Use of Web 2.0 technology in library services
Web 2.0 is the new emerging Internet technology, including blogs, social bookmarking, podcasts, and photo sharing communities.
Through these technologies, library users can share ideas and facts, visions and art and of course opinions. Web 2.0 is part of library services that encourages purposeful change and creates better use and also to reach new library users.
It provides a multi media experience, both the collection and services contain video and audio and photo images.
The technologies allows communities to find new ways to utilize information, a willingness to share information and content as well as individuals who want to seek and find. Content is freely available to use and reuse.
Blogs are used to announce library news and events, book reviews, current awareness -whats new in the library, professional development and links to other libraries, catalogues and information databases. Ulitmo TAFE Library Blog is a good example.
Image Sharing is growing in popularity as it allows users to share online photographs and comments can be left at the image point. Flickr (Yahoo) http://www.flickr.com has great links to other library resources such as The Library of Congress archives collection of photographs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/
Video sharing which allows embedding in PowerPoint, websites or links. Another popular aspect as videos are available on every subject.
You Tube is the go...http://www.youtube.com/
Podcasts, a digital audio file, which can be downloaded convieniently on the internet through an RSS feed.
The State Library has terrific podcasts available from Speakers and seminars, Authors, Client education, Library tours, What is current, promotions and exhibitions, Library news and
Events & Talks podcast
Some of the podcasts available through the State Library podcasts are Adult Fiction and Information / reference sources.
Schindler’s List
Tom Keneally, award- winning novelist and social advocate, tells the story behind his influential novel Schindler’s List and reflects on it’s significance today.
National Biography Award Lecture 2008: Biography, autobiography and memoir: presidential best and worsts. Bob Carr, the former premier of N.S.W and author of recently published My reading life, delves into his personal library to talk about presidential biographies and memoirs... from the best to the worst.
and another example
The search for R.H.Mathews, an Australian anthropologist.
In this presentation Martin explains how the old card catalogue in the Mitchell Library, where hundreds of Mathews’ publications are indexed, inspired a biographical journey into Mathews and the world that shaped him.
On the State Library website there are links to Blogs, videos and podcasts, as well as Apps that are available for downloads to iphone.
For Children- at the State Library 2.0
For Kids.
Apps available for downloads to iphones.
‘Do you love cupcakes, cookbooks and creativity combined? Then join us for our first ever high tea at the State Library. Pour over some of the unusual and exciting cookbooks in the State Library’s collection, before creating your own gorgeously decorated cupcakes to enjoy at our high tea! Wear your best party outfit, and take home a framed photo of yourself with your cupcake creation. Suitable for children aged 8 and above.’
If a library can get involved with Web 2.0 without excessive costs in time and resources, it is defineatly worthwhile, especially as these technologies are growing and expanding in a purposeful changing way, otherwise libraries can be left behind which will impact on their relevance and library clients will be lost.
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