Second Life Library 2.0,
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Second Life or Library Community 2.0?
#15 On Library 2.0 & Web 2.0
It is my belief that Library 2.0 and Web 2.0 will evolve into the Library Community of the future; a blend of the more 'traditional' library presence and services along with the integration of user demanded services delivered through web 2.0 technologies. The physical public library hub with books, magazines, children's story time, plus outreach services like the home bound service will eventually integrate with Library 2.0 outreach services such as RSS feeds, Instant Messaging reference services, blogs, wikis and the like. Services that enable library members to become more interactive yet possibly more removed from the physical library building will become more of a reality.
Patrons will want - even demand - information and leisure resources delivered in many ways. Rick Anderson comments rather succinctly when he says "...find new ways to bring our services and content to the user's preferred environment (i.e. the Web); integrating our services into their daily patterns of work, study and play."1 Why should we assume to always know what our patrons want? Give library members the option and means to inform us of their service delivery needs and desires and the library service (or library community) will continue to thrive.
Ultimately, library delivery services will change. As Michael Stephens states in 'Into a new world of Librarianship' "...the future of libraries will be guided by how our users access, consume and create content." 2 The technical literacy of our community members is increasing, thus the expectation of what and how services will be delivered will be influenced by this.
Patrons who do not want more interactive or communal library 2.0 services will simply choose to opt out of these services.
1. http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/2.htm
2. http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/3.htm
Patrons will want - even demand - information and leisure resources delivered in many ways. Rick Anderson comments rather succinctly when he says "...find new ways to bring our services and content to the user's preferred environment (i.e. the Web); integrating our services into their daily patterns of work, study and play."1 Why should we assume to always know what our patrons want? Give library members the option and means to inform us of their service delivery needs and desires and the library service (or library community) will continue to thrive.
Ultimately, library delivery services will change. As Michael Stephens states in 'Into a new world of Librarianship' "...the future of libraries will be guided by how our users access, consume and create content." 2 The technical literacy of our community members is increasing, thus the expectation of what and how services will be delivered will be influenced by this.
Patrons who do not want more interactive or communal library 2.0 services will simply choose to opt out of these services.
1. http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/2.htm
2. http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/3.htm
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