Web 2.0: An Overview
16 October 2007, at Aslib, London
Programme Features
Web 2.0 is said by some not to exist. Nevertheless, the new technologies
associated with web 2.0 are increasingly described in the literature, and most
significantly, are being used by your students, colleagues, friends and
relations, as everyday information management tools. There are no rules,
everyone can contribute, and no-one needs to use controlled vocabulary or
command language.
The phrase 'social networking' is no longer contained within the field of
knowledge management, and there is a feeling that the information chain has
undergone radical restructuring, without anyone saying so. People you know are
becoming well informed, undertaking the roles of search specialist, critic and
even publisher. If you do not know how information is being communicated, then
it is hard, if not impossible, to find what you need, or even to be aware it
exists.
This one day event explains what is meant by web 2.0 applications, and looks at
using weblogs, rss, wikis, podcasts, social linking and tagging, shared
authoring tools, instant messaging, and social networking sites, within the
context of an information management environment.
No prior use of Web 2.0 is needed, but familiarity with using the Internet
Explorer would be useful. All terms will be explained, and documentation,
including follow-up links and reading, will be provided.
The course will comprise presentations, demonstrations, discussion and hands-on.
- Background to the web and web 2.0
- Social networking
- Terminology used with web 2.0
- Innovations associated with Web 2.0
including shared authoring tools, wikis, weblogs, RSS, podcasts, instant
messenger, picture sites, social bookmarking, tags, folksonomies, and social
networking (eg. myspace and facebook)
- Criticisms of web 2.0
- Relevance to information management
By the end of the day, the delegates will:
- Know what is meant by Web 2.0
- Know where it came from
- An understanding of social networking
- A familiarity with examples of Web 2.0 applications
- An awareness of the criticisms of Web 2.0
- An idea of how Web 2.0 is relevant to information management
Please note: this course does not cover the technical aspects of how web 2.0
applications work, merely what they are and how we use them.
Course director: Lyn Robinson
Fee: £260 plus VAT (£305.50) Aslib corporate members / £325 plus VAT (£381.88)
Non members
To book your place, please visit: http://www.aslib.com/training/5/03.html
Nicole Adamides, ASLIB Training
The Holywell Centre, 1 Phipp Street, London, EC2A 4PS
Tel: 020 7613 3031 Fax: 020 7613 5080
www.aslib.com/training Email: [log in to unmask]
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