Title of the article: Web 2.0 and Library 2.0: An Introduction
Author: Fatima Darries
Publisher: Tshwane University of Technology
URL:
http://hdl.handle.net/10760/14645Abstract of the article:
The article discusses on the definition and characteristics of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0. Web 2.0 is the web which makes creating content easier, makes collaborating between people more accessible and can store web programs on the Internet. Library 2.0 services are characterized by enabling more user participation in which library users become more participatory.
In the application of Library 2.0 in the real library work, it has to have the ff. characteristics: has an active presence, socially-networked and shares information in real time, updates status regularly or on a daily basis, offers targeted services to the networked community, accessible on real-time communication devices, designs information services specifically for delivery and use on the real time web.
The Librarian 2.0 on the other hand is characterized by having the ff. traits: understands the user’s view and aspirations and goes where the user goes, connects people to expert discussions, new findings and information, delivers services in a device for its uses, uses non-traditional cataloging methods used on user input for content descriptions, classification and metadata and uses open sources and scrutinizes usage data for insights into user behavior.
Three things I learned:
1. Web 2.0 is the provision of a search option which allows information to be automatically searched for by keywords and necessary software but with easier modes for creating content, easier means for collaborating and uses the internet for software storage.
2. The librarian and information specialist’s job is enriched by utilizing the new capabilities of data communication and exchange through web 2.0 such as google reader, wikispaces, blogs, slideshare, and open sources such as (open content, alliance, google book search and Open WorldCat).
3. Importance should be given to assessing information retrieval method of users, and assessing which web 2.0 applications can be effective in addressing different data and information needs.
1. Web 2.0 is the provision of a search option which allows information to be automatically searched for by keywords and necessary software but with easier modes for creating content, easier means for collaborating and uses the internet for software storage.
2. The librarian and information specialist’s job is enriched by utilizing the new capabilities of data communication and exchange through web 2.0 such as google reader, wikispaces, blogs, slideshare, and open sources such as (open content, alliance, google book search and Open WorldCat).
3. Importance should be given to assessing information retrieval method of users, and assessing which web 2.0 applications can be effective in addressing different data and information needs.
Application to work:
· Web 2.0 has many uses for in the library. Wikis and blogs can give information available, open sources can give information for the use of librarians as well as sharing sites like twitter, slideshare and youtube. Librarians or information specialists must screen and assess information before making it available so that information given to the clients addresses their needs adequately and properly.
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