library 2.0

Library 2.0 is a term that is used to describe the use of social software tools within libraries, but it is also a shorthand for a professional philosophy that is user-focused.

Originally coined by librarian blogger Michael Casey to encourage libraries to adopt Web 2.0 tools in order to enhance user services, the phrase has been the touchstone of controversy, with some decrying it as vacuous and simply an excuse to play with shiny new tech toys. However, many advocates for user-focused services in libraries have taken up the banner of Library 2.0 to represent both the tools used and the ideology of making it easier for users to access information and library services.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “library 2.0”

• Classroom 2.0 Live: Creating Widgets for Instructional Purposes

  
  The Unquiet Librarian — Authority: 487
  Classroom 2.0 LIVE! via kwout On Saturday, November 14 at noon EST, I will be the guest for the week on Classroom 2.0 Live!  I will be sharing ideas and strategies for “Creating Widgets for Instructional Purposes”, and you can access the webinar for free by clicking on this link. I’ll be discussing the ...
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• Never Stop Exploring

  
  Tame The Web — Authority: 122
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• ""Netflix"-style library fees

  
  PVLD Director's Blog — Authority: 108
  Some of the staff members at PVLD have been tossing around the idea of a Netflix-style book delivery service for some time, but have found it is more complicated than it seems both in terms of the back-end software, the staffing required, and the logistics of a large-scale mailing operation. This article about the ...
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• Signs Signs Everywhere!

  
  Tame The Web — Authority: 122
  Don’t miss: http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2009/11/7/signs-signs-everywhere-theres-signs.html I walk into too many libraries with signs like this: What might happen if we replaced our welcome signs with ones like these? Where would kids learn best? OK, let me have it.
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• Seriously

  
  Tame The Web — Authority: 122
  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Seriously , originally uploaded by mstephens7 . Sent in by a TTW reader.
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• Contribute to Conversation - On the Challenges of Implementing Library 2.0 Services at ASIS&T Meeting

  
  A Library Writer's Blog — Authority: 423
  Dear Colleagues: Please contribute to the wiki page for the "On the Challenges of Implementing Library 2.0 Services" panel at the 2009 ASIS&T annual meeting. http://michaelzimmer.org/wiki/ASIST09 The panel abstract is below. Everyone is welcome to use the wiki to respond to the opening questions, describe ...
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• gr8 lol ~ Great Libraries of Learning

  
  HeyJude — Authority: 481
  Support for school libraries in Far North Queensland is gr8!  The team at the Far North Queensland FNQ Learning Development Centre – ICT , have put together a fabulous brochure promoting change and essential development to ensure quality school libraries.  They have allowed me to embed the document here, so that ...
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• Library 2.0 Gang 11/09: The Cataloguing Services Landscape

  
  http://www.alatechsource.org/blog — Authority: 480
  More... Until fairly recently it has been all quiet on the shared cataloguing front. Cataloguing departments taking records from the Library of Congress, other National libraries, or one of many other libraries that share their Z39.50 connections. Many libraries also being members of an organisation to share the ...
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• Panel: On the Challenges of Implementing Library 2.0 Services

  
  michaelzimmer.org — Authority: 510
  On Tuesday, a group of librarians and information professions will be holding a panel discussion on “ The Challenges of Implementing Library 2.0 Services ” at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology ( ASIS&T ). On the Challenges of Implementing Library 2.0 ...
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• end of times beginning of i heart librarians 081

  
  Tame The Web — Authority: 122
  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } end of times beginning of i heart librarians 081 , originally uploaded by i heart librarians . Aaron Schmidt writes: ...
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• Book Staircase

  
  Rhondda's Reflections - wandering around the Web — Authority: 119
  I love the shots from the Fubiz site , “a staircase that builds within the framework of a library of arrangements: the books are placed between the steps. Original and very practical, the whole of furniture was conceived by the studio Levitate Architects based in London.” Have a look at more of their fantastic ...
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• Vlogging: ‘Library 101′ and the AL

  
  davidrothman.net — Authority: 474
  I’ve never videoblogged before and I’m not sure I’ll ever do it again, but it was fun to try. Please see embedded YouTube video below. Links mentioned in the embedded video above: http://davidrothman.net/category/library-20/ http://www.libraryman.com/blog/essays-on-101/ [Edit] Excellent response ...
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• 6 Steps to Publishing a Scholarly Online Journal (for free!)

  
  iLibrarian — Authority: 470
  This week I have assigned students in my Open Movements course the task of self-archiving their final papers in either E-LIS or DList, both disciplinary repositories for the LIS field. So in the spirit of that assignment, I archived a recent article which I wrote for The CyberSkeptic’s Guide to Internet Research ...
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• Germanys Open Air Library - A model for the future?

  
  PVLD Director's Blog — Authority: 108
  Made out of beer cans, open 24 hours, integrated with a reading cafe and open air stage, no library card required, books taken and returned on the honor system... this article from Fast Company describes the new library in Magdeburg, Germany.  A somewhat more detailed description can be found in this article . ...
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• Scholarly Identity 2.0: Matrix, Concept Model, and Presentation

  
  LIS :: Michael Habib — Authority: 118
  As mentioned in my previous post , my first Belgrade lecture focused on the concept of Research 2.0.  The second lecture focused on Scholarly Identity 2.0, which is increasingly important because of the wealth of online identity information created by Research 2.0. The Scholarly Identity Matrix below is adapted ...
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• Internet Librarian Conference

  
  The Blah, Blah, Blah Blog — Authority: 127
  As usual, I look longingly towards the west at this time of year as I again miss the Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey. Some day, some day. Until then, here are great session recaps from Sarah Houghton-Jan (the Librarian in Black). Connecting Through "Lights, Camera, Action" Information ...
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• Research 2.0 Concept Model and Presentation

  
  LIS :: Michael Habib — Authority: 118
  The above is an evolution of the Academic Library 2.0 Concept Models developed for my Master’s Paper . While the original model primarily focused on academic library services for students, the new model focuses on services for researchers. Like in the original models, the top represents communication spaces ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  The Blah, Blah, Blah Blog — Authority: 127
  David Lee King, Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, will be presenting two workshops at NEFLIN in Orange Park on Wednesday, December 9. Free to all! Register Now. Emerging Trends, 2.0 and Libraries Has your library discussed creating a Flickr account? ...
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• The library as conversation

  
  ThinkingShift — Authority: 119
  Are you going to get a Kindle ? Have one already? I don’t get it because I prefer to hold the book in my hands. So what’s the future of libraries, stuffed full of wonderfully musty smelling tomes? Does the library have a future at all? Will it be full of Kindles that can be loaned out? If they eventually come in ...
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• Smart swapping

  
  The Liminal Librarian — Authority: 103
  Catching up further, I saw this on in AL Direct — this guy stretches his library’s tiny collection development budget with sites like Paperbackswap and BookMooch. Smart! On the same day, Clark had packaged seven books to ship out — paying all the postage personally — though he said both the incoming and ...
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