"The Web moves from simply being sites and search engines to a shared network space that drives work, research, education, entertainment and social activities—essentially everything people do." Source: Where will the next generation Web take libraries? by Tom Storey
I've seen this word, zeitgeist several times...maybe in Technorati??
Zeitgeist is originally a German expression that means "the spirit of the age", literally translated as "time (Zeit) spirit (Geist)". It describes the intellectual and cultural climate of an era.
Source: wikipedia
"the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation"
Source: www.dictionary.com
"Library 2.0 is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of library service that reflects a transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to users. The concept of Library 2.0 borrows from that of Business 2.0 and Web 2.0 and follows some of the same underlying philosophies. This includes online services such as the use of OPAC systems and an increased flow of information from the user back to the library.
With Library 2.0 library services are constantly updated and reevaluated to best serve library users. Library 2.0 also attempts to harness the library user in the design and implementation of library services by encouraging feedback and participation. Proponents of this concept expect that ultimately the Library 2.0 model for service will replace traditional, one-directional service offerings that have characterized libraries for centuries."
I love this idea from Christopher Harris's article, Say goodbye to your mothers school library found in SLJ 5/1/2006:
Put “Library Powered” stickers on everything we do. I could make a small logo-type icon and use it on the bottom of brochures, blogs etc. that I create to highlight the digitally-reshaped library.
Library 2.0: to provide services wherever and whenever they are needed and to use Web 2.0 to help fullfill the mission of the library.
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