#15 On Library 2.0 & Web 2.0 ...

Well for assignment # 15 On Library 2.0 & Web 2.0... The one that I found to be of interest to me was the OCLC Next Space Newsletter – Web 2.0: Where will the next generation of the web it take libraries? By Tom Storey. Tom Storey basically talks about where the next generation of web takes libraries, he talks about moving the web from being sites and search engines to a shared network space that drives work, research, education, entertainment and social activities essentially everything people do. Tom's opinion on changing the ways of serving libraries customers to advance the learning environment. We are living in a world of Technology so people will have to get with the program. The potential network effects of Web 2.0 have not gone unnoticed in the library community. The first traces of Web 2.0 are already appearing. Libraries are changing. Funding limits and customer demands are transforming staffing levels, service models, access to resources, and services to the public. The heart of Library 2.0 is user-centered change. It is a model for library service that encourages constant and purposeful change, inviting user participation in the creation of both the physical and the virtual services they want, supported by consistently evaluating services. I find that to be good cause we as a Library is coming together with or customers as one big family, who is there for one another.