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Introduction
"Libraries of all types have embraced Web 2.0 tools to provide innovative online services and reach out to their users. Academic libraries in particular have a unique opportunity to leverage the technologies and philosophy that drives Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 to meet the needs of their users.. - Academic Libraries 2.0 wiki
"[Academic] Library 2.0 describes a subset of library services designed to meet user needs caused by the direct and peripheral effects of Web 2.0 services leveraging concepts of the Read/Write Web, the Web as Platform, the Long Tail, harnessing collective intelligence, network effects, core datasets from user contributions, and lightweight programming models." -
Habib 2008
Specific mention of Academic libraries 2.0
- Burhanna, Kenneth J.; Seeholzera, J.; and Salem, J. “No Natives Here: A Focus Group Study of Student Perceptions of Web 2.0 and the Academic Library.” Journal of Academic Librarianship 35, no. 6 (November 2009): 523-32.
- uses focus groups to assess perceptions of the “millennial” generation of students
- regular users of some popular Web 2.0 sites but many have limited knowledge of and interest in web 2.0 technologies
- participants were unaware of bookmarking technologies and functionality of wikis and reported limited use of other tools
- despite being heavy users, students are less sophisticated about web 2.0 than presumed
- Chan HHR. Murdoch University Library: A Web 2.0 Journey. Murdoch University Library, Western Australia. ALSR 2010: Conference towards Future Possibilities.
- Chen Xu. The academic library meets web 2.0: applications & implications. Poster session. December 2007.
- Chen Xu, Fenfei Ouyang, Heting Chu. The Academic Library Meets Web 2.0: Applications and Implications. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 35(4), July 2009, 324-331. DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2009.04.003
- Cohen L. Library 2.0 Initiatives in Academic Libraries. 2008 (wiki version)
- Farkas M. Building Academic Library 2.0 - Association of Christian Librarians. 2007
- Gibbons, Susan. The Academic Library and the Net Gen Student. ALA Editions, 2009
- Gross J, Leslie L. Twenty-three steps to learning web 2.0 technologies in an academic library. Electronic Library 2008;26(6):790-802.
- Habib M. Toward academic library 2.0: development and application of a library 2.0 methodology. Thesis, 2008.
- Huffman, K. Web 2.0: beyond the concept: practical ways to implement RSS, Podcasts, and Wikis. Education Libraries 2006: 12-19.
- This article focuses on how the National Geographic Society's Libraries & Information Services has implemented RSS, podcasts and wikis with suggested practical application for academic libraries.
- Kent PG. Enticing the Google generation: Web 2.0, social networking and university students. In: 29th Annual IATUL Conference, 21-24 April 2008, Auckland, New Zealand. and 2008 ppt presentation
- LeCouvie L. The Use of Social Media for Alumni Relations and University Development. McGill University. 2009
- Linh NC. A survey of the application of Web 2.0 in Australasian university libraries. Library Review 2008
- Mallikarjun, D, and Maharana, B. A-Lib 2.0: new avatar academic libraries with web 2.0 applications. International CALIBER-2008
- explains how web 2.0 tools could be applied in academic libraries to convert them as A-Lib 2.0 or Academic Library 2.0
- includes a few cases from different libraries which have already adopted these new services
- recent survey found that 34.41% of total academic libraries in New York State are using social media
- Library 2.0 has changed the traditional way of thinking where libraries create content also
- Morris A, Allen K. Library 2.0 technologies in academic libraries, a case study of student use and perceptions. Online Information 2008 Proceedings.
- Peltier-Davis, Cheryl. “Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Library User 2.0, Librarian 2.0: Innovative Services for Sustainable Libraries.” Computers in Libraries 29, no. 10 (November 2009): 16-21.
- defines web 2.0 and how developments translate to applications in the library
- article includes resources and links to Web sites, blogs, wikis, and other social networking resources.
- Shoniwa P, Hall,H. Library 2.0 and UK Academic Libraries: Drivers and Impacts. New Review of Information Networking, Volume 13, Issue 2, 2007:69-79.
- van Wyk, Johann (2009). Engaging Academia Through Library 2.0 tools: a case study: Education Library, University of Pretoria Slides from the African Digital Scholarship and Curation Conference, Pretoria, South Africa.
- WorldCat search on 'academic libraries 2.0' or web 2.0 and libraries
- Zheng Q, Wang, S. Programming Library 2.0 That Users Need. The Electronic Library 2008, Vol. 27, No.2
- This article focuses on Shanghai Jiao Tong University's implementation of its L2 strategy in its academic library.
Best academic use of social media
- First, what are some of the best practices and use of social media in academic libraries?
- Do we track these or have a place for them to be seen by others within the university?
- What are some possible goals for us as an academic library?
Strategic goals
- Determine where your library or organization should go with social software technologies; do you have any strategic plans in place? policies? assessment-teaching & learning-evaluation?
- How can we use web 2.0 technology to enhance our teaching and learning, and scholarly activities
- And, take university out to community and bring community in through increased civic engagement? How will effectiveness be measured? by increased online influence?
- Think about how you can do community-building through web 2.0 and social software
- Build partnerships with innovative educators, students
- Using those partnerships, incorporate social media and web 2.0 awareness into information literacy training
- See: Educause podcast on information literacy and IT Fluency
- Consider professional librarian development and knowledge of social media for future
- Assess feasibility of using social media to advance a “Web 2.0” approach to providing services
- Stress critical evaluation of available social media tools
- 100% adoption rate is impractical and undesirable
- Rather, as librarians, possessing an understanding of, and being able to articulate, both the utility and pitfalls of web 2.0 in the library is essential
- Develop web 2.0 service environment where communication is continuous between university community and library
- Continue to increase functionality and usability of Library web presence
- Develop customized and/or personalized notification services
Background on web 2.0 & libraries
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