Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Terrible Twos and 2.0 Library

The creation of Web 2.0 has created many new features for people to use especially in the library world . I am still unclear as to the exact definition of Web 2.0. As this article mentions others are too. I tend to agree with the group that believes this is a new conventional wisdom. Good or bad, that still has to be decided. However if this does create better interactive web sites, that is a plus especially when dealing with digital literacy, which is still a big concern. This article brings up an excellent point-- how will Web 2.0 change library services? I have worked in a library for almost 30 years, and we have always done things the same way, because it was always done that way. I am afraid this school of thought is "old school" and our library is changing slowly to keep up with Web 2.0. It may not be easy for this old schooler to change, but I am afraid I must to better serve our patrons. Constant changing world of social media like it or not!

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