Week 2: Social Software Literacy & Affordances

Learning Objectives
By the end of this week, you will:

• understand of the origins and definition of the terms “social software”, “web 2.0″, and “library 2.0″.
• have a broad grasp on the types of technologies and tools that fall under the “social software” umbrella.
• understand the ways in which social media has impacted the way we communicate online.

Readings
There are a lot of articles here, and some are quite long, so I don’t expect you to read them all during the first week. Read a few in week 2 and get to the rest over the course of the term.

• Social Software in Libraries: Chapter 1 (PDF), Meredith Farkas.
• 10 Ways Library Schools Should be Teaching Social Media, Daniel Hooker.
• Library 2.0 theory: Web 2.0 and its Implications for Libraries, Jack M. Maness
• Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century (PDF), Henry Jenkins
• Library 2.0: Service for the Next-Generation Library, Michael Casey & Laura Savastinuk
• Make Some Noise: How Web 2.0 Tools Can Help you Communicate with Customers More Effectively, Rachael King
• Why Web 2.0 Matters: Preparing for Glocalization, Danah Boyd
• Community 2.0, Ellysa Kroski
• Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and Its Implications for Libraries, Jack M. Maness
• 11 Reasons Why Library 2.0 Exists and Matters, John Blyberg
• Web 2.0: Where will the next generation Web take libraries? (follow the links at the bottom of the page to read the responses from 5 experts).

Things to do this week

• View this week’s slideshow, which will be posted to the blog.
• Read the articles for this week and post your thoughts & comments to your blog. The deadline to get at least one blog post up is noon, Friday. Remember to check out your classmates’ posts too and respond (where appropriate) in the comments.
• The Group Project sign-up post goes up on Monday, September 13 at 10:00 am. Sign-ups for topics are first-come, first served, so make sure to check the blog on Tuesday morning!