February 9, 2007
The equally-mysterious A noted in comments to a prior entry:
I’d love to know how corporate libraries are using web2.0 technologies—a librarian work works for the govt.
For those of you who are hazy on the whole “What is a Web 2.0 technology” question, the Corporate Librarian can recommend no better source than Tim O’Reilly’s article.
It’s not a complete definition by any means, but in connection with Library 2.0 as placing the user explicitly at the center of designing and implementing new products and services, one can think of Web 2.0 as doing the same for various software products and services. Examples might include Flickr, social bookmarking sites, social networking sites, wikis.
You could stretch the point and include things such as IM (which the Corporate Librarian’s firm uses regularly), but that’s probably pushing it.
So, the Corporate Librarian tosses the question up to his readers. Which Web 2.0 technologies are you using in a corporate environment? What have the challenges been? What have been key success factors?
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February 9, 2007
The Corporate Librarian found out this week that his position is being eliminated the end of April, so expect a detailed post on job hunting once he comes back from vacation on the 20th. Marvel as he navigates the internal job posting database! Gasp as he arranges informational interviews!
To A: So far, the Corporate Librarian’s fellow librarians haven’t been using Web 2.0 technologies, unless one counts the Corporate Librarian’s posting of the occasional photo from team events to Flickr. He’d like to know about other corporate librarians’ use of Web 2.0 technologies as well, so he’s creating an open thread on the topic.
To Carolyne: The Corporate Librarian has been lucky dealing with IT so far, but we’ll see what happens once he starts making crazy wild-eyed suggestions about improving the team’s Sharepoint site. One issue that’s come up regarding the possibility of obtaining a feed of customized data from a vendor is “Who’s funding the server?,” but that’s not strictly an IT issue.
To David: Now promoting libraries in a corporate setting is something the Corporate Librarian can and will post about, probably next week Internet access permitting. The motel the Corporate Librarian is staying at claims to have some manner of Wi-Fi Internet access, and if that doesn’t work the Corporate Librarian’s friend’s workplace has some manner of Wi-Fi, as does the public library there. The other topics, the Corporate Librarian doesn’t have experience with, but suggests contacting John Blyberg of the Ann Arbor Public Library, who’s done some amazing stuff. Here’s his blog entry on their dynamic recommendation system.
To Shaunna: The Corporate Librarian had honestly never heard of grey literature before, but will see if he can find out more about locating and cataloging grey literature in the legal profession.
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