I am having a blast reading about libraries and Lib. 2.0.
With the recent bandwidth issues and blocking of MySpace, it is
rare to see a teenager in our library or on our computers. If this
isn't a wake-up call, I don't know what is.
There are so many applications and implications for us.
Off the top of my head:
For our avid readers and book club afficionados - set up a blog and have our community contribute the content. Link it directly to our catalog, set up tags so that material can be found in an addtional way besides the subject headings. Let's
start to engage the users who utilize these technologies the way people used the telephone 50 years ago.
Have what we do on RSS feeds. Let's push the content out there to those who
want it. Calendar of events - RSS. Had a program? Let's get feedback online from our community. Keep the dialog going.
2 comments:
Interesting that you're seeing a big change in clientele since the high bandwidth block went into effect. I'm hoping that won't last too long. We do get LOTS of feedback about that. I'm pleased at how positive our customers have been about this. It certianly was a difficult, if necessary, decision for us!
Library 2.0 is pretty cool once you start to get the hang of it, isn't it? Maybe we can implement a couple of things we've learned this year!
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