What is Library 2.0?

• Increased channels for user feedback and user involvement
• Using free or low cost software to add functionality
• Increased teaching of technology skills along with traditional library instruction

There are many other definitions most completely discussed by Walt Crawford in Cites & Insights.

Why is Library 2.0 Relevant?

• Low cost solutions to expensive problems with software, time and communication
• Scholarship is becoming more collaborative and 2.0 software more vital to that effort  see the Horizon report
• Other resources:
  • 11 reasons why Library 2.0 exists and matters
  • Into a new world of librarianship
  • 20 reasons why learning emerging technologies is part of every librarian’s job

Why is 2.0 a valid concern for libraries?

• It is important for us to meet our users where they are
• It is important to have an institutional policy about the use of
  2.0 technology and social networks, and that the policy be influenced by those knowledgeable about the technology
  • Some library policies on social software

Library 2.0 Success Stories:

• Examples from Jessamyn West
  • The Pace ‘Get a Public Library Card’ page
  • The Rutland Free Library Flickr photoset
• UUIC Facebook App
• The Library Success Wiki
• Library of Congress photo project
• Life Magazine Photo Archive available through Google

Some ideas:

• Flickr
  • Searching ‘Pratt Institute’ returns 1,915 photos
  • There is a Pratt Institute group with 79 members and 527 photos
  • Pratt Architecture 213 has a group.
    
• Facebook
  • Pratt Institute Alumni has a group with 577 members and many posted photos
  • Classes 2011,2012 2013 and 2006 all have Facebook groups
  • The graduate schools of Architecture, Art Therapy, Library Science and Construction Management all have their own Facebook groups.
• LibraryThing has Pratt students, but no community group from the Library Science School.