Pala05handout.pdf (application/pdf Object) Main Articles: 'Web 2.0: Building the New Library', Ariadne Issue 45. Printer-friendly version Send to friend Paul Miller explores some of the recent buzz around the concept of 'Web 2.0' and asks what it means for libraries and related organisations. 'Web 2.0' is a hot story out on the blogosphere right now, with an army of advocates facing off against those who argue that it is nothing new, and their allies with painful memories of Dot Com hysteria in the 1990s. Even respectable media outlets such as Business Week are getting excited, and an expensive conference in San Francisco at the start of October had to turn people away as it passed over 800 registrations. So, is Web 2.0 something real? Web 2.0: A State of Mind?
Writing back in July, a colleague of mine described Web 2.0 [1] as 'an attitude not a technology.' In a recent and seminal paper on the topic [2], Tim O'Reilly attempted to define the concepts behind Web 2.0, and offered a useful diagram to illustrate some of the related ideas. Figure 1 - Tim O'Reilly's Web 2.0 'meme map' Web 2.0 is participative. Best Blog Practices and More for Libraries. Evolutionary Technology and the Emerging Divide. At my library we’re in the final stages of crafting our next technology plan, and we’ve been under a lot of pressure to find a showstopper, an eye-catching new technology to insert into it. But there’s a problem. New technologies, brand-new, big-wow tech is emerging at a slower pace, and serious issues arise – issues that Michael Stephens refers to as technolust (see below) -- anytime you begin looking for a "big" technology.
We’ve spent a great deal of time over the past few years integrating many new technologies into our daily library operations – PC and print management hardware and software, a major ILS upgrade, staff and public wireless in the branches, RFID circulation and self-check equipment, mobile librarian tablet PCs, and PDAs for management staff.
All of these introductions meant significant training of staff and, sometimes, customers. Some, like RFID, resulted in fundamental changes in daily operations. So what have we looked at to include in our plan? 11 reasons why Library 2.0 exists and matters. I’ve had my head buried in an Exchange server migration this past week, so when I surfaced Friday and caught up on the glut of unread posts in my aggregator, I was intrigued by the volume of Library 2.0 chatter. I was also struck by what appears to be a well-mannered backlash against Library 2.0–the label and the the concept. If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll know I believe L2 is a vital and very real movement. You’ll also know that I think it is an ever-changing amalgam of ideas, dreams, and visions.
It’s also very much only an abstraction to some at this point. I want to share why I believe the L2 movement exists, why it is very unique and why it’s not something that’s already been done. “Library 2.0 simply means making your library’s space (virtual and physical) more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community needs. L2 is partially a response to a Post-Google world L2 requires internal reorganization L2 requires a fundamental change in a library’s mission. Libraryola: My Library 2.0 Reading List. Michael Stephens.htm.
Tame The Web: Libraries and Technology. Five Weeks To A Social Library | The first free, grassroots, completely online course devoted to teaching librarians about social software. Five Weeks to a Social Library is the first free, grassroots, completely online course devoted to teaching librarians about social software and how to use it in their libraries. It was developed to provide a free, comprehensive, and social online learning opportunity for librarians who do not otherwise have access to conferences or continuing education and who would benefit greatly from learning about social software. The course will be taught using a variety of social software tools so that the participants acquire experience using the tools while they are taking part in the class. It will make use of synchronous online communication, with one or two weekly Webcasts and many small group IM chat sessions made available to participants each week.
By the end of the course, each student will develop a proposal for implementing a specific social software tool in their library. Library 2.0 - September 1, 2006 - Library Journal. By Michael E. Casey and Laura C. Savastinuk on May 21, 2010 Service for the next-generation library Libraries are changing. Funding limits and customer demands are transforming staffing levels, service models, access to resources, and services to the public. Administrators and taxpayers are seeking more efficient ways of delivering services to achieve greater returns on financial investments. Enter Library 2.0. The heart of Library 2.0 is user-centered change. While not required, technology can help libraries create a customer-driven, 2.0 environment. Tapping new users through the “long tail” In the current library world—particularly in public institutions—we are accustomed to focusing our services on those customers we already reach.
No matter how hard we try, many of the services we offer are not being used by a majority of our population. This keeps some traditional customers satisfied, but non-users might be better served if librarians consider what’s called the long tail. Michael E. Learning 2.0 - The Things.