Organization 2.0

Meredith FarkasNorwich University

So what is library 2.0?

Web 1.0: Democratized

Access to Information

Web 2.0: Democratized Participation

Revolutionary or evolutionary?

http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/24/library-20-ripples-another-go-at-the-graph/

What is different now?

Technology has Technology has enabled us to do so enabled us to do so much moremuch more

but we’re no longer but we’re no longer the only game in the only game in town.town.

Library 2.0 is a state of mind

•Working to meet changing user needs

•Trusting our users (radical trust)

•Getting rid of the culture of perfect

•Aware of emerging technologies and opportunities

•Looking outside of the library world for applications, opportunities, inspiration

Building Library 2.0

Communicate with your Users

Become More Transparent

Allow Users to Connect around

Collections

Collect Knowledge to Benefit Everyone

Build the Spaces they Want

Library as creative technology lab

Use 2.0 Tools to Highlight

Collections

Be Where our Users Are

Building Organization 2.0

Know your users

Develop a Learning Culture

Encourage Network-Building

Create Partnerships

Question Everything

Develop a Risk-Tolerant Culture

Beware the Culture of Perfect

Be Agile

Give Staff Time for Creative

Endeavors

Be Transparent

Collect Knowledge Internally

Good Ideas can Come from Anyone and

Anywhere

Involve Staff from All Levels in

Planning

I can haz your cooperation?

Nurture Talent

Time Must be Devoted to all This

Will you need to create new jobs or just

shuffle?

Is your organization (as it is currently

structured) able to make all this happen?

Thanks!

mgfarkas@gmail.comAIM: librarianmer

Links and presentation athttp://meredithfarkas.wetpaint.com

Photo Credits• Library 2.0 Meme Map http://flickr.com/photos/gbierens/178568449/ by Gerard Bierens

• Digitage Web 2.0 http://flickr.com/photos/oceanflynn/315385916/ by ocean.flynn

• Fortress? http://flickr.com/photos/aaronschmidt/309154067/ By aaron Schmidt

• movable white boards http://flickr.com/photos/lauren_pressley/435914795/in/set-72157600029578942/ by Lauren Pressley

• http://flickr.com/photos/-erin/2400613633/ and http://flickr.com/photos/-erin/2400610377/ by .erin.

• Help Help Help sign http://www.flickr.com/photos/87531948@N00/2128195617/ by stacey.greenwell

• Dewey or don't we? http://flickr.com/photos/scampion/1500054745/ By scampion

• RISK #2 http://flickr.com/photos/tollaksen/967960/ by Bjornar

• Perfection http://flickr.com/photos/unloveable/2401166750/ by unloveable

• IMG_2016.JPG http://flickr.com/photos/stevenjude/848723658/ by stevenjude

• Farm Cat Group http://flickr.com/photos/weesmalldoll/432578986/ by weesmalldoll

• The Spongebob Square, Er, Roundpants Juggle http://flickr.com/photos/cayusa/2574029855/ by Cayusa

• Rapid Shuffle http://flickr.com/photos/latitudes/66424863/ by Johnny Blood

• sunny day http://flickr.com/photos/iamthebestartist/2226165685/ by jessamyn