Librarians to lead the Web 3.0 charge

July 20, 2009

I like what this article from Federal Computer Week says about how librarians will not only embrace Web 3.0, but we will be on the leading edge.


Librarian 2.0 research at QUT

April 7, 2009
I recently took part in this Library and Information Science Education 2.0 project which is being run by Queensland University of Technology, by providing feedback during a teleconference between librarians from all over Australia. The project is being funded to determine what skills and knowledge are required by a librarian 2.0 in order to effectively provide library 2.0.
 
It will be interesting to see what comes out of it.

Interesting articles for June 2008

August 10, 2008

Ocean County Library takes the Web challenge
Asbury Park Press – Asbury Park,NJ,USA
… something about Flickr, Google Docs and the other popular Web 2.0 services,” said supervising librarian and web challenge organizer Elizabeth Cronin. …

ProQuest Dialog: Predictions and Reactions
InfoToday.com – USA
Can it build a Web 2.0-compatible onlineenvironment before time and the tide of web forces move on to Web 3.0? Is the information professional market strong …

Google Books vs. BISON
Library Journal – New York,NY,USA
The maturing Internet and evolving array of Web 2.0 services has turned our customer base into what many have called a “Google Generation. …

Britannica opens its online pages
San Jose Mercury News – CA, USA
“This is a big deal,” said Ellen Wagner, director of Worldwide E-Learning Solutions with Adobe Systems of Adobe. “All of us are looking at how to do ’smart …

Are Textbooks Becoming Extinct? Welcome to the Age of the Wikitext!
RedOrbit – Dallas,TX,USA
By Fontaine, Dave The wikitext has the potential to become an integrating force that merges Web 2.0 tools for the betterment of education. …


Interesting articles for April/May 2008

August 10, 2008

Here’s some interesting articles I have found earlier in the year on e-learning and Web 2.0 in libraries:

Web 2.0 will bring Gin Lane oblivion to the telly nation
What PC? – UK
And that someone has to be the librarian who understands the users, the information and the potential benefits. …

What Are We Protecting Them From?
T.H.E. Journal – Tustin,CA,USA
“When a patron encounters a blocked site, he need only ask a librarian to unblock it.” The ease with which patrons may have the filtering software disabled.

Useful Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers and Students
RedOrbit – Dallas,TX,USA
Esther Rosenfeld: Coeditor of Teacher Librarian, President of the Ontario Library Association, 2007; educational and school library consultant;

Youth Speaks: If u dk what this is, gl
Mediapost.com – New York,NY,USA
A recent Forrester Research report on global enterprise Web 2.0 identifies the major tech pathways, such as blogs and social networks, on which companies

The Read and Write Library
MediaShift Idea Lab – San Francisco,CA,USA
No one will ever be completely knowledgeable about every single web 2.0 tool. Most librarians will find themselves several steps behind their youngest