OLJ: Web 2.0 tools Module 4

ActivityVisit ASU's collection of The Library Minute videos and view five (5) of these one minute videos, then visit two (2) of the other Web 2.0 tools used as part of the ASU Library Channel suite at http://lib.asu.edu/librarychannel/.Write a critical evaluation on ASU Libraries' use of these platforms to achieve the 4Cs of social media (in no more … Continue reading OLJ: Web 2.0 tools Module 4

Library 2.0

ACTIVITY View this YouTube video called 'Building Academic Library 2.0'. This is part of a symposium sponsored by Librarians Association of the University of California, Berkeley Division in 2007. While this presentation is over one (1) hour in duration, there are a number of key points raised by a number of speakers, including the keynote speaker Meredith … Continue reading Library 2.0

Library 2.0 or the operation of public services?

Introduction:An understanding of the Digital Environment and how it is related to libraries is undertaken in the critiquing of three articles each offering different perspectives.  In the first, Anderson (2007a) attempts to find an academic framework within which to analyze “Web 2.0” and “Library 2.0”.  Missingham (2009) describes the Australian experience in encouraging participation in … Continue reading Library 2.0 or the operation of public services?