3rd Reading Assignment

TITLE: Library 2.0 Theory Web 2.0 and Its Implications for Libraries

AUTHOR: Jack M. Maness

SOURCE/URL: http://www.webology.ir/2006/v3n2/a25.html


ABSTRACT:


This article posits a definition and theory for “Library 2.0”. It suggests that recent thinking describing the changing Web as “Web 2.0’ will have substantial implications for libraries, and recognizes that while these implications keep very close to the history and mission of libraries, they still necessitate a new paradigm for librarianship. The paper applies the theory and definition to the practice of librarianship, specifically addressing how Web 2.0 technologies such as synchronous messaging and streaming media, blogs, wikis, social networks, tagging, RSS feeds, and mashups might intimate changes in how libraries provide access to their collections and user support for that access.


Three (3) I learned:


1. Library 2.0 is user- centered- because the library collection will be more interactive and fully accessible.
2. Library 2.0 is a virtual reality of the library, because it will be a place not only for searching of books and journals, but can be a place where we can interact with a community, a librarian, and share knowledge and understanding with them through this electronic medium, the Web 2.0.
3. Web 2.0 and libraries are well suited for marriage, or we can say, the best partner.
Library 2.0 is completely user- centered and user- driven. It is a mashup of traditional library services and innovative Web 2.0 services. If libraries and Web 2.0 becomes partner, it will be a library for the 21st century which is rich in content, interactivity, and social activity.

REFLECTION:

Library 2.0 is a mashup of the traditional library services. The library services changed, it focused more on facilitation of information transfer and information literacy rather than providing controlled access to it. According to the article, Library 2.0 is the application of interactive, collaborative, and multi- media web- based technologies to web- based library services and collections. Also, it moved its collections and spare services into the online environment, and the Library 2.0 will move the full suite of library services into this electronic medium. With the Web 2.0, information can be released to flow in every direction (library to user, user to library, library to library, and user to user). And with Library 2.0, library services are frequently evaluated and updated to meet the changing needs of library users