The document discusses the concept of Library 2.0 and how libraries are embracing new technologies and encouraging user participation. Some key aspects of Library 2.0 include delivering services to users online through various devices, making resources structured and accessible through APIs, and allowing users to actively participate through user-generated content and collaboration. Examples mentioned include Wikipedia, Flickr, YouTube, and how they demonstrate themes of participation, remixing of data, and community.

1. Get to Know Library 2.0 New England Library Instruction Group (NELIG), and the Information Technology Interest Group (ITIG) November 30, 2007 Elizabeth B. Thomsen [email_address] http://wordpress.noblenet.org/ethomsen/

2. The Twentieth Century Concentration of resources Production and distribution Professionalism Broadcasting : Few to Many Vaudeville, Radio, Movies, Television Age of the consumer

3. Welcome to the Revolution (Nearly) Ubiquitous Internet Access Better, Easier, Cheaper Tools of Creativity Rise of the Prosumer Culture of Comment and Participation: Shift from Private to Public

4. A Concise Definition of Web 2.0 “ 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.” Tim O’Reilly

5. Web 2.0 is... A Lot of Buzzwords | And a Lot of Logos

6. Theme 1: Web as Platform Move from desktop to web Many different devices, but always online Free plus fee ; Ad-supported services AJAX = Smooth moves: interactive, less choppiness, drag and drop Visual presentation

7. Theme 2 :Structured Data XML, APIs, Web Services : Free data to be served many different ways APIs: Allow developers to access data Remix and mash: Alternate versions, Mixing data from multiple sources Spatial Relations: Geography, 3-D

8. Theme 3: Participation People want to act, react and interact Constant comment Ratings and recommendations User-generated content Social networking Friends and buddies Reputation management systems Collaborative work

9. Time's Person of the Year: You "It's a story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before. It's about the cosmic compendium of knowledge Wikipedia and the million-channel people's network YouTube and the online metropolis MySpace. It's about the many wresting power from the few and helping one another for nothing and how that will not only change the world, but also change the way the world changes." Time's Person of the Year

10. Case in Point : Wikipedia Communal Most amazing fact : it exists Second most amazing fact : Britannica is in a defensive position Licensed resources: Outside the conversation Wikipedia Links

11. Case in Point : Flickr Collaborative Two billion pictures Groups and Projects API : Allows interactions with other services, makes Flickr mashable, encourages development of alternative interfaces Flickr Links

12. Case in Point : YouTube Old stuff : clips from movies, TV shows, TV commercials, etc. Local history, old home movies PR and educational videos Fan videos YouTube Links

13. Google Maps and Google Earth Information is mappable Google Earth : Fly around a 3D Globe (requires a free download) Layers of information from Discover, National Geographic, Google Books, more SketchUp : 3D buildings Diners Map | On the Road

14. Library 2.0 "Library 2.0 is all about library users -- keeping those we have while actively seeking those who do not currently use our services. It's about embracing those ideas and technologies that can assist libraries in delivering services to these groups, and it's about participation -- involving users in service creation and evaluation.“ --Michael Casey

15. Library 2.0 Library users as active participants rather than passive recipients of services Lots of options – we’re not all the same Perpetual beta: every service is continuously evaluated and evolved Bring services to the users High Tech / High Touch

16. More on Library 2.0 Library 2.0 Reading List on Squidoo -- Created by Jenny Levine and Michael Stephens for the Library 2.0 course for the American library Association Library 2.0 on Ning -- An online social network for librarians and others interested in Library 2.0

17. More Free Advice… Know when to lose control Speed up the cycle: jump in, and jump out Banish skeet shooting Have fun!

18. Questions? Elizabeth Thomsen Member Services Manager NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange http://wordpress.noblenet.org/ethomsen/ [email_address]