A/V Now Available For Web 2.0 / WebQuebed / The Quantum Web Rome Presentation Colleagues/ I am pleased to inform you that in addition to my PPT, the A/V for my Web 2.0 / WebQuebed / The Quantum Web / Rome Presentation is Now Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/dzpa99 ] 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. Happy Spring !!! /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/ ]