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Too Good To Be True?: Implementing The Open-Source Program Zotero At A University Library, Peter Fernandez
Too Good To Be True?: Implementing The Open-Source Program Zotero At A University Library, Peter Fernandez
Peter Fernandez
Presented at the American Library Association 2010 Annual Conference
With the release of the 2.0 Beta, Zotero has taken powerful personal bibliographic management software to the next level, making the open-source program a legitimate alternative to for-profit products such as RefWorks and EndNote. It utilizes a simple iTunes™–like interface within the Firefox web browser that gives users the ability to easily download and manipulate bibliographic information with a single click from most popular websites and databases. For more advanced users, Zotero has the potential to be a powerful information management system that incorporates the best features of Web 2.0. The …
From Web 2.0 To Lib 2.0: New Paradigms For Driving Access To Knowledge By Academic Librarians In Nigeria, Helen N. Eke Miss
From Web 2.0 To Lib 2.0: New Paradigms For Driving Access To Knowledge By Academic Librarians In Nigeria, Helen N. Eke Miss
Helen Nneka Eke
Purpose: This paper investigates the concept of web 2.0 and its application to library services known as library 2.0. Design/Methodology/Approach: Basically, information was gathered through literature search and the paper commences with basics of web 2.0, stating the concept, the features and then, transition to lib 2.0. Library 2.0 is seen as a user-centered tool which enables real time interaction with library patrons enhancing a two way relationship where the information consumers connect with information producers to become co-producers themselves. This paper discusses how academic librarians might utilize and leverage these new innovations in driving access to knowledge in the …
Szép Új Világháló. Brave New World Wide Web: Web 2.0 Expo In Nyc [In Hungarian]., Judit H. Ward, Julianna Ritter
Szép Új Világháló. Brave New World Wide Web: Web 2.0 Expo In Nyc [In Hungarian]., Judit H. Ward, Julianna Ritter
Judit H. Ward
The authors' reflections on the 2009 Web 2.0 Expo in NYC from the perspective of librarians for the Hungarian audience. Invitation to the Expo courtesy of 2009 Web 2.0 Expo.
Monsanto Discovers New Social Media, Wilhelm Peekhaus
Monsanto Discovers New Social Media, Wilhelm Peekhaus
Wilhelm Peekhaus
As a number of critical commentators have pointed out for some years now, the Internet and other information and communication technologies are subject to capture by actors motivated less by calls for openness and democratic communication practices than by control, power, and profit. Employing the concept of “framing,” this paper offers a case study of how one company in particular, Monsanto, recently has engaged in vigorous efforts to develop and implement new communication and public relations strategies employing various forms of new social media. The findings are based on interviews with key communications personnel at Monsanto’s corporate head office in …
Connecting To Marginalized Groups Through Web 2.0, Tomaro I. Taylor
Connecting To Marginalized Groups Through Web 2.0, Tomaro I. Taylor
Tomaro I. Taylor
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Exploring Library 2.0 On The Social Web, Steve Brantley
Exploring Library 2.0 On The Social Web, Steve Brantley
Steve Brantley
Library 2.0 literature has described many of the possibilities Web 2.0 technologies offer libraries. Case studies have assessed local use, but no studies have measured the Library 2.0 phenomenon by searching public social networking sites. This study used library-specific terms to search public social networking sites, blog search engines, and social bookmarking sites for activity associated with librarians and library users. Blog search data about the recentness of activity or the popularity of a blog post indicate Library 2.0 technology has many early adopters but provide less evidence of sustained use. The results follow a curve resembling the 80 / …