Catchup time

I have a few more things to do before I reach the finish line...
Week 7 Read a few things on Web 2.0, Library 2.0....
16: library 2.0 is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of library service that reflects a shift in the way services are delivered to users. It appears to be causing plenty of debate in the blogsphere - is it new or just the same old same old with a new spin?
In the meantime it is interesting to me as I can apply the concepts to my study.

Web 2.0
Web 2.0 philosophy points the way to a number of ways library services "can and should change." Suggestions from John Riemer include a push for streamlining metadata creation and adlopting features of Amazon and Google - with the submission of reviews, assignment of keywords (tagging) scholarly comment - building new services with Web 2 technologies - to reach out to the entire web, to the edges and not just the centre, build better data - to keep pace with the changing composition of library collections. Chip Nilges believes the principles of Web 2.0 can help libraries collaborate in new and powerful ways to make resource sharing more efficient. One librarian who embraces Web 2.0 tools is Michael Stephens who uses instant messaging, builds Webblogs and wikis as resources to further the mission of the library and mashes up content via API ( Application Programme Interface) to build useful web sites. While he says he does not buy technology for the sake of technology (he manages to control his technolust) he questions does it meat the users need in a new or improved way? does it create a service for putting users together with the information they need? All very interesting and once again relevant to my study and deeper understanding of library future forecasts.