Library 2.0

Hmmm. I’m looking for some actual proof that the effort libraries are putting into establishing some form of Web 2.0 presence is actually worthwhile. I can see lots of bluster at the moment, e.g. “we’ve got videos of librarians doing zany things on YouTube”, but, is does anyone have or know of any evidence to show what actually makes a difference? Why would an avatar on Second Life be any more likely to visit CILIP there if they weren’t library users in this life? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a Luddite, I’m just interested in what is working, so we can filter out what isn’t. Discussion at the Freepint bar (Source: Bronwyn's Library Blog)

This is the period during the year at MPOW that we are reviewing our goals, and really looking at what the next 6 months will bring. As a portion of that, it’s up to me to try and figure out how our IT department fits in with this, given that we are mentioned in no less than 99.999999943% of the Library Wide goals. Pretty much every overarching goal for the library as a whole has some part of it that IT is going to support, or design, or maintain, or drive. This makes for job security. It also makes for many hats. After looking at where we are headed (new building, re-thinking the library, focusing on the students) we decided that the area that could most impact the way that we do things is metasearch. No one is happy with their ILS, and patrons just aren’t using our catalog at all…circulation statistics for books is through the floor. But foot traffic, website visits, database use, reference questions…all are up from previous years. So we’re definitely being used, just not for books. Given that the library “brand” is books, that’s worrying. As an attempt to bridge this gap to the books, the library IT council decided unanimously to pursue Metasearch over the course of this year. The idea is, of course, to have books presented to patrons side-by-side with all of our other resources. The gap between theory and practice in this case seems like the Grand Canyon. Is anyone happy with a metasearch product? I know that most of us agree that the technology isn’t mature yet, but at this point implementation of a metasearch solution seems less daunting than trying to roll to another ILS. Especially since I can give LibraryFind a try without signing away my soul to the Library Corporate Masters. Share This (Source: Pattern Recognition)

I don't think I've ever stayed in a UK hotel that had free wifi, although I do find it surprising that ILI won't have complementary free wifi for delegates :-( (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

I am attending an Internet-related conference (ILI 2007 of course), yet if I want to access the Internet on my laptop at the conference (and conference hotel) I must pay an extra st£20 (29 euro, $41) per day! In this day and age, I think that is ridiculous, to say the least. Some hotel chains (Jurys Doyle Hotels, with a number of hotels in London, for example) offer complementary access, not to mention the free wifi access in public libraries, and free wifi zones in various cities. My own city (Dublin, Ireland) is considering it! YES, CITY-WIDE FREE INTERNET ACCESS! Last year it was just wonderful that we could get wifi access, weren't we so happy! But not this year. Times are changing fast, businesses, hotels and conference centers included, take note. Complementary, or free, or whatever you wish to call it, Internet access should be a given today. £20 - hah!!! I have let the venue know my views, maybe you should do the same? What do you say? Am I over re-acting? Should it be whatever the venue wants to do, or should we see beyond that narrow point of view? And agitate accordingly? (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

I started my first internship here at Syracuse University's Bird Library on campus September 2007. My title is Information Literacy Intern in the Instructional Services Department. I am teaching library and research instruction primarily to freshmen. It has been very exciting so far. I am extremely interested in pursuing instruction as a career. I have a background in corporate training and the urge to teach/instruct has stayed with me over the years. For the Spring Semester (January 2008), I am actively seeking an internship in Digital Libraries (digitization) in order to complete the requirements for my Certificate of Advanced Studies in Digital Libraries. This is the other area of my studies I have a huge interest in. Especially after completing the first two Digital Libraries requirements at SU with Dr. Joanne Silverstein (Spring '07) and Mary Elings and Gunter Waibel (Summer '07). (Source: Everyone's Blog Posts - Library 2.0)

Whether or not you are involved in K12, the upcoming K12 Online Conference has some great opportunities for learning about how web 2.0 and information literacy intersect. The conference, if you aren't familiar, is very unique! It is free, and is held entirely online during the month of October. Presentations are posted online, and can be viewed whenever is convenient for you. And they remain online throughout the year. There are also "live" events throughout the weeks of the conference--Fireside chats using the Elluminate software, and a closing "around the world" Skypecast. To find out more and see a list of presentations or video teasers about the conference, check out www.k12onlineconference.org. The opening keynote is October 8, given by David Warlick. If you'd like to publicize this within your own community,there are also printed flyers that can be downloaded from the site. (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

Will any of this be podcast or streamed? Wish I was a little closer to California ;) (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

I'm not sure, but I don't think Richard Clarke's talk will be online at all. Perhaps the others will. (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

Eccomi di ritorno da Innsbruck e dal convegno Die Lernende Bibliothek. In questa domenica lavorativa (ormai c’ho fatto l’abitudine posso solo dire che è stata un’esperienza molto interessante ed è stato come al solito molto bello conoscere colleghi che vivono e lavorano in realtà (a volte molto) diverse dalla mia. Inoltre è stata la prima volta che ho avuto contatti con l’area austro-tedesca e mi è piaciuto avere la possibilità di osservare l’atteggiamento con cui in Svizzera, Austria e Germania ci si rapporta con le questioni legate alla information literacy e alla formazione dell’utenza. Il mio intervento era, insieme a quello dell’ottimo Mark Buzinkay che mi ha preceduto, dedicato alla biblioteca 2.0 e ai suoi risvolti di learning library. Dopo di me un altro collega ha esposto nel dettaglio le modalità di impiego dei social software nelle biblioteche e il dibattito che si è sviluppato intorno a queste tematiche è stato di interesse (spero) collettivo. Le due domande che dal pubblico mi sono state rivolte, sono significative: Aldo Pirola, direttore della Biblioteca Queriniana di Brescia (fantastico bibliotecario e gentleman d’altri tempi!), ha posto il problema della preservazione dei dati digitali e di tutte le forme - spesso piuttosto instabili e volatili - della creazione collaborativa di conoscenza del web 2.0. ...

Thanks Jeff Scott of Gather No Dust and Helene Blowers of Library Bytes for their comments on my post about their recent posts about Library 2.0. Bot (Source: pligg - all)

It's all about empowering the user. Give them ways to find, organize, and use information. (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

Once again, I’m going to bend my promise to simply note new reviews of Balanced Libraries: Thoughts on Continuity and Change. John Miedema posted a thoughtful review on September 18 on his eponymous blog (well worth reading, by the way). Here are the second and sixth paragraphs (of a six-paragraph review): Balanced Libraries is a response to the discussions surrounding Library 2.0, the movement that has tried to use Web 2.0 technologies to reinvigorate library services. Some assert that Library 2.0 is about much more than technology, with each stone in the library system being overturned and re-evaluated, hopefully leading to better service for library patrons. Inevitably, change is met with resistance. The library crowd is reasonably adept at getting at the best of the enthusiasts and the resistors, but sometimes an experienced and clear voice is needed. In his book, Crawford lives up to his blog tag-line, “The library voice of the radical middle”. It could be the bible of the Slow Library movement. Balance is not a sexy idea, but Crawford helps makes sense of the debate, showing how both change and stasis can be troublesome for libraries, providing a fresh take on the timeless wisdom that technology must serve library the mission, not the reverse. There’s more, to be sure; please do read the whole review. Do know that I take “It could be the bible of the Slow Library movement” as high praise–and if you think “Slow Library” means resistance to change, you need to follow that link. What else can I say? Buy the book–it makes an important contribution to a number of continuing conversations. (Source: Walt at Random)

Heute auf der Tagung “Tag der Bibliotheken Berlin Brandenburg” haben zwei Professoren Herr Seadle von der IBI und Herr Hobohm von der FHP zwei Vorträge erhalten. Herr Seadle sprach über die neue Veränderung des Instituts, für mich ganz interessant war seine Meinung über die Funktion der Professoren. Nach seiner Meinung sind die Professoren eigentlich kein Wegweiser, sonder sie sollen die Studenten Idee geben, lassen sie sich weiter denken und mit anderen Studenten austauschen und miteinander lernen(sprechen), nach seiner Erfahrung können genau die Studenten in den zukünftigen Arbeitsplätze selbst denken, also die Studenten sollten sozusagen mehr Bier zusammen trinken:-) In meinem vierjährigen Studium habe ich diese “Freiheit” in der FHP schon gespürt, Vergleich mit meinem abgebrochenen Studium in China habe ich nicht nur selbst gedacht, sondern viel von meinen Kommilitonen gelernt. Die Meinung von Herrn Seadle kann ich absolut zustimmen. Herr Hobohm hat heute ein Vortrag über das Thema “Bibliothek(swissenschaft) 2.0 – neue Auflage oder Wende in Forschung und Lehre?” erhalten, er gab eine Überblick über die Zukunft der Bibliothek (von Bibliothek 2.0 bis Bibliothek 4.0), also wie die Bibliothek als eine Informationseinrichtung in der Technik ständig entwickelten Gesellschaft nach Interesse der Kunden sich bewegen sollen. (vielleicht schreibt er noch ein Artikel über das Thema, es war sehr informativ!) Anschließend stellte er kurz über die diesjährige Diplomarbeite aus dem Fachbereich Informationswissenschaft, erstaunlichweise sind sehr viele Themen auf dem Ergebnis “Bibliothek - ein Ort der Kommunikation” gekommen, egal die Arbeit über Leseförderung, Bibliothekskatalog, Web 2.0, virtuelle Welt und “Lebende Bücher” sind. ...

Just what is meant by Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 seems to be in the eye of the individual. As someone said, elements of Web 2.0 have been around since t (Source: pligg - all)

I see Library 2.0 as the technology of Web 2.0 applied to the (public) library setting to continue to serve patrons in to the future. It includes pat (Source: pligg - all)

Sorry, I was trying to be cute. I would say that library 2.0 is the most important thing to understand and at the same time it is a term that is almost impossible to define in a detailed way. This Talis document goes into the detail. To me, library 2.0 is the effort to take the next step in further evolving library services to meet user needs utilizing a range of networked technologies. There are tons of people in this ning network who will have pages to offer on this, but I think that this quote may put it best: For 2,500 years we've been told that knowing is our species' destiny and its calling. Now we can see for ourselves that knowledge isn't in our heads: It is between us. David Weinberger. Everything is Miscellaneous. (p. 146) Libraries can no longer be about storing and providing access to knowledge. It's about creating situations that bring people together create knowledge in an active way. Here's a further discussion from this ning community. (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

So Library and Web 2.0 lets you be creative? (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts...but personalized. (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

OK Maybe I should have let you all write more back to me. I am really a novice so if you can be a bit more detailed those of you who really know about 2.0 I would be so grateful. (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)

One of my friends on agematch tell me about this place. I think it's very interesting and I will stay and seek more here. (Source: Forum - Library 2.0)