Web 2.0 is a real time, media-rich, public, two-way, social, decentralized, mobile global community.
In 2005, Tim Reilly said:
“Web 2.0 is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an ‘architecture of participation,’ and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences.”
In order to stay relevant in the interactive world of 2.0, school libraries need to “deliver rich user experiences” by embracing and adapting the 2.0 attitude.
Five Ways School Libraries Can Reboot
1. Real time: A library webpage and digital resources that can be accessed at school and from home 24/7/365. A reference chat that is available during school hours would also help users find information when and where they need it.
2. Multi-Media: Delivering instruction and information using Podcasting, YouTube, Vivemo, and existing TEDtalks
3. Social: Promoting library events and feedback via Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
4. Curation: Using social bookmaking web tools like Pinterest, Diigo and Delicious to lead faculty and students to information and resources available on the web and in the collection.
5. Creation & Experimentation: Providing a physical and virtual “learning commons” where instruction, collaboration and creation can occur similar to the YOUMedia extension at the Chicago Public Library or through the use of wikis and simulated environments.
Like Web 2.0 tools, a 2.0 School Library is a “continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it.”
More Reading:
Anita Mary Brooks K. Becoming Teacher-Librarian 2.0. Partnership : The Canadian Journal Of Library And Information Practice And Research [serial on the Internet]. (2007); (1).
King D. Creating a Customer Experience On the Web In the Library In the Community. Slideshare. September 30, 2011. http://www.slideshare.net/davidleeking/creating-customer-experience-on-the-web-in-the-library-in-the-community-9493673.
Naslund J, Giustini D. Towards School Library 2.0: An Introduction to Social Software Tools for Teacher Librarians. School Libraries Worldwide [serial on the Internet]. (2008, July); 14(2): 55-67.
O’Dell S. Opportunities and Obligations for Libraries in a Social Networking Age: A Survey of Web 2.0 and Networking Sites. Journal Of Library Administration [serial on the Internet]. (2010, Apr); 50(3): 237-251.
O’Reilly, Tim. “Web 2.0: Compact Definition?” OReilly Radar. October 1, 2005. http://radar.oreilly.com/2005/10/web-20-compact-definition.html.
Partridge H. Becoming “Librarian 2.0”: The Skills, Knowledge, and Attributes Required by Library and Information Science Professionals in a Web 2.0 World (and Beyond). Library Trends [serial on the Internet]. (2010, Summer-Fall2010); 59(1-2): 315.
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