TweetAre libraries over obsessed with library 2.0? Should we be calling our efforts to use social networking tools and to involve new technologies with our libraries something else? Here is an interesting article on the topic. Have libraries lost their focus in the process of trying to please the younger hip generation? Although I can [...]
TweetI just found a great resource for learning all about libraries and web 2.0. It’s a book published in 2006 by ALA. You can check it out here. I found it to be very useful and chuck full of ideas you can use in your library today. Happy reading!
TweetWatch this video on blogs and twitter for librarians.
TweetDoes your library podcast? We have this on the list of things to do or try but haven’t yet gotten around to it. It seems that many big libraries are doing it. If you are a university you may want to take a look at Itunes U They seem to be the best place for [...]
TweetSquidoo is a social networking site which has groups and lenses on all kinds of topics? But how can you use this site and the information it contains in your library? I wasn’t so sure myself until I found a couple of lenses which helped me get the idea. First off there is this lens [...]
TweetEven though I don’t live in Montana, I was browsing library wikis the other day and I found this one and thought I would share it as it is full of all kinds of great information and ideas for using social networking in your library. Montana Library 2.0 Challenge Although still under construction this wiki will eventually offer [...]
TweetSo exactly what is <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_2.0″>Library 2.0?</a> I like to think of it as any kind of computer technology or web 2.0 which can be applied to a library. In other words offering a library blog, a wiki, or a podcast are all forms of Library 2.0. If you click the link above you can [...]
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