Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Exploration 1: Introduction to Web 2.0

So here I am, nearly 2 years later, starting this assignment over again! Just finished watching the video (thanks Keepvid!) and reading the articles. Our library certainly has a herculean task ahead of it trying to keep pace with the changing ways people are accessing and creating information online. Budget challenges (that's putting it mildly) aren't going to help, but we can at least keep coming up with ideas about keeping the library relevant in this brave new world. The homepage redesign and the forthcoming Aquabrowser launch will help modernize the online image of the library, and if we can get RSS feeds up and running, that would be a boost as well.

The articles were thought-provoking for sure, but I wonder about all the jargon and how comprehensible they will be to people who aren't familiar at all with Web 2.0 terminology. I consider myself pretty savvy when it comes to this stuff, and even my eyes were glazing over at times.

For now, on to the next exploration!

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