule a session.
Fun and informative workshop.
This workshop has been an incredible update to internet search, resources, and has broadened my perspective of the web, not only as a search tool, but also as a platform.
These were three different topics that overlap somehow, and I received a lot of information. I guess I will feel more comfortable as I "play" with these sites.
Thank you
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This is my first WIKII am very interested in learning. --128.205.79.43 11:00, 2 February 2007 (EST)
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Wikis are so much fun!
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This is a very cool wiki. Why did you choose this wiki program? Are there others you particularly like?
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Thanks for sharing this info about Web 2.0 technologies. I learn more and more about possibilities of this technology everyday.
Web 2.0: using Blogs, Wikis & RSS for research workshop
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Visit the elephant sanctuary
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The Baby Boomer generation encompasses those born from 1946 through 1963.
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Nice workshop for beginners !
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This has been very informative and helpful. Thank you very much!
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I hope that this actually works.
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I am the twelve pathfinder of a group of those who seek the path to freedom and light.
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An example of wiki editing.
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