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Web 2.0 represents a significant shift in the way people use the World Wide Web. In the early 1990s, the Web was revolutionary in democratizing access to information. This next step, Web 2.0, is equally revolutionary, allowing everyone to participate in developing the Web. Web development is no longer limited to people with markup and programming skills. Anyone who can type can start a blog and make his or her writings available to a world audience. Anyone can add knowledge to the collaborative online canvas that is a wiki. Anyone can make a movie and post it on sites like YouTube for others to comment on. Anyone can build an online community using a variety of social software tools.
This two-part seminar explores Web 2.0 and how it has been and can be implemented in libraries. Web 2.0 comprises both a philosophy and a toolset that can revolutionize how librarians serve their patrons. The philosophy is all about user-centered innovation, transparency, and increased community outreach. The toolset has laid at our feet an arsenal of free applications that allow us to provide innovative services to patrons online.
Part 2
This session explores the Web 2.0 technologies that are rapidly changing the way we all use the Internet. Libraries can adopt many of the social tools that their patrons use in order to build collaboration, communication, and community online. This session will cover some of the social tools that libraries can easily adopt, including blogs, wikis, social bookmarking/tagging, instant messaging, and social networking software.
Targeted Learners
This presentation is designed for librarians and information professionals who are interested in learning how to use new technologies to improve online services to patrons and to improve internal communications. Most Web 2.0 tools are free and easy to use; therefore, these technologies are accessible to professionals in any type of setting and with any budget.
Critical Learning Questions
- What are some of the social software tools associated with Web 2.0?
- How can social software tools be used in libraries?
- How can I successfully implement social software to provide services to patrons or to share information more effectively in my library?
- How can I decide which tools are right for my library?
Live Seminar
Cost: $99
Replay
Cost: $69
When you register, your location becomes a Click U Live! site. The cost is per site [phone connection], not per person. You can host as many people as you like for one low site fee! So be sure to invite your colleagues to learn with you! Register before 20 January and save $10.00! Program registrations beyond that date will be $109.
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