[Web4lib] Critiques of Library 2.0?

[David Rothman]

Mike-

I liked Michael Habib's definition:
http://mchabib.com/2006/11/22/toward-academic-library-20-development-and-application-of-a-library-20-methodology-my-masters-paper/

T. Scott summarizes Habib's definition very nicely:
http://tscott.typepad.com/tsp/2006/12/a_logical_defin.html

Best,

-David

On 1/23/07, Mike Taylor <mike at indexdata.com> wrote:
>
> Erik C Delfino writes:
> >> Just wondering if anyone has done any critical reviews of Library 2.0?
> >
> > To which I would add:
> >
> > Has anyone done any empirical studies of whether & how "web 2.0"
> > user-generated tags, etc. improve discovery and retrieval of
> > information?  There's lots of *anecdotal* testimonials out there,
> > but has any systematically studied how tags work for people other
> > than those who added them?
>
> To which I would add:
>
> Has anyone figured out what "Library 2.0" actually _means_?
>
>
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