notes taken by Angie Rathmel, KU Libraries
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Most session attendees were familiar with the concepts and/or were actively using them at their institutions. The biggest question is "buy-in". Some discussion/comments/suggestions about this follow.

• usually its 50/50 buy-in even in the most involved institution.
  
• requires very strong administrative support
• suggest setting goals, having a contest for participation, or deciding on a specific technology as THE ONLY method for receiveing certain types of information.
• communicate the benefits, usefulness at point of need.
  
• provide abundant and straightforward, easy training.
• discussed the realitionship between buy-in and generations, personality, income level* ?
• culture shift with 'information overload' a major inhibitor -- communicate that these tools are designed to make this easier!
  

*study cited
Blogs

• announcement type communication (cuts out on this via email and provides a better (searchable) archive.
• one place and the ability to LINK to it. (cuts out on this via folder file structures)
• open (ability to make some private); allow for communication with libraries and other organizations across the state (and beyond).
• KU Reference Desk had a blog to which Tech Services would post announcements about databases being down for upgrades, etc. This has turned into a wiki, which has evolved into a library wide wiki.
  

RSS

• Allows you to subscribe to blogs or websites (e.g. KState with many different blogs, allows you to pick the ones you want to keep track of)
• First step is to pick a reader which will house your subscriptions (many choices - see the list K-State offers)
• Some readers are portals (homepage) or portals can house your reader along with other gadgets you use often (google search, wikipedia, youtube, facebook, twitter, netvibes, etc.: couple of samples here).
  
• Most of these readers and portals are highly intuitive.

Wikis

• Used primarily for collaborative document projects, like procedures.
• Like blogs, the one-place-and-ability-to-link-to-it factor (cuts out on folder file structures).
• RSS-able via "watch this page".