Methods 1 and 2

Think about what you have read and seen. What are your thoughts regarding Web 2.0 and Library 2.0? What do the terms mean to you? To your library? Or libraries in general?

Web 2.0 according to Wikipedia is a collection of websites that are developing into a computing platform, much like Windows XP. This process will eventually replace software applications as we know them today.

The terms Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 to me mean that the interactivity between the web and the users is direct and personal. Web 2.0 is not static, it is real-time interaction as evidenced by the use of social networking, social bookmarking, virtual reference, instant messaging, personalized alters and many others.

This type of communication and interactivity allows more learning by the ability to collaborate globally and the ability to gather information quickly and globally. This will give opportunities for Library 2.0 to help create an organized Web architecture.