The document discusses how libraries are adopting various Web 2.0 technologies like blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, and open source software to become more user-centered and engage patrons. It provides examples of each technology and how libraries are using them to disseminate information, collaborate, and interact with users in new ways that align with users' needs and behaviors online.

5. Back to the Future – Can Dewey Survive Alongside OpenShelf Classification? Acknowledgments (Arial, 40 points, bold) Thanks to, Roy Hampton/Terry Smith, www.xkcd.com , www.librarything.com , www.coastal-sc.syrup.com , www.pratt.edu , and Frankfort Public Library Mary (Molly) Cronin & Laura O’Leary Dewey – It’s not dead yet! Dewey is everywhere. It’s the most popular classification system from coast to coast, across the oceans. So, why fix what isn’t broken? Mixing it Up Take some risks. Move away from the traditional realms of classification. Throw off the shackles of the 200’s and 300’s. Buck the constraints of the Library of Congress subject headings, but don’t throw it all out entirely. Use a mix to make it work.. Take the ideas of the patrons and mix them with the expertise of the staff. Figure 2. Image from www.xkcd.com , a fantastical map of the internet/social networking universe Figure 1. Mural of Melvil Dewey, by Roy Hampton and Terry Smith Key Image 1 Key Image 2 Figure 3. LibraryThing for Libraries, example via LibraryThing.com Key Image 3 Figure 4. Men “mixing it up” http://www.coastal-sc.com/syrup/ Key Image 4 Make it easy, make it fun, make it easy. Make the catalog easy to browse, make the books easy to find and your mission is accomplished. But it’s not that easy. Changing the mindset of patrons and staff is the biggest obstacle. Figure 5. Successful OpenShelf Classification at the Frankfort Public Library in Barrington, IL Key Image 5 You CAN have it all! An educated library staff, a motivated patron base and all the great new technologies will make a fully functioning OpenShelf Classification System a reality. Just don’t kill off Dewey. It’ll be hard to bring him back. References LibraryThing Adds Reviews to OPACs. (2008, November 15). Library Journal, Metadata Man. (Cover story). (2008, March 16). Library Journal . It’s what all the kids are into… In the age of RSS feeds, Facebook, instant gratification for information, is Dewey even relevant? Yes and no.

6. Library 2.0: Embracing the Needs of the User Natalie Brant, Cathy Gollub, Philip Sutton, Julie Seigel, Stephanie Wilson Blogs are an increasingly popular web tool. With the increase in popularity, libraries are slowly adapting this technology to disseminate information to their audience in a more immediate and informal way. In addition, librarians are using this technology to share ideas with other library professionals. Wikis A Wiki is a resource that allows a registered user to upload, edit, link, share, and discuss information on the Web, with little or no HTML or programming skills. It is a useful site for collaboration and knowledge organization, that may be designed to function according to specific user or community requirements, operating as an archive, listserv, encyclopedia, directory, gazetteer or website. A Wiki enables a library to interact with its users. Figure 2. Tag Cloud for Web 2.0 Figure 1. I write blogs, brainstuck.com . LIS 653 Key Image 2 Figure 3. http://evan.prodromou.name/images/wiki-concept-map.png. Figure 4. Social Bookmarking Key Image 4 Social Bookmarking in Libraries Figure 5. Open Source Software Trademark Key Image 5 Open Source Software (OSS) A Web 2.0 resource that is user centered free software that can be used to implement all other Web 2.0 tools in the library. Anyone can view and modify the source code therefore developing the Library 2.0 tools to fit the precise needs of that particular library. References Casey, Michael E. & Savastinuk, Laura C. (2006). Library 2.0: Service for the next-generation library. Library Journal. Chawner, P., & Lewis, P. (2006) WikiWikiWebs: New ways to communicate in a web environment. Retrieved December 4th, 2008, from www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/litaevents/ 2004forum/CS_WikiWikiWebs.pdf Boast, R., Bravo., M., & Srinivasan, R. (2007). Return to babel: Emergent diversity, digital resources, and local knowledge. Information Society, vol. 23. Gibbons, S. (2007). The academic library and the net gen student: Making the connections . Chicago: American Library. Social Tagging Social tagging is an informal, post hoc system of classification which accepts an infinite number of possible and acceptable terms, reflecting the diverse backgrounds, terminologies, and needs of its users. Tagging is now being used by cultural institutions to promote their collections. Social bookmarking enables a user to organize and store web pages on the Internet and identify them through a system of user generated tagging. Allows for easy retrieval of bookmarks and for sharing and browsing of other users’ bookmarks. Public libraries, as well as academic libraries are experimenting with its use. Blogs