The document proposes a model for enhancing library services at the LRC JIIT University using Web 2.0 technologies. The proposed model has four fundamentals: it is user-centered, provides a multi-media experience, is socially rich, and is communally innovative. The model features include an LRC forum for discussion, wiki for collaboration, RSS feeds to stay updated, a YouTube channel to share videos, social networking, tagging for organization, and blogs. The goal is to engage and inform users through participation and sharing information online.

1. Enhancement of Library Services using Web.20 Technologies: A Proposed Model for LRC JIIT University, Noida By Sanjay Kataria Manas Jaiswal Rajat Sehgal

2. What is Web 2.0 “ Web 2.0 generally refers to a second generation of services available on the WWW that lets people collaborate and share information online.”

3. What is Lib 2.0 Usability, interoperability, flexibility Community building – online and physical Outreach via blogs, wikis, etc User participation More transparent More human, ubiquitous and user centered Web 2.0 + Library= Lib 2.0

4. What does Web 2.0 offers us ? Blogs Wikis Tagging and Social Bookmarking Folksonomy Media Sharing Services Audio Blogging and Podcasting RSS and Syndication Data Mashups

5. Our Proposed Model of Lib 2.0 Our 4 basic fundamentals for the proposed model : It is user-centred. It provides a multi-media experience. It is socially rich. It is communally innovative .

6. Our Proposed Model of Lib 2.0

7. Features of Our Proposed Model 1) LRC Forums : Why - Creating our own discussion forum is a simple and practical way of sharing information and ideas betweens students and faculty. How - http://lrcjiit.proboards.com/ Features - Create Board, Delete Board, Modify Board , Customize Your Forum : Avatars General Settings Headers and Footers, News Fader, Skins / Forum Colors Manage Members Ban Member , Email All ,Modify Rankings, Search Members

8. Our Proposed Forum of Lib 2.0

9. 2) LRC Wiki: Why - Wiki-like platform created for the librarians to work collaboratively and concurrently on providing answers to the users’ enquiries and enable them freely edit text and post their point of view. How - http://jiitlrc.wikispaces.com/ Features - Create your own wikis Text Editor Upload your own files, photos or any form of data Videos, Audio, Calendar, Spreadsheet, Polls, RSS feed, Chat and IM ,Slideshow ,Map , Bookmarks

10. Our Proposed Wiki of Lib 2.0

11. 3) LRC RSS : Why - It will allow users to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites or journals we are interested in. Features – E-mail marketing and publishing Search engine marketing and optimization Business blogging Internet advertising Digital public relations Branding and e-commerce

12. Our Proposed RSS of Lib 2.0

13. 4) LRC YouTube : Why – Usage of YouTube in JIIT Lib 2.0 is that it will promote video blogging which will augment further social interaction between the students and faculty. Features – Upload videos in any format Create your own video tags Easily embedding of videos Largest video casts on the website

14. Video Section of Lib 2.0

15. 5) LRC Social Networking : Why – The Website can be used effectively for outreach and promotion of an event or some activity. Librarians can get first hand information about the users through interacting with them. This can also serve as notifications in the library about changes in rules or regulations, library hours etc. How - http://www.facebook.com/ Features – More number of pictures then Flickr Upload Videos Join Various Groups Subscribe various feeds Create your own notes

16. Social Networking of Lib 2.0

17. 6) LRC Tagging: Why – Tagging can help the librarians to bridge the gap between the library’s need to offer authoritative, well organized information and their patrons’. It will allow the users to search both standardized and user tagged subjects whichever makes most sense How – http://delicious.com/tag/ Features – Navigation ,New organization ,Fast contextual search ,Contextual sub menus ,Tag Bar ,Tag navigation ,Auto complete ,Sorting ,Bookmarks ,Top 10 tags ,New bundles ,Private nicknames ,Action Box ,Contextual actions ,Tag Descriptions,Public Profiles

18. Content Tagging of Lib 2.0

19. 7) LRC Blogs: Why – Library professionals utilize blogs effectively to upgrade their services. These blogs are very useful to readers because they provide up-to-date information on their interest.

20. Blog of Lib 2.0

21. Future Scope for our model IM (Instant Messaging) VOD ( Videos On Demand) Podcasting RIA (Rich Internet Applications) Data Mashups Network computing Distributed databases

22. Thank You.