Library 2.0 is term used to describe a new set of concepts for developing and delivering library services. The name, as you may guess, is an extension of Web 2.0 and shares many of its same philosophies and concepts, including harnessing the user in both design and implementation of services, embracing constant change as a development cycle over the traditional notion of upgrades, and reworking library services to meet the users in their space, as opposed to ours (libraries).Many have argued that Library 2.0 is more than just a term used to describe concepts that revolve around the use of technology; it is also a term that can be used to describe both physical and mindset changes that are occurring within libraries to make our spaces and services more user-centric and inviting. Others within the profession have asserted that libraries have always been 2.0: collaborative, customer friendly and welcoming. But no matter which side of the debate proponents fall, both sides agree that libraries of tomorrow, even five or ten years from now, will look substantially different from libraries today.
Discovery Resources:
OCLC Next Space Newsletter – Web 2.0: Where will the next generation of the web it take libraries?
Six Perspectives:
- Away from Icebergs
- Into a new world of librarianship
- To more powerful ways to cooperate
- To better bibliographic services
- To a temporary place in time
- Library 2.0 Debased
Wikipedia – Library 2.0
Library 2.0 Discussions (list of great references from Wikipedia)
Discovery Exercise:
- Read two or three of the perspectives on Library 2.0 from the list above.
- Create a blog post about your thoughts on any one of these. Library 2.0 - It's many things to many people. What does it mean to you?
Posts
76 comments:
Library 2.0: increased interaction with our patrons using the internet.
My blog: http://raptorrunn3r.blogspot.com/2008/11/library-20.html
While looking for something else, came upon the Kankakee, ILL public library web site which includes 2.0 in their web site title, and which documents the technologies used to build the site.
They propose to use a wiki to build a community encyclopedia. Very ambitious .. wonder if they can keep it going.
Wow, libraries have changed so much in the ten years I have been here. It will be exciting to see where 2.0 and beyond takes us.
http://vc-vcsblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/library-20.html
loads of exciting ideas are coming at you -- ready or not!
blog post
http://carol-hoorayya.blogspot.com/2008/12/nebraska-learns-20-thing-16.html
The future is wide open to possibilities. http://dancingcranefarm.blogspot.com/2008/12/thinking-about-library-20-and-beyond.html
Library 2.0 changing to meet the needs of society. Check out my blog at
http://dawnlearning.blogspot.com/2008/12/library-20-web-20.html
Wow!
http://bookexotique.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16.html
I read all the recommended articles. It is a lot to absorb. My random thoughts on the subject are here:
http://quiltinlibrarylady.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-15-week-10.html
Here's the link to my blog.
http://rockinref.blogspot.com/2008/12/library20.html
But again, the PPTs that I erronesoulsy embedded last "thing" are covering up most of the text of my blog.
Can anyone tell me how to fix this?
http://nelearns2.blogspot.com/2008/12/library-20.html
Oh boy did this one make me think. I think I read everything 3 times and took a couple of weeks to do it. My random thoughts and my personal opinions are posted in my blog. Happy Holidays to all!!!
http://danaslearning.blogspot.com/
ps sorry if I strayed :D
A lot of information on libraries of the future. My thoughts on this:
http://aqlibrarynews.blogspot.com/2008/12/libraries-of-future.html
Ann
Interesting reading Sure makes someone think about the future of the library and the direction we have take. Read more at my blog
http://librarianbrenda.blogspot.com/
http://seeryuslibrary.blogspot.com/2008/12/library-20-thing-16_10.html
~Sky
Some thoughts on this: http://troglodyte-librarian.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16-library-20.html
Thing # 16! Some of this terminology I don't understand. But we know there will have to be changes in the future for the health of libraries. mboyingt@gmail.com
Positive changes are good and are on their way! THING #16 is finished and now continue on to THING #17.
http://marieloveslibraries.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16.html
It is amazing what can be found through Web 2.0 & Library 2.0. The technology stuns me every day as I explore new things. I love how some of what we have looked at so far will benefit our library and I look forward to utilizing it more and more. I think we are only limited by our imagination and whether or not we are willing to try and to check out new things. My advice is keep exploring and keep learning.
http://thelibrarianspeaksout.blogspot.com/2008/12/so-what-do-i-think.html
“The Library is human because it makes the library a social and emotionally engaging center for learning and experience. Librarian 2.0, then, is the “strategy guide” for helping users find information, gather knowledge and create content."
To know is to have power!
Interesting exercise! I wrote an extremely long post. The bottom line is bringing together information and people. http://theantiquarianlibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16-on-library-20-and-web-20.html
Enjoyed the readings, especially the wiki. Oddly, I hadn't thought of privacy issues connected with 2.0.
http://t-beyondthemargin.blogspot.com/2008/12/library-20.html
Very useful readings. I have thoughts on most of them.
http://kitschylib.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16.html
Lots of information and ideas to absorb all at once. Change is good as long as we're careful not to change just for the sake of it.
I enjoyed reading all of the articles and was pleased that different prespectives on Library 2.0 were represented here. Read the blog post at:
http://musicmaam.blogspot.com/2008/12/library-20-libraries-of-future.html
I agree with many other comments that Library 2.0 is one of the first steps in moving us along to change and better service for our customers. You can find my blog here:
http://mrsjustice.blogspot.com
Sarah
Read my blog about Library 2.0. Lots to think about.
Lots of things are coming so fast we can't keep up! Libraries are changing!
See me blog at
http://lgweb20.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16.html
WOW! My imagination has a hard time keeping up. My blog:
http://homerhounddog.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16.html
http://joyesfirstblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/when-i-started-being-library-director.html
Lots of thoughts on Library 2.0 to digest....read my blog at http://kathysbookshelf.blogspot.com
About Thing 16-- http://willie-challenger08.blogspot.com/2008/12/about-library-2.html
Boy, this week, or two, was a lot to think and chew over. I am often a skeptic, so I was pleased to see different viewpoints. Enchanted with the idea of a "salon". . . more thoughts at
http://judyg-oldlibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/12/on-library-20.html
Stay warm - Merry Christmas.
There was so much to think about in the articles. I am still mulling it over.
http://liziej.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16.html
My eyes are crossed! The future is here.... read my comments to see if I'll be here as well. http://lauranloveslibraries.blogspot.com/2008/12/library-20-and-counting.html
Some things have happened since my Nov. 23rd post -- (http://l2ne.blogspot.com/2008/09/thing-16-on-library-20-web-20.html?showComment=1227503580000#c3180905520580509328) --
A "68467" FLICKR group (http://www.flickr.com/groups/york_ne/ ); we're looking for FLICKR photos to invite to the group --
A separate "delicious" identity (yorklib2) promoting "68467" as a meaningful distinctive tag for web sites with significant York, Nebraska related content; we're going to have staff systematically search the web for content --
Have kept up (sort of) with (http://4york.blogspot.com )the blog...
On the down side; no time to keep up with RSS feeds; nothing extra added to "Library Thing" in the past month; progress on the library's web site (http://www.yorklib.org ) is less than we'd anticipated.
I totally agree with being more transparent.
http://234kv.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16-of-23.html
http://wordsbycheryl.blogspot.com/
I read into a new world of librarianship.... Temporary place in time.... and Away from icebergs. Some interesting thoughts, but some I don't agree with either.
http://nanvac.blogspot.com/2008/12/library-2.html
This seems to be an issue facing many business or distributors of goods/services/info, and it is necessary to embrace and adapt to technology advances in order to ensure that libraries have a place in future society. Some more thoughts at http://tiffanylearns20.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16-library-20.html
Thing 16 is very interesting. View my blog at http://nixnoos-caseydinah.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16.html
See my comments on my blog at
kathysings.blogspot.com
Library 2.0 is still a somewhat vague concept, as I feel I have yet to grasp Web 2.0 as a concept. I'll keep plugging along. Read my blog here.
I added to 2.0 concept by including "school library 2.0" Although many things are the same, because we service a more specialized population than the public library and serve as teacher and librarian, I need to look at things from a different angle. My blog on the 2.0 world: http://prairie-prose.blogspot.com/2008/12/thing-16-library-20-web-20.html
I realized this week that there is something missing from my work with 23 Things. Web 2.0 is a two way street. In addition to learning the tools, blogging our successes and failures, and reading other's blogs; we need to respond to the blogs we read. Responding to blogs will be my goal for the next month. Web 2.0 must be thought of as a community.
I loved the information given. It made me think about different ways I could involve students and teachers in Library 2.0. I know that it is important to use different ways to interest our patrons. Find more of my blog at http://whippetbooklady.blogspot.com/2009/01/16.html
Here is my post about Library 2.0 and Web 2.0:
http://baskataloger.blogspot.com/2009/01/on-library-20-and-web-20.html
http://kidsrgreat1s.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16.html
Thing #16
http://chocolil-librarybooks.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16.html
My comments
http://nancysos.blogspot.com/ 2.0
Thing 16
Now we know Library 3.0 and 4.0 are just around the corner.
http://csweb2-cs.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16.html
OK. This post has been the bane of my existence all day long. Here lies: The Ongoing Saga of Thing 16
http://melniel.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16.html
I think Library 2.0 is exactly why we are all participating in this NE LEARNS program. We need to stay current with the technology that people are demanding and how that can improve our libraries.
Thing # 16 at:
http://leanablue.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16.html
My take on Library 2.0
http://nebrbookworm99.blogspot.com/2009/01/library-20.html
My thoughts on 2.0: http://einekleinemusik.blogspot.com/2009/01/library-20-and-web-20.html
Thing #16 was not nearly as much fun as the previous exercises. It did acquaint me with some different views on Web 2.0 and Libraries 2.0. I enjoy all the fun stuff but we, the board, needs to discuss what direction the library should take. Guess this exercise made me think in a different direct. You can read my blog at" http://lakeverna.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16-library-20-and-web-20.html
Here are my thoughts on Library 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0.
My disparate responses to Library 2.0 are here.
My views on this subject are at
http://bookmobiling.blogspot.com/2009/01/on-library-20-web-20.html
I have been really taken by some parts of Library 2.0 and beyond, not so taken by others, but I really do see that libraries must move toward more interaction and patron empowerment when it comes to the content management of our "virtual" libraries. See more of my thoughts @ hplmeanderings
I looked through course offerings at San Jose State school of library science.
Library 2.0 provides a fast and somewhat superficial journey through some current course topics.
I personally am grateful for the (somewhat superficial) knowledge and confidence I have gained.
Will I take this knowledge forward with me--I hope so.
Even more timely to me is gaining a sense of where libraries overall are headed. And knowing that in another year or two everything will be different or at least the labels will change. What is next???
We (library staff) are here to serve our public--this is the constant; this is the unchanging challenge we face.
http://suesthing.blogspot.com/
Here is my post about Thing 16 l2.0: http://lllearnersblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16.html
There's much to think about. My blog post is at: http://raelearns.blogspot.com/2009/01/16-library-20.html
Here is my Thing #16 comment about Library 2.0. I hope it makes sense:
http://dmcdnut.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16-library-20.html
I have read the perspectives on Library 2.0 several times, and have now blogged about it - hope it makes sense:
http://kerikreations.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16.html
I'm not sure how libraries will change in the future, but one thing is certain, they will change. Read my thoughts at:
http://ilikelibraries.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16-library-20.html
Favorite Thing 16 Posts within NebraskaLearns pbwiki is now open for you to highlight another participant's post about Library 2.0 & Web 2.0 that is too good to miss.
I worry about the students who do not have access to these innovations. The challenge for them to navigate their way in the future grows every day.
http://caseysteachingblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/library-20.html
Wonder what is yet to come!
http://nebraskalearnsbksrgr8.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16.html
I read the reports on Library 2.0 and posted my blog. Cranky and cantakerous, to be sure. Sorry, I had a long day.
http://thecoreysthoughts.blogspot.com/
Lots of information I find library 2.0 very interesting and can't wait to learn more about where libraries are going in the future and what new technologies are out there to discover. What part will libraries play in the future.
http://jeanslearning20.blogspot.com/2009/01/thing-16.html
It seems to me that data, uninterpreted and uncontrolled, is just chaos and noise. The ultimate job of the Librarian has to be to act as filter. Not to filer content but quality. Which is of course what weeding is for.
Still overly contemplative and random...
http://milfordlibrary.blogspot.com/2009/01/hardy-20.html
The thing I see most about the change is that the librarian is going to need to be constantly aware of what Admin services are now available on the Web at all times and stay current.
http://1pigeonracer.blogspot.com/
Are we not brilliant, having changed so much over the years. When I came we typed catalog cards on an big, old black Remington typewriter. I AM NOT THAT OLD. But the library board back then thought it was good enough and did not see why we needed one. Of course, one lady on the board thought women should not be paid as much as men anyhow. Thus my battle began. The first was to get her off the board. She had only been on there 20+ years. We never did get an electric typewriter until after we had a computer and that particular lady was off the board. Now we have 3 public computers, 3 admin. computers, 1 children's computer, (no Internet access), 2 OPAC, and 6 laptop computers for a portable lab and for public use when the other three are busy. How far we came after we got rid of our infamouse board member.
My blog: quiltingranny-jag.blogspot.com
I'm concerned that as we make grand plans for all-things-online, a large segment of the population will be left out.
My blog on Thing 16
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