Colleagues/ A Most Intriguing New Book On ELGG, The Open-Source Social Web application. /Gerry _Elgg Social Networking_ Elgg is an open-source social web application licensed under GPL version 2, and runs on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) or WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platform. It offers a networking platform combining elements of blogging, e-portfolios, news feed aggregation, file sharing, and social networking. Elgg has its own plug-in architecture, and can use plug-ins to provide a calendar and a wiki. It supports a number of open standards including RSS, LDAP for authentication, FOAF, and XML-RPC for integration with most third-party blogging clients. It can be integrated with MediaWiki, Moodle, Drupal, and WebCT [snip] While anybody can use Elgg to create their social network, it is especially useful in education as it has many features making it suitable for e-learning, including groups, communities, and blogs that can be used for online classes where students can communicate in a new way with each other and with students around the world-in a managed, protected environment, creating what its authors term a "personal learning landscape". This book also covers using Elgg in teaching/learning. Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Social Networks and Elgg Chapter 2: A Tour around Elgg Chapter 3: Users, Profiles, and Connections Chapter 4: Blogging and Resources Chapter 5: Communities and Files Chapter 6: Customizing Elgg Chapter 7: Elgg Plug-Ins Appendix A: Installing Elgg Appendix B: Elgg Case Study Index {MORE} For Links to the Detailed TOC and More, Please Visit [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/05/elgg-social-networking.html ] Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]