Free Range Librarian

K.G. Schneider’s blog on librarianship, writing, and everything else, since 2003.

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Entries from October 2006

L1 vs. L2: Adapted from O’Reilly

October 1st, 2006 · 3 Comments

Library 1.0 versus Library 2.0: some examples (some from olden days)…
I adapted this list (which I will also discuss) from the original article about Web 2.0 by Tim O’Reilly… Any other examples?
Closed stacks –> Open stacks
Collection development –> Library suggestion box
Preorganized ILS –> User tagging
Walk-in services –> Globally available services
“Read-only” catalog –> Amazon-style comments
Print newsletter mailed out –> Team-built blog
Easy = dumb users –> Easy = smart systems
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Tags: Library 2.0