Wednesday, October 24, 2007

#15 On library 2.0 & web 2.0

To a library place in time by Dr Wendy Schultz

This article explores the future of libraries and library 2.0 It fits into the State Libraries vision of collaboration, innovation and engagement Dr Schultz defines libraries in a timeframe of technologicl develoment and promotes the idesa that libraries are active places to provide communities of information sharing. She sees libraries as inclusive and as expert tour guides in subject specialities including virtual libraries.

Learning 2.0 is a tool to provide a filter for relevancy of subject areas and provides instant links to current information. The trust and support the user requires can be provided by experts such as library staff to provide more authority to the content. Librarians will be key players in the future of information and knowledge searches as well as providing training for users in information literacy tasks.

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