Majumdar, Amrita; Shukla, Akhandanand(INFLIBNET Center, February 28, 2008)
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Abstract:
This paper presents the idea of Web 2.0, represents a significant paradigm shift in the way we view
library services. It’s about a seamless user experience, where usability, interoperability, and flexibility
of library systems are key features to future prospects. The library can build community (both online
and physical), via using web 2.0 technologies (instant messaging, screen casting, blogs, wikis, etc.).
It allows user participation through writing reviews and tagging in the catalog and making their
opinion heard through blogs and wikis. It makes the library more transparent through its Web
presence and its physical design. We need to make the library human, ubiquitous, and user-centered.
This involves a change in our systems, our Web presence, and our very attitudes. It will take a lot of
work for a library to be completely Web 2.0 based environment