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Here are some possible topics. Feel free to add to this list.

  • Open source software, mashups, and widgets (why, impact, who sets them up, sustainability issues)
  • e-Books, e-audiobooks, digital collections (authentication, ownership, licensing, marketing, access to hardware)
  • Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa, YouTube
  • Alerts, feeds & keeping up with technology - staff and client use - should libraries provide alerts on behalf of users...
  • Second Life and libraries access via the library computer - what are the issues...
  • Social networking & social tagging, Del.icio.us, LibraryThing, new Webopacs (why, impact, how long do we keep the tags, do we moderate)
  • Blogs & wikis – in-house, outsource, free or pay to play & their uses (wiki subject guides etc., online book clubs - do we moderate)
  • Podcasts & vodcasts
  • MySpace & Facebook - staff and client use
  • Live homework help, IM, screencasts, web conferencing, online tutorials
  • RFID in libraries
  • Wi-Fi in libraries
  • Copyright: how it affects 2.0 type applications (pros and cons)
  • Fit for purpose - working in libraries. Create job positions and work places that are dynamic and flexible & how librarian skills can be applied to a variety of disciplines. Why limit ourselves to professional library qualification?
  • Getting your library 2.0 compliant & overcoming challenges to becoming a Library 2.0 compliant library (e.g. staff resistance, administrative fear, lack of interest in experimentation). Finding a middle ground between the traditional library and the internet-based "library"; how we can utilize both to their greatest extents
  • Library 2.0 Manifesto - getting staff on board

Library 2.0 Spectrum


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Would you like to lead or facilitate one of the discussions? Please contact Mary Kajewski at mary.kajewski@slq.qld.gov.au .


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