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Article: We need to go beyond Web 2.0.(the systems librarian)
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- Computers in Libraries
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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Web 2.0 continues to stand out as a dominant theme in libraries today. Almost any conference that touches on libraries and technology gushes with presentations on blogs, RSS, social computing, wikis, user tagging, and other manifestations of the Web 2.0 brand. Some of the most exciting new developments I see in library automation today involve some aspect of this new way of thinking about the Web--building an environment that's more focused on the user, that embraces dynamic content over static pages, that not only delivers content to users but also seeks content from users, and that fosters engagement, participation, and collaboration.
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