Thing 2: What is Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is not the future, it is the present. In a way we need to stop thinking of Web 2.0 as something we need to analyze to see if the benefits are worth choosing to implement. We don't have a choice. Especially librarians and libraries, this is the world that we live in. This is the web now. To provide services that are relevant to our patrons now we need to embrace Web 2.0 technology and it needs to become our world now. The biggest example of the way Web 2.0 is totally integrated in our world today is the Obama campaign and election and how the way his staff used Web 2.0 technology to communicate with and grow his movement for change. User created content, connections on a daily basis, transparent communication and collective intelligence.

Trust and Library 2.0

I just finished reading the "The Ongoing Web Revolution" aricle and I watched the "The Machine is Us/ing Us" youtube video and two things stuck in my mind.
First, "trust drives change" where you "communicate the mission, the vision, and purpose of the library's social participation and then trust the staff to go forth and blog, build wikis..." and
Second, "welll-trained staff is key to utilizing social technologies".

So what I got out of it is, to be successful in using Library 2.0 technologies, Library management must trust their staff and their users really and they must train their staff. As we all know change is scary and relinquishing control is even scarier. Two big obstacles to implementing Library 2.0 technologies. But participation in Neflin's 23 things is a big start!

Wow, great blogs

I just want to say that there are some great blogs posted and I am frantically trying to learn from you all! I started to try to put together a profile. I see that some of you actually have a photo and even music on your blog. That is definitely advanced. Thanks for sharing.

Tumblelog

I just told my son that I created a blog this morning and he sent me this link explaining a new trend in blogs. I thought I would share. Apparently this type of blog favors less conversation and more media type posts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumblelog

Thing 1: Creating a blog

I feel like I just gave birth!! Actually that was much, much easier!!!! But I do find myself feeling the pressures and responsibilities of taking care of my new baby and making sure it grows and thrives. But I must remember that this experience is about playing and learning which again fits in with the new baby analogy. Play with the baby and it will learn and grow.