Categories Web 2.0 & Library 2.0

I posted this yesterday at our ALA L2 Blog: http://library2.0.alablog.org/blog/_archives/2006/5/6/1936772.html One point here about radical trust: I think letting go of silos in our libraries has a lot to do with embracing radicat trust (RT). How often do we see branches, departments, units, subject areas etc that exist as their own little kingdom? These are silos. We need to share — and share freely without worrying that someone may outshine us for a second or some other location will get all the glory –across a flatter organizational structure.

WOW! http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6330767.html Although not a librarian himself, Vielmetti has a patron’s appreciation for libraries—actually he’s more of a superpatron, which happens to be the name of his blog (vielmetti.typepad.com/superpatron), launched in December 2005. “It’s written from the point of view of a library patron, rather than librarians,” he says. “I felt that there were things librarians may not see if they sit behind a desk that you can when you walk through the door.” I’ll say it again: Every library needs a superpatron! How do we make sure we are fostering them?

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6330755.html Congrats to Chris for a great article. I was lucky enough to get Chris to talk with my for ALATechSource a few months ago. I’m pleased to see that School Library Journal is getting Chris’ thoughts out there. And checkout his article on MySpace. Digitally re-shifting your school library is about harnessing the power of new ideas like Web 2.0 to help fulfill the mission of school libraries. It does not necessarily mean discarding the old, but rather reconsidering what works best in meeting new challenges in a changing educational world. It’s all a part of helping students become […]

Fascinating reading at “What I learned Today…” http://www.web2learning.net/archives/332 This was posted on our Intranet by our head of Technical Services: This year during the ILUG @ AALL (July 2006). There will be discussion on the State of the Innovative System. I would like to get your thoughts and present them during this discussion. Things that will be discussed are: How has Millennium worked in your institution? What has it helped? What problems has it raised? Where does the Innovative system fit into the IT environment of your institution? … From the standpoint of you and your institution, where do you […]

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Jenny and I are preparing for our ALA L2 Opening Session. Here’s a cornerstone of our talk: Radical trust is about trusting the community. We know that abuse can happen, but we trust (radically) that the community and participation will work. In the real world, we know that vandalism happens but we still put art and sculpture up in our parks. As a online community we come up with safeguards or mechanisms that help keep open contribution and participation working. Darlene Fichter http://library.usask.ca/~fichter/blog_on_the_side/2006/04/web-2.html

Library2point0 Originally uploaded by Miromurr.

Steve Wilson (corrected! Thanks Steve Lawson!) creates a Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/EasyL2/ This lens is meant to augment a presentation I’ll be giving at the Broward County Library Reference Forum on May 9. It’s supposed to be a one-stop shop for bringing yourself up to speed on Library 2.0. Just click away on the links lists and have fun! Great work Steve!

Running Around the Room Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian. What a great crowd! We promised our handouts and some useful links would go up here: HANDOUT: http://www.tametheweb.com/presentations/LevineStephensTLA.pdf Get started with a free Blogger Blog here! The Cluetrain Library 2.0 Reading List Second Life Library 2.0