life as a twopointopian

Library 2.0:Life as a TwopointopianJohn Blyberg, Darien Library, Darien, CT

www.blyberg.net

Feb 26, 2008

Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden

Are we here...

...or are we here?

Source: www.opte.org

We don’t always need to understand the big picture...

...we just need to know how to be part of it.

83% of online Americans use the internet to seek information about their hobbies

29% do every day

It’s as popular as online shopping, getting news, and surfing for fun

(Pew Internet & American Life Project)

(Pew Internet & American Life Project)

57% of all internet users watch videos online

19% of all internet users watch videos every day74% of all broadband customers watch videos online

57% of video-watchers share links to the videos with friends

(Pew Internet & American Life Project)

36% of online American adults consult Wikipedia

The Internet consumes 9.4% of all electricity generated in the US(350 Billion kilowatt-hours / yr)

(David Sarokin, Uclue.com)

Is this Library 2.0?

“Library 2.0 simply means making your library’s space (virtual and physical) more interactive,

collaborative, and driven by community needs ... The basic drive is to get people back into the library by making the library relevant to what they want and need in their daily lives…to

make the library a destination and not an afterthought.”

- Sarah Houghton-Jan

(Image by Helene Blowers)

authority

collaboration

empowerment

trust

privacy

Library 2.0 is a toolkit of ideologies.

among other thingsv

Customer Service

Goods

Service

(Books ‘n Stuff)

(People)

The Traditional Library(1.0?)

EXTREME CUSTOMER

SERVICEExperience

Service

Goods(Books ‘n Stuff)

(People)

(Participation)

Transformation

The Transformative Library(2.0?)

depmod -a

Library 2.0 depends on Library 1.0

( Done really really well )

Library 2.0 is not a plug-in

require_once

(‘L2’);

No technology?No Library 2.0.

(Except, maybe just a little...)

if !

ifdef(‘tech’

) { exit

0; }

What role does Technology play?

Participation

Collaboration

Innovation

Distribution

The Network Effect(Participation)

(Dion Hinchcliffe, web2.wsj2.com)

Technology enables collaboration

(Dion Hinchcliffe, web2.wsj2.com)

Technology enables innovation

(Dion Hinchcliffe, web2.wsj2.com)

Technology enables distribution

(Dion Hinchcliffe, web2.wsj2.com)

Metcalfe’s Law:

n * (n - 1) / 2

The Information Experience

Libraries are suffering from an ‘axis of failure’

Closed ILS software

Lack of systemic technical expertise

DRM

Cooperate!

www.darienlibrary.org

Open Source

Open Standards

Open Dialogue

Open ProcessesOpen Minds

Open Meetings

Open Data

Open Spaces

Check your priorities

Initiate contact

Offer help

Build your networks

Do a gut-check

Cooperate & Share!

Thank you.John Blyberg (jblyberg@darienlibrary.org)

www.blyberg.net