Friday, February 1, 2008

BTH: Hype replacement

Brad Jones, Southbank Institute of Technology, “Hype replacement: a prognosis for Web 2.0

Many libraries are stuck in web1.

I.T. Departments routinely block access to web2 sites (how many librarians can access Facebook, Myspace etc. from their desk?

Open web - this is cutting edge, this is where libraries need to be.
* Access to these technologies is often done at home
* Work IT environments often restrict access to sites filtered as 'not business' or 'categorized as games and gaming'.
* Business to business workspace
* Business to consumer

Think of your users
* They may have similar restrictions
* Can't access all the services you are providing
* Think alternatives for access



Evidence based librarianship

We know the enemy and the issues.

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