Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Thing #15 Library 2.0

Many experts argue that we, as librarians, are already at web 2.0. We thrive on collaboration and sharing of data. Dr. Wendy Schultz details the vision of library 1.0 through library 4.0 in such an eloquent manner. She compares the visionary process from raising coffee beans to canning the coffee all the way to the jazzy cafe setting of Starbucks. At library 2.0 you are focusing on how to "package the product"-- similar to Amazon's recommendations and tagging, we as librarians are moving in that direction, especially with FRBR.

OCLC Next Space Newsletter – Web 2.0: Where will the next generation of the web it take libraries?
Five 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 (Dr. Wendy Schultz's article)

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