#15 (Week 6) Future of Web 2.0

I am still grappling with trying to define Library 2.0. I found the different perspectives and the Wikipedia definition to be very helpful with getting a grasp on this term. After reading the articles the key idea that I came away with was a sense of a user-centered library where the focus is on providing an interactive structure that enables users to access information and services when and where they need them. I can see that the Web 2.0 tools can provide an environment that allows for increased interaction from users. My goal is to harness some of this energy and use it to actively involve my students in our library. One of the articles mentioned the concept that the library is not in a community, it is a community within itself. I like this notion and would like to build on it. Another factor that I am constantly wrestling with was mentioned in the Horizon Report- the ability of students to use new 2.0 tools continues to outpace the ability of faculty. I find this is true of both my students and the younger teachers. I have to push myself to learn new tools that are second nature for them! Luckily, I love a challenge!