#15: Library 2.0 - It's many things to many people. What does it mean to you?

Library 2.0, and more particularly Web 2.0, is making a librarian's life a lot easier. We can put instructional videos on how to use self check out machines or other library orientated hardware onto YouTube, and place a link to it on our website. We frequently get asked if there is a record of what the patron has borrowed in the past on their record, as they tend to forget what they've borrowed. Wouldn't it be good if we suggest that they keep a record on LibraryThing? We can have all staff put links to websites they frequent pertaining to a certain topic of interest onto rollyo, so if someone is interested in a subject that a staff member has a strong interest in, we can guide them to a wide range of resources on that subject. The list of possibilities of the uses of web 2.0 in a library setting is endless.

We have such a varied collection of material across the system on a vast range of subjects, but there is plenty of information available online on the same subjects. Web 2.0 won't necessarily eliminate the need to use our collection, but will merely enhance and improve on how we can further help meet our customers' needs.