Synopses & Reviews
Web 2.0 technology is a hot topic at the moment, and public librarians, especially, are beginning to feel the pressure to apply these tools. Web 2.0 has the potential to transform library services, but only if the policy and strategy for those services are ready to be transformed. The author not only reviews these tools and provides practical advice and case studies on how they can be applied in the public library setting, but also recommends the policies and business cases that can begin to create a new strategy for public libraries.
Review
"This concise guide to a hot topic is timely, perceptive and engagingly written.... Useful to public librarians and a worthy acquisition for university libraries supporting LIS students."
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About the Author
Linda Berube is a member of the Legal Deposit Advisory Panel, UK.
Table of Contents
Prologue
PART 1 PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKING: CAN WE WEB 2.0? Public libraries and digital climate changePART 2 WEB 2.0 TOOLS AND THE LIBRARIANS WHO LOVE THEM: AN OVERVIEW Do you Web 2.0?
A round-up of Web 2.0 in public libraries PART 3 BY INCREMENT AND REVOLUTION: LIBRARIES GETTING TO WEB 2.0 A tale of one country PART 4 ‘TILLING THE SOIL, SEEDING THE IDEAS: THE WEB 2.0 BUSINESS CASE Introducing Web 2.0
Exceeding your stretch: A conclusion
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