Web 2.0 and the Future of Libraries

Meredith FarkasNational Library Week - Aldrich Public Library

Web 1.0: Democratized Access to Information

Web 2.0: Democratized Participation

Impact of Web 2.0 on libraries

Technology has enabled libraries to do so much more

but they’re no longer the only game in town.

Library Web 2.0 Trends

Libraries going local online

Bring people together around

books

Library as creative technology lab

Easy to have conversations with

users online

Open source software makes tech

more accessible

Take aways

•Web 2.0 tools are easy to use

•Web 2.0 tools allow patrons to get more involved in their library

•Web 2.0 tools allow us to collect knowledge from our patrons to benefit everyone

Take aways

•We can help make our patrons more tech savvy and help them to do the things they want to do with technology

•Open source software can allow us to do more with less

Questions?

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