Web 2.0 | Web Qubed | The Quantum Web Colleagues/ I am pleased to announce the availability of a Revised and Corrected Version of My Presentation given earlier this month at the Web 2.0 and Libraries / Seminar / Rome, Italy / March 6 2008
The Participatory Web: Web 2.0 and The Future of The Library <<
As characterized by Wikipedia, "'Web 2.0' describes the changing trends in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aim to enhance creativity, communications, secure information sharing, collaboration and functionality of the web" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0] Such 'participatory' technologies include not only blogging (e.g. Blogger), photo-sharing (e.g. Flickr), social bookmarking (e.g. Delicious), but folksonomies (e.g., tagging), online social networks (e.g., Facebook), video-sharing (e.g., YouTube), and wikis (e.g., Wikipedia). In this presentation we provide an overview of several significant Web 2.0 technologies and profile numerous examples of libraries worldwide that have implemented these interactive technologies in their efforts to enhance collaboration and communication with their respective communities. We conclude with a profile of discussion of WebQubed - The Mixed and Mashed Web / MixedUp Web AND introduce the >> Quantum Web << , our vision of the future of the Web after WebQubed. [Given The Recent Article/Report About The Map Of Knowledge [ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/science/16visuals.html] I Don't Think That _The Quantum Web_ Is That FarOut ... [:-)] !!! I Wish To Thank : The Seminar Sponsors - CASPUR /CIBER AIB Lazio, AIDA, CILEA, FAO and University of Rome Three Library System for their support AND The Seminar Organizers - Paola Gargiulo (CASPUR), Andrea Marchitelli (CILEA) and Imma Subirats (FAO of the United Nations) for The Opportunity To Present !!! The PPT For The Presentation Is Available From [ http://tinyurl.com/dzpa99 ] I Would Most Appreciate Any And All Comments/Reactions/Contributions / Etc. About The Presentation As Well About WebQubed or The Quantum Web BTW: Happy St. Patrick's Day / I'm 100% Irish (American); At Least 10% Italian ; And At Least 10% Spanish .. [:-)] Enjoy /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come / Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]