Posts Tagged ‘library 2.0’

ShareDoes library 2.0 really exist? We talk about it all the time and we work on putting libraries into social media platforms and on creating library 2.0, however, does the movement really exist? And are libraries really benefiting from it like we think they are? I found this interesting Google knol that addresses exactly this [...]

ShareWeb 2.0 / Library 2.0 Abridged version
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ShareI found this great site that has lots of great resources for Social Networking for Libraries If you are looking for some more resources to help you with your social networking for your library. Check out this website.

ShareAre you wondering how using library 2.0 or social networking in libraries can help with information literacy? I was too, so that is why I decided to read this book. The first couple of chapters provide the reader with an overview of the various kinds of web 2.0 applications along with some basic information about [...]

ShareWow, I just found a whole bunch of resources for implimenting and using web 2.0 in libraries. Check out the How to Use Web 2.0 in Your Library wikizine on Zimbio.com. It is based off of a book about web 2.0 in libraries and is chuck full of links and all kinds of useful information.
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ShareAre 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 personally [...]

ShareSquidoo 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 [...]

ShareEven 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 information on [...]

ShareSo 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 [...]