A library that thinks like the web

a library that thinks like the web

my point:

my point: openess and participation

my point: openess and participation = the core logic of the web


made the web better


can make libraries better

point #1 openess and participation = the core logic of the web

the web we love

the web we love

the web we love

the web we love?what makes

the web we love is

transparent vs. opaque

participatory vs. passive

distributed vs. centralized

hackable vs. immutable

open vs. closed

the web we love isn't





open vs. closed

the web we want?





open vs. closed

the web we love





open vs. closed

normal people make the web.

normal people make the web.they make it better every day.

normal people make the web.they make it better every day. this is the logic of the web.

point #2 openess and participation made the web better

2003

2003mel still mayorsecond iraq war startshuman genome completedint'l year of freshwateraustralia wins cricket world cup

2003mel still mayorsecond iraq war startshuman genome completedint'l year of freshwateraustralia wins cricket world cup

and, the web is in danger

2003

the web is in danger

monopoly

also

transparentthe web was becoming less

participatorythe web was becoming less

hackablethe web was becoming less

openthe web was becoming less

it wasn't the web we love

it wasn't the web we lovenor the web we have today

2003

the web is in danger

2003

the web is in dangermozilla foundation formed

2003


Mozilla is a global community of people who believe that openness, participation and innovation are key to the continued health of the Internet.

2003


together werebuilt the platform,rebuilt the browser,improved the web,got things moving


open source


open source


open source


open source


open source

using opennessparticipationhackability

Mike Connor, Developer

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Firefoxdev team

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Dailycontributors

100sContributors

1000s Beta testers500,000+

Daily users

60 million

participatewe encouraged people to




1000s of people


$200,000


a bet on openness


this is how the web thinks


this is the logic of the web


this is the logic of the webwe used it to make the web better


this is the logic of the webyou can too

point #3 openess and participation can make libraries better

point #3 openess and participation can make libraries better

and it's already happening

samedna

samedna

universal access to human knowledge,

experience and ideas

samedna

source: striatic on flickr

samedna

source: striatic on flickrdifferentculture

samedna

source: striatic on flickrparticipatoryculture

librarydna

participatoryculture

librarydna

the libraryand the web

are fusing

the library we want?

the libraryand the web

are fusing


source: Metric X on flickr






open vs. closed

the library we want





open vs. closed

the library we want





open vs. closed

the library we want





open vs. closed

the library we want

normal people make the library.

the library we want

normal people make the library.they make it better every day.

the library we want

normal people make the library.they make it better every day. a library that thinks like the web.

the library we want





that's something i could get behind.

thanks

mark surmanmozilla foundation

[email protected]

this deck @www.slideshare.net/msurman

thanksto lilly, beltzner and everyone i stole slide ideas from. everyone who commented. and all the great photographers on flickr.

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A library that thinks like the web