Thursday, December 20, 2007

What does Library 2.0 mean to me?

According to "Library 2.0 Theory: Web 2.0 and Its Implications for Libraries" by Jack M. Mannes, "Web 2.0, essentially, is not a web of textual publication, but a web of multi-sensory communication. It is a matrix of dialogues, not a collection of monologues. It is a user-centered Web in ways it has not been thus far." Library 2.0 is defined as “the application of interactive, collaborative, and multi-media web-based technologies to web-based library services and collections,”. Library 2.0 is "user-centered, provides a multimedia experience, it is socially rich and commonly innovative." To my understanding, Web 2.0 has been penetrating into almost everybody's life no matter how much you are aware of it. And the fact is Library 2.0 has entered into the library community no matter how much we want to ignore it. Library 2.0 is a user-centered virtual community. The tranditional ways of providing public services have to be collaborated by the next generation of electronic library. What do all these mean to me? It means I need to keep updating my knowledge and skills in order to continue serving the community.

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