Thing 2: Library 2.0

I didn't especially enjoy this thing. Library 2.0 is something I have been thinking of a lot, hence my even doing this 23 things. Reading things on this topic always makes me think of the students in library school now. I can only wonder what the curriculum involves.


I did like the following quotation from Sarah Houghton:
“Library 2.0 simply means making your library’s space (virtual and physical) more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community needs" I thought this was a good general description of this amorphous, slippery thing. It makes it seem like any attempt will be a good starting point. Lowering and widening the bar.

I also like John Bylberg's mention that library2.0 requires the new skills and a new focus for libraries. more push and participation. and thus the usefulness of a program such as this.

I was struck by a giant block in the path for mmy particular library. We have no coders, no programmers. We have no access to harnessing instutional IT support for our projects. It is all on our backs. For small libraries, this "digital divide" seems giantic. At times, I feel like I can't even begin to info seek on this topic. I don't know the lingo, the brands, or even the journal, etc covering this topic. I hope to be better informed by the end of this project.

Thing 1: Creating a Blog

The process.
I found the process of creating a blog both very simple and with a few hiccups that threaten to dampen any enthusiasm the ease of creation might have generated. After creating and registering my blog, I returned and tried to add some additional feature. The blogger software to add elements was very easy, but the actual processing of my requests was very slow and seemed unsuccessful.

I had a lot of negative feelings about doing this. It seemed like one more waste of digits and energy. It felt like I gave in to peer pressure to do what the cool kids were doing. Perhaps my feelings will evolve as I go along.