a library
that thinks
like the web

my point:

my point:
openess and participation

my point:
openess and participation
= the core logic of the web

my point:
openess and participation
made the web better

my point:
openess and participation
can make libraries better

point #1
openess and participation
= the core logic of the web

the web we love

the web we love

the web we love

what makes
the web we love?

the web we love is
transparent vs. opaque
participatory vs. passive
distributed vs. centralized
hackable vs. immutable
open vs. closed

the web we love isn't
transparent vs. opaque
participatory vs. passive
distributed vs. centralized
hackable vs. immutable
open vs. closed

the web we want?
transparent vs. opaque
participatory vs. passive
distributed vs. centralized
hackable vs. immutable
open vs. closed

the web we love
transparent vs. opaque
participatory vs. passive
distributed vs. centralized
hackable vs. immutable
open vs. closed

normal people make the web.

normal people make the web.
they make it better every day.

normal people make the web.
they make it better every day.
this is the logic of the web.

point #2
openess and participation
made the web better

2003

2003
mel still mayor
second iraq war starts
human genome completed
int'l year of freshwater
australia wins cricket world cup

2003
mel still mayor
second iraq war starts
human genome completed
int'l year of freshwater
australia wins cricket world cup
and,
the web is in danger

2003
the web is in danger

monopoly

also

the web was becoming less
transparent

the web was becoming less
participatory

the web was becoming less
hackable

the web was becoming less
open

it wasn't the web we love

it wasn't the web we love
nor the web we have today

2003
the web is in danger

2003
the web is in danger
mozilla foundation formed

2003
Mozilla is a global community of people who believe that
openness, participation and innovation are key to the
continued health of the Internet.
the web is in danger
mozilla foundation formed

2003
the web is in danger
mozilla foundation formed

together we
rebuilt the platform,
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

together we
rebuilt the platform, open source
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

together we
rebuilt the platform, open source
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

together we
rebuilt the platform, open source
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

together we
rebuilt the platform, open source
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

together we
rebuilt the platform, open source
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

using
openness
participation
hackability

Mike Connor,
Developer
1

Mike Connor,
Developer
Firefox
dev team
60

Mike
Connor,
Developer
Firefox
dev team
60
Daily
contributors
100s

Mike
Connor,Firefox
Develop
er dev team
60
Daily
contributors
100s
Contributors
1000s

Mike Connor,
Developer
Firefox
dev team
60
Daily
contributors
100s
Contributors
1000s
Beta testers
500,000+

Mike Connor,
Developer
Firefox
dev team
Daily
60 contributors
100s Contributors
1000s Beta testers
500,000+
Daily users
60 million

we encouraged people to
participate

we encouraged people to
participate

we encouraged people to
participate

we encouraged people to
participate
1000s of people

we encouraged people to
participate
$200,000

we encouraged people to
participate
a bet on openness

we encouraged people to
participate
this is how the web thinks

we encouraged people to
participate
this is the logic of the web

we encouraged people to
participate
this is the logic of the web
we used it to make the web better

we encouraged people to
participate
this is the logic of the web
you can too

point #3
openess and participation
can make libraries better

and it's already happening
point #3
openess and participation
can make libraries better

same
dna

same
dna
universal access to
human knowledge,
experience and ideas

same
dna
source: striatic on flickr

same
dna
source: striatic on flickr
different
culture

library
dna
source: striatic on flickr
participatory
culture

library
dna
participatory
culture

the library
and the web
are fusing

the library we want?
the library
and the web
are fusing

the library we want?
source: Metric X on flickr

the library we want?
transparent vs. opaque
participatory vs. passive
distributed vs. centralized
hackable vs. immutable
open vs. closed

the library we want
transparent vs. opaque
participatory vs. passive
distributed vs. centralized
hackable vs. immutable
open vs. closed

the library we want
transparent vs. opaque
participatory vs. passive
distributed vs. centralized
hackable vs. immutable
open vs. closed

the library we want
transparent vs. opaque
participatory vs. passive
distributed vs. centralized
hackable vs. immutable
open vs. closed

the library we want

the library we want
normal people make the library.

the library we want
normal people make the library.
they make it better every day.

the library we want
normal people make the library.
they make it better every day.
a library that thinks like the web.

normal people make the library.
they make it better every day.
a library that thinks like the web.

normal people make the library.
they make it better every day.
a library that thinks like the web.
that's something i could get behind.

thanks

thanks
to lilly, beltzner and everyone i stole slide
ideas from. everyone who commented.
and all the great photographers on flickr.
mark surman
mozilla foundation
mark@mozillafoundation.org
this deck @
www.slideshare.net/msurman