Gov Docs 2.0 Web 2.0 Tools & Resources
NOTE: This wiki page is being migrated to the GODORT Wiki .
Journals
Library Technology Reports
"Web 2.0 & Libraries: Best Practices for Social Software ." Library Technology Reports . July/August 2006 vol.42 no. 4
"Web 2.0 & Libraries, Part 2: Trends and Technologies ." Library Technology Reports. Sept/Oct 2007 vol.43 no.5
Articles
"All A-Twitter About Web 2.0: What Does it Offer Libraries?" by Irene E. McDermott. Searcher. Oct 2007. vol.15 no.9 p.34-39.
"Embryonic Web 3.0: Universal Search, Wikia, and the Birth of User-Generated Search." by Woody Evans. Searcher. Jan 2008 vol.16 no.1 p. 12-17.
"Internal Wikis for Procedures and Training: From Tacit Knowledge to Self-Guided Learning." by Anne Welsh. Online . Nov/Dec 2007. p. 26-29.
"LibraryThing.com: The Holy Grail of Book Recommendation Engines." by Jennie Starr. Searcher. July/Aug 2007. vol.15 no.7 p. 25-32.
"Make the Most of Google's Toolkit." by Edward Metz. Information Outlook. Jan 2008 vol.12 no.1 p. 10-16.
"Party Lines, Wikis, and Project Management." by Richard Hammond. Online . Sep/Oct 2007. p. 30-33.
"Redefining RA: 2.0 For Readers ." by Neal Wyatt. Library Journal . Nov 1, 2007. p. 30-33.
"State of the Union: The Federal Government Web Scene." by Peggy Garvin. Searcher. Jan 2008 vol.16 no.1 p. 8-11
"Tags Help Make Libraries Del.icio.us ." by Melissa Rethlefsen. Library Journal . Sept 15, 2007.
"The Social Tools of Web 2.0: Opportunities for Academic Libraries ." by Ellyssa Kroski. Choice. August 2007. p. 2011-2021
"Wikis in Libraries." by Matthew M. Bejune. Information Technology and Libraries. Sept 2007. p. 26-35.
Presentations
ALA Anaheim 2008 Conference, SLDTF: Gov Docs in Google Books and Internet Archive
ALA Anaheim 2008 Conference Presentation Handout for SLDTF: PDF file Word file
DLC 2008 Presentation: Gov Docs in Digital Repositories
DLC 2008 Presentation Handout: PDF file Word file
LLA Conference 2008 Presentation: Gov Docs 2.0
LUC Conference 2007 Presentation: Trillian/Meebo IM Reference Service
LUC Conference 2008 Web 2.0 Panel Wiki contact page topic guide
Google Custom Search Engines
Google CSE
Google CSE Blog for tips, tricks and news.
Wikis
Gov Guides Wiki McNeese State University Library's Government Info Research Guides; a work in progress!
UCSC ENVS140 Wiki University of California, Santa Cruz wiki created by Lucia Orlando, Head of Government Publications for a National
Environmental Policy class that requires students to use government documents and datasets to chart the lifecycle and effects of specific
products.
MediaWiki
PBWiki
Wetpaint
Blog Software
Blogger
TypePad
Wordpress
Twitter
Twitter (micro-blogging)
Congresspedia's List of Congressmen Using Twitter
Government Agencies Using Twitter FGI Blog Post by Rebecca Blakeley
Twitter Fan Wiki's List of U.S. Government Accounts on Twitter
RSS Feeds/Readers
Bloglines
Feedburner
Google Reader
Social Bookmarking
del.icio.us
del.izzy del.icio.us bookmarks search engine - lets you search through all content, including title, description and page content, for all your bookmarks. (del.icio.us only lets you search your bookmark tags, titles, and descriptions). Or you can build a Google Custom Search Engine to search your delicious bookmarks !
Government Documents Departments/Librarians Using del.icio.us
MSUGovDoc del.icio.us website tags for McNeese State University Library's Government Documents Department
Who says librarians (and teachers) don't like tags? Post from the del.icio.us blog about how educators and librarians use del.icio.us
Book Tagging and Networking
Goodreads
Google Books
MSUGovDoc's Google Book Library
Linking to a specific Google Book title
Linking to a specific title, author, query, or subject in Google Books
Internet Archive's Government Documents Digital Library
MSUGovDoc's Internet Archive bookmarked digital government documents
LibraryThing
I Love Gov Docs group on LibraryThing
Librarians Who LibraryThing group
MSUGovDoc's LibraryThing Library
MSUGovDoc's LibraryThing Profile
Using LibraryThing for Government Documents DttP GODORT Wiki article by Rebecca Blakeley
Media Sharing Software
Flickr
MSUGovDoc's Flickr Photos
Library of Congress on Flickr
YouTube
Let's Cook with Government Documents video on YouTube
Social Networking Websites
Facebook
LinkedIn
MySpace
Ning
Instant Messaging
Meebo
Pidgin
Trillian
AIM
Google Talk
Yahoo Messenger
Windows Live Messenger (MSN)
Widgets
What the heck is a widget?
Government Agency Widgets:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public health alerts, flu season updates, Public health data & statistics, etc.
EnergyStar.gov Tip of the Day
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Tips, Earth Day Countdown, Question of the Week, & Find Your Watershed.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) FBI History, Predators and missing persons, FBI News, and "Most Wanted".
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drug safety information, newsletters, safety alerts, podcasts, and drug search.
Health and Human Services (HHS) State Hurricane Response widgets.
NASA: Global Climate Change , Planet Quest
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Tracker widgets!
National Park Service: Glacier National Park
Office of Scientific & Technical Information (OSTI)
ScienceAccelerator.gov search widget for DOE OSTI resources
Smithsonian Institution: Migratory Bird Center
USA Freedom Corps Federal hurricane response, press releases & announcements, get involved, etc.
USGS Netvibes widget also works as a Google gadget, on Opera, Apple Dashboard, Vista, or Windows Live.
Government Information Widgets (from non-government websites and organizations):
FGI's (Free Government Information) Podcast Widget
Govtrack.us : Any feed on this site can be embedded on your web page. Congressional votes, bill status, etc.
M apLight.org : Presidential Money Race, Congress Money Race, Money & Votes (using FEC data)
OpenCongress.org : Congress Trends, Bill Status, Bill Issue Area, etc.
Open CRS : Add a "Recently Added CRS Reports" widget to your iGoogle start page. Apple Dashboard widget available for download too.
OpenSecrets.org : Election money widgets such as total cost of campaign, Congressional or Presidential race costs, and industry contributors.
Sunlight Foundation: Capitol Words - displays the most frequently used word in the Congressional Record.
Capitol Tweets - keep up on the latest from members of Congress who use Twitter!
PopUp Politicians - mini-profiles with links of members of Congress.
APIs
What the heck is an API?
APIs in 15 Minutes by James Turk.
Government APIs and Mashups Dashboard from programmableweb.com.
Government Agency APIs:
Library of Congress Subject Headings
See also: "Semantic Search the U.S. Library of Congress ".
NASA Extensions to Google Maps
NOAA Weather Service
Rhode Island's GovTracker
USASpending.gov
World Bank
Government Information APIs (from non-government websites and organizations):
Capitol Words
FedSpending
Follow the Money
Freedomspeaks.com
GovTrack.us
MapLight.org
OpenSecrets.org
Project Vote Smart
NYTimes Campaign Finance
Sunlight Labs
WatchDog.net
WhoIsMyRepresentative.com
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