Web 2.0

“The Web as it should be.”

Contested Grounds

No consistent definitionWeb 3.0 or, even, 8.0Trademarked ideaA business model

What was Web 1.0?

Static web pagesRarely updatedWritten solely in

HTMLHierarchical

organization of producer/user

Some say that USENET was Web 1.0

Which could mean that Gopher was Web 2.0 and the Lynx browser was a Web 3.0 technology

Dealing with the contradiction

Web 1.5Amazon.com

So, what is it?*

The Web as a platformNetwork effects created by

participation: users add valueBeta forever: users are co-

developersLeveraging the “Long Tail”*I’ve chosen some general attributes that will be of interest to librarians. For more

attributes see Tim O’Reilly’s article, “What is Web 2.0?” http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

Is it anything else?

Generally: marked by interactivity, social networks, and treating users well

The web working as it should:“Web 2.0 means using the web the way it's meant to be used. The "trends" we're seeing now are simply the inherent nature of the web emerging from under the broken models that got imposed on it during the Bubble.”--Paul Graham, “Web 2.0” http://www.paulgraham.com/web20.html

Web 2.0 “technologies”

Ask Maps (http://maps.ask.com)

Del.icio.usGoogle

spreadsheetWritelyWikipediaFlickr

AJAX The web as platform

RSS Syndication of content

Wikis Blogs Podcasts Folksonomies

tagging

The Web as Platform

Network effects

Beta Forever!

The Long-Tail

Implications for libraries

New ways to make information available

Users will expect that libraries will make use of these new venues of information distribution

New “battlefronts” in regard to collection of materials and, well, lots of other things, too

More implications

New integrated library systems that work like the web with comments, rss feeds, tagging, and relevance ranking?

Collection development with an eye to the longtail?

Constant rolling out of new services to be tested, accepted, or rejected by users?

Blogs

A frequently updated website, usually organized in reverse chronological order

Often accompanied by an RSS feed, allowing the content to be disseminated easily and quickly

The Krafty Librarian

GMR Blog

SiteLines

Strengths of Blogs

Ability to interact with others via comments

Possibility of numerous authorsAvailable for syndicationNot static

How a blog may benefit a library

Destination for library and community news

Responsive to client feedbackMore staff may be involved with

the websiteCan include clients in the

discussion

How librarians may use blogs

Keep up to date, particularly with technology

Share functional expertise