http://lisnews.org/
http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/
http://www.librarian.net/
I subscribed to the following blogs through my personal Google Reader. I found lisnews.org through the 'Explore' feature. These blogs appealed to me because I am interested in what else is going on in the library world outside of my own. As a new librarian I feel that the more information I can get my hands on, the better librarian I can become.
I have been using Google Reader for a long time and find it is certainly a time saver but it can also be a time waster. I think if I didn't have a RSS feed gathering up all the new blog posts for me I probably wouldn't spend the time reading most of the blogs that I do.
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
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Methods 1 and 2 ~~~Web and Library 2.0 and Blogging
My thoughts on Web 2.0 and Library 2.0...
The first thing I think about when I hear the words Web or Library 2.0 is following and implementing emerging technologies and making information accessible in the most user-friendly manners.
I believe that Web 2.0 came about as the majority of the population started using the Web for many of their lifestyle needs. Web 2.0 is really what most people know of when they think of the Internet. To not have Google as a search engine and actually have to know more about programming and searching is alien to most users.
Library 2.0 branches off of Web 2.0 and its user friendliness and really should be what libraries strives to offer their patrons. Once again Library 2.0 first of all means keeping up with technology and offering patrons the latest in general computer advances. By utilizing Library 2.0 technologies we may reach people who otherwise would not be patrons in the library. Online catalogs have come a long way in user- friendliness; some catalogs offer patrons a chance to rate books and leave comments for others to see. Some library websites allow chatting with a librarian to receive reference help or book suggestions. Others might set up Facebook pages or tweet ongoings at the library. Libraries have become more social than the quiet stereotypical places of the past because of Library 2.0.
I think the more Web 2.0 applications a library accepts and uses will lead to more patrons seeing and using what their library has to offer.
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