Comments on: What is Library 2.0? http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/what-is-library-20/ ...what's inside my head? Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:36:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: paul c http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/what-is-library-20/#comment-1176 paul c Fri, 25 May 2007 21:54:16 +0000 http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/what-is-library-20/#comment-1176 I agree that we seem to be only talking to each other about this. Even I have something on my effinglibrarian at blogspot page called "I can fly" that is another "we should do this" message. But I don't think librarians are good at the business and marketing side of our profession. But if more librarians do it, then more will be visible doing it (okay, maybe not "doing it"-- do you really want to see librarians "doing it"?). Librarians seem to be protective and territorial about what they do, so this openness is difficult for us; but the more we use 2.0 tech, the more comfortable we will be with collaboration and sharing. But like your article implies: are we too late? I agree that we seem to be only talking to each other about this. Even I have something on my effinglibrarian at blogspot page called “I can fly” that is another “we should do this” message. But I don’t think librarians are good at the business and marketing side of our profession. But if more librarians do it, then more will be visible doing it (okay, maybe not “doing it”– do you really want to see librarians “doing it”?). Librarians seem to be protective and territorial about what they do, so this openness is difficult for us; but the more we use 2.0 tech, the more comfortable we will be with collaboration and sharing. But like your article implies: are we too late?

]]> By: Pete http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/what-is-library-20/#comment-1157 Pete Thu, 24 May 2007 11:35:41 +0000 http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/what-is-library-20/#comment-1157 Pete do you have Matt Hodgson’s email addy handy? I’m trying to contact him re trying to get a wider audience for a couple of his blog posts: What is Library 2.0? and The Taxonomy of Social Computing Please either forward this note or just ping me his addy, whichever works best for you. Thank u sir! Jeremy Jeremy Geelan Founder & Publisher, Social Computing Magazine http://socialcomputingmagazine.com Pete do you have Matt Hodgson’s email addy handy?

I’m trying to contact him re trying to get a wider audience for a couple of his blog posts:

What is Library 2.0?

and

The Taxonomy of Social Computing

Please either forward this note or just ping me his addy, whichever works best for you.

Thank u sir!

Jeremy
Jeremy Geelan
Founder & Publisher, Social Computing Magazine
http://socialcomputingmagazine.com

]]> By: Brad http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/what-is-library-20/#comment-1139 Brad Wed, 23 May 2007 11:02:12 +0000 http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/what-is-library-20/#comment-1139 There are some good people taking up the Library 2.0 initiative (I wrote a recent post about it). One of the most proactive is this one from the US[http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/]. There are some good people taking up the Library 2.0 initiative (I wrote a recent post about it). One of the most proactive is this one from the US[http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/].

]]> By: Pete http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/what-is-library-20/#comment-1133 Pete Wed, 23 May 2007 07:49:16 +0000 http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/what-is-library-20/#comment-1133 Well, patience is a virtue ;) And perpetual beta is nice for people who have time to deal with screw-ups ;) Seriously, libraries are a huge service, serving in many different fields, and changing any one of those will take time. Public libraries have to deal with a lot of politics as an example. This is not to say that librarians should sit on their hands, but rather that it is not as simple as all that. A curious notion is that we will <i>never</i> sell L2 because if we did wide enough research we'd find that most library users don't use the library in ways that would benefit from L2 concepts. It is for the future possible users we're building L2, and who knows what they want ;) Well, patience is a virtue ;) And perpetual beta is nice for people who have time to deal with screw-ups ;)
Seriously, libraries are a huge service, serving in many different fields, and changing any one of those will take time. Public libraries have to deal with a lot of politics as an example. This is not to say that librarians should sit on their hands, but rather that it is not as simple as all that.
A curious notion is that we will never sell L2 because if we did wide enough research we’d find that most library users don’t use the library in ways that would benefit from L2 concepts. It is for the future possible users we’re building L2, and who knows what they want ;)

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