What is Library 2.0?

Abstract

The aim of this article is to both theoretically and empirically define the concept of Library 2.0. Design/methodology/approach Written answers to question "What is Library 2.0?" given by practitioners and researchers (n=29) interested in Library 2.0 issues were analyzed by using co-word analysis to map the underlying elements of the concept. Findings This study resulted in a model of Library 2.0, containing seven building blocks of the phenomenon: interactivity, users, participation, libraries and library services, web and web 2.0, social aspects, and technology and tools. Research limitations/implications (if applicable) The model provides a basis for framing Library 2.0 as a research object and to map central themes of future research. Practical implications (if applicable) A comprehensive model enables both researchers and practitioners to frame the phenomenon more clearly, evaluate existing and planned services and their proximity to what is Library 2.0. Originality/value Unlike earlier proposals for a definition of the notion Library 2.0, the present study presents an empirical and consensual crowdsourcing approach of defining the concept. Library 2.0 and provides basis for discussing the future evolution of the notion and its implications to library and information science research and library practises.

Blended Librarianship

“…While there is a vast amount of literature written about Library 2.0 (which arose out of the development Web 2.0 on the Internet) in the past few years, Kim Holmberg, Isto Huvila, Maria Kronqvist-Berg and Gunilla Wide´n-Wulff explain that there is no agreed upon and authoritative definition that exists. 32 However, there are several key ideas that appear in the literature. They make clear that the "definitions focus on different parts of Library Blended Librarianship 2.0.…”

Towards an understanding of the participatory library

“…The first disadvantage is that the adoption of participatory technologies and tools such as blogs, wikis, RSS, and social networking spaces is still limited (Han & Liu, 2010;Holmberg, Huvila, Kronqvist--Berg, & Widen--Wulff, 2009;Nesta & Mi, 2011;Nguyen, 2008).…”

Research on Utilization of Library Website Digital Resources based on Web

“…This shift the author s call 'Library II' to distinguish this new age of libraries from the old and in contradistinction to 'Library 2.0' [9]. Gavrilis et al [10] presented a prototype of an Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).…”