READ the post A to Z of Social Networking for Libraries (22 January, 2010) on the Social Networking for Libraries blog.
Consider this advice in terms of a library and information agency that you know (as an employee or user). Select advice from five (5) letters of this A-Z list and consider how these may be applied to this library to help it embrace a Library 2.0 ethos. Write up your findings as a post (of no more than 350 words in your OLJ).
A classic or digital migrant library user, and or a conservative library management might be contented with an ‘out of the box’ Library catalogues typically known as the OPAC (online access catalogue) as delivered by an ILS. After all the OPAC could be seen as an effective tool that point users to information sources located in the library. They may also be limited by resources available for developing library catalogue to the standard of the next generation catalogue. "If it ain't broke, why fix it". However is this enough in the Web2.0/Library 2.0 current environment? Could Library 2.0 “revitalize” the way libraries serves and interact with customers as claimed in Casey & Savastinuk? Library 2.0 invites users’ participation, enhanced librarian’s skills and service improvement, and offers “customer driven service opportunities” where customers can tailor library services to suit their own needs.
The A to Z of Social Networking for Libraries provides a list of social networking technologies that add value to library services in the current Web2.0 environment. Understandably there is pressure for libraries to respond positively to the fast changing world of information technology; to provide Internet related resources and services that users need and want. Libraries therefore look realistically at what is achievable within the library available resources.
Of the A-to Z, I am considering specifically how L-Librarything and M-Mobile technologies maybe applied to the Charles Stuart University (CSU) Library catalogue to embrace Library 2.0 ethos.
LibraryThing’s Tag browsing for example will enhance CSU catalogue with "powerful and flexibility searching and browsing books by tags. CSU could also "FRBR"ize their catalogue by linking related editions and translation of the same work. Book reviews is another useful feature of the Library2.0 ethos.
As an example of the technology being offered, SirsiDynix an Integrated Library System (ILS) offers the BookMyne product which is built on the Web services technology. BookMyne brings conveniently, social-savvy library functionality to the Library customers. The ability for the CSU library to make their information sources, and social networking services accessible via mobile devices will enable CDU to reach their clients where ever they are.
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