Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Thing #15

Library 2.0 clearly means that the librarian bases all plans on what the users need and want. To effectively use the new technologies, librarians must be constantly learning. Michael Stephens' article gives 6 of the most important traits of the 2.0 Librarian : http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/3.htm I like his comment: "This librarian creates and nurtures a living, breathing technology plan." His comments promote a sense of urgency in the reader to work hard to learn more about web 2.0 tools.

I also learned a lot from the blog that "teacher Ka-blog!" posted : http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/26/what-is-school-library-20/ This blog makes concrete how the library uses web 2.0. I particularly liked the observation that web 2.0 tools enable students to collaborate on real world problems like global warming....

Librarians must embrace fully the web 2.0. It is their responsibility to implement technology that "create(s)a useful service for putting users together with the information and experience they seek (Michael Stephens in his web 2.0 blog)

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