Web 2.0

Title: Using New Technologies for Library Instruction in Science and Engineering: Web 2.0 Applications
Author: Virginia A. baldwin
Publisher: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
URL: digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1061...libraryscience

Abstract

TThis article introduces readers to five Web 2.0 applications—blogs, wikis, communities of practice, social bookmarking, and RSS—and explores the use of these technologies for library instruction in Science and Engineering. The author presents definitions and various examples of each application. Concluding remarks provide a number of challenges for science and engineering librarians to address.

Three-point Learning

1. Web 2.0 applications provide a vast source of information online.

2. Librarians and information specialists can use Web 2.0 technology to provide alternative sources of information, keeping copyright and censorship issues in mind.

3. Collaboration with other libraries in the use of Web 2.0 technology would expand information resources and mitigate duplication of efforts.

Application

With examples of Web 2.0 technology presented, I am now aware of these alternative media for storing and retrieving information. I will harness these applications to improve my use of the internet as a tool for learning and information management.