[Web4lib] Interesting Web/Library 2.0 data (wasparticpationSkillsfor Library 2.0 Leaders)

[Leo Robert Klein]

Walker, David  <dwalker at calstate.edu> wrote:

 > I think perhaps all of us see the possibilities these new technologies
 > could provide, and some of us can't wait to get to that next level.
 > But I think academic libraries specifically need to do a bit of a
 > reality check on Library 2.0.

[snip]

I think we'd have to call what you're talking about the 'Eyes on the 
Prize' approach.

I agree entirely about the need for a reality check.  All too often 
people are tempted to go through a shopping list of social networking 
technologies, checking them off as if their mere presence -- in an 
academic institution -- signified progress in meeting the needs of our 
users.

I often wonder what the metric of success is -- beyond simple deployment.

Certain technologies might make more sense if centered not in the 
library but in the teaching departments where final grades and class 
credit are a wonderful spur to participation.  That doesn't mean of 
course that we can't wedge our way in.

Ultimately, we have to ask ourselves what our users are coming to us for 
and whether any technology is helping them to meet their goals.  That's 
the recipe for success.

LEO

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