Library 2.0 – what does the term really mean? Honestly, I’ve followed the discussions in the library world for the past couple of years pretty closely, and I still have no idea. Neither do I think it is important to actually have a hard and fast definition. It is a label that I suspect means many different things to many different people – and should have different meanings. While I think that some of the discussions that have taken place around Library 2.0 have been important, I was extremely bothered by the subtle thread of hostility that often crept into the debates. There seemed to be some unspoken belief that Library 2.0 would save libraries and that if your weren’t on board, you would be contributing to the demise of the library. The 2.0 concept seemed to be one that had the ability to divide the library world into two separate camps rather than helping librarians work together to solve real problems.
To me, the recent discussions taking place about Library 2.0 are much more important. They are real, more honest – and I think they offer a better glimpse of reality in today’s library world.
Some of the posts:
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bisson & blyberg on the state of the social libraries – from walking paper on January 17, 2008
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Blyberg Speaks: Safe to come out of hiding- from Tinfoil and Raccoon by Rochelle Hartman on January 18, 2008
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The essence of Library 2.0? – from Information Wants to Be Free by Meredith Farkas on January 24, 2008
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Has Elvis Left the Building? – from David Lee King on January 24, 2008
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I heart Library 2.0: One Size Fits All – from Maura and the Library by Maura on January 22, 2008
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The jig’s up, we cheated: Library 2.0 recanted – from Gather No Dust by Jeff Scott on January 24, 2008
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the king is dead . . . again – from snail on January 25, 2008
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Library 2.0 – from the wee librarian by Krista Godfrey on January 24, 2008
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Library 2.0 Debased- from blyberg.net by John Blyberg on January 17, 2008
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Library 2.0 Weltschmerz – from Library Attack by Kendra K. Levine on January 23, 2008
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Library 2.0: Shooting the messenger- from ecorrado.us by Edward Corrado on January 26, 2008
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The new bandwagon is the antiwagon? – from Walt at Random by Walt Crawford on January 25, 2008
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Snake Oil, Bandwagon and Library 2.0 - from Library 2.0: An Academic’s Perspective by Laura Cohen on January 23, 2008
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Web 2.0 and Library 2.0; It’s all about the stuff - from Phil Bradley’s weblog on January 27, 2008
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