Exercise 1 : What is Library 2.0?

Library 2.0 could be understood to have these four essential elements:

·         It is user-centered. Users participate in the creation of the content and services they view within the library's web-presence, OPAC, etc.

·         It provides a multi-media experience . Both the collections and services of Library 2.0 contain video and audio components.

·         It is socially rich . The library's web-presence includes users' presences. There are both synchronous (e.g. IM) and asynchronous (e.g. wikis) ways for users to communicate with one another and with librarians.

·         It is communally innovative. This is perhaps the single most important aspect of Library 2.0. It seeks to continually change its services, to find new ways to allow communities, not just individuals to seek, find, and utilize information.  

 Blogs, Bookmarking and Facebook are commonly used by libraries.