building academic library 2.0
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Keynote from Academic Library 2.0 conference.TRANSCRIPT
Building Academic Building Academic Library 2.0Library 2.0
Meredith FarkasMeredith FarkasNovember 2, 2007November 2, 2007 cc license: Michael Habibcc license: Michael Habib
So what is library 2.0?So what is library 2.0?
Web 1.0: Democratized Web 1.0: Democratized Access to InformationAccess to Information
Web 2.0: Democratized Web 2.0: Democratized ParticipationParticipation
Revolutionary or Revolutionary or evolutionary?evolutionary?
http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/24/library-20-ripples-another-go-at-the-graph/
What is different now?What is different now?
Technology has Technology has enabled us to do so enabled us to do so much moremuch more
but we’re no longer but we’re no longer the only game in the only game in town.town.
Academic Library 2.0 is a Academic Library 2.0 is a state of mindstate of mind
Working to meet changing user needsWorking to meet changing user needsTrusting our users (radical trust)Trusting our users (radical trust)Getting rid of the culture of perfectGetting rid of the culture of perfectAware of emerging technologies and Aware of emerging technologies and opportunitiesopportunitiesLooking outside of the library world for Looking outside of the library world for applications, opportunities, inspirationapplications, opportunities, inspiration
Building Academic Building Academic Library 2.0, ExternallyLibrary 2.0, Externally
Know your usersKnow your users
Know your usersKnow your users
Know your usersKnow your users
Question Question everythingeverything
Question Question everythingeverything
Communicate, Communicate, become more become more transparenttransparent
Communicate, Communicate, become more become more transparenttransparent
Communicate, Communicate, become more become more transparenttransparent
Use 2.0 tools to Use 2.0 tools to highlight collectionshighlight collections
Use 2.0 tools to Use 2.0 tools to highlight collectionshighlight collections
Use 2.0 tools to Use 2.0 tools to highlight collectionshighlight collections
Go where your users Go where your users areare
Go where your users Go where your users areare
Go where your users Go where your users areare
Go where your users Go where your users areare
Build Build participationparticipation
Build Build participationparticipation
Build Build participationparticipation
Build Build participationparticipation
Build Build participationparticipation
Create Create partnershipspartnerships
Create Create partnershipspartnerships
Don’t focus Don’t focus just on just on technologiestechnologies
Building Academic Building Academic Library 2.0, InternallyLibrary 2.0, Internally
Develop a learning Develop a learning cultureculture
Develop a risk-tolerant Develop a risk-tolerant cultureculture
Collect knowledge Collect knowledge internallyinternally
It’s all about the It’s all about the network!network!
Be Be transparenttransparent
Good ideas can come Good ideas can come from anyone and from anyone and anywhereanywhere
Nurture talentNurture talent
Be agileBe agile
Involve staff Involve staff from all levels in from all levels in planningplanning
Avoid Avoid technolusttechnolust
Understand staff Understand staff members’ needs and members’ needs and limitationslimitations
Understand staff Understand staff members’ needs and members’ needs and limitationslimitations
Time must be devoted to all Time must be devoted to all thisthis
Make keeping up a part Make keeping up a part of people’s job of people’s job descriptionsdescriptions
Do you need new staff? Do you need new staff? Or just to do a little Or just to do a little shuffling?shuffling?
Is your organization (as Is your organization (as it is currently structured) it is currently structured)
able to make all this able to make all this happen?happen?
Thanks!Thanks!
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