I do think the technologies people talk about when they talk about library 2.0 (blogs, wikis, social software, instant messaging) are quite nifty, but sometimes I wonder about the terminology librarians rush to adopt. Someone comes up with web 2.0, so we must have Library 2.0, because it sounds all 2.0ish! Would any library user have any idea what “Library 2.0″ means if you mentioned those words to him? I guess I have no problem saying “Library 2.0″ if it just is an umbrella term passed back and forth among geeky librarians, but I wonder about adopting jargon that will make no sense to anyone outside the profession. So few people have any idea what a library or librarian does, I’m not sure how adding more layers of obfuscation helps matters any.
So I’m determined to start a new movement called Library 360. Features will include:
1) Greenness
2) 3 core processors ensue that OPAC searches are executed with breathtaking speed.
3) HD library services allow users to view citations with greater clarity.
4) Library 360 live creates a virtual marketplace that will raise money for library friends groups.
5) Spartan Armor replaces trusty cardigans.
6) Before asking a reference question, library users must spin around in a circle to experience 360ness and get dizzy.
7) All library directors must legally change their names to “Master Chief.”
11:12 am on November 30th, 2005 1
Very nice. So far I’ve stayed away from the whole “Library 2.0″ thing, but I would say the term makes no sense to many people *within* the profession as well. Actually, the more I read, the more confused I get…
1:26 pm on November 30th, 2005 2
I’d say Library 360 is even better than 2.0 – has that whole feeling of inclusiveness. Plus, it pops!
Personally, I’ve been wandering around wondering what the hell everyone’s talking about and I AM a geeky librarian. Then again, I’m still wondering what WEB 2.0 is supposed to mean to me…
1:34 pm on November 30th, 2005 3
[...] TangognaT has a great, amusing post about Library 2.o and the next wave Library 360! [...]
4:31 pm on November 30th, 2005 4
[...] TangognaT has pointed up something we should all be wary of. Confusing the user. But that is exactly what we should be doing. [...]
3:24 am on December 1st, 2005 5
Great! Library 360 this x-mas. Certainly gives the message that the library can deliver a lot (that it cannot do today), you just have to buy all the add-ons to get full functionality.
I prefer Library 2.0. It is hard to understand because it is new and demands new ways of thinking. That it is hard to get is no excuse to dismiss the concept and just continue on our merry way to oblivion!
1:26 pm on December 1st, 2005 6
Any movement that is hard to understand or nebulous has some problems. I don’t dismiss the idea of increased collaboration or taking cues from emerging social software in developing library applications, but the term “Library 2.0″ seems to be so vague it could mean almost anything.
I would not be surprised to find out that Library 2.0 can also make french fries and tie my shoes.
9:45 pm on December 1st, 2005 7
[...] Tangognat’s Library 360: Snarky, but I can’t resist spartan armor! [...]
12:44 pm on December 2nd, 2005 8
Library 2.0 / Library 360 / Library 3-D
Some time soon I plan to jump into the Library 2.0 / Web 2.0 fray (I have no idea what it means, but I’m for it! I want my Library 2.0!), but in the meantime, I’m digging TangognaT’s snarky post…
2:16 am on December 3rd, 2005 9
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10:23 am on December 6th, 2005 10
Regarding Library 360 feature 7 – I personally would prefer “Maestra” (term borrowed from Tom Robbins) or perhaps, for my male compatriots, “Mr. Sir” (borrowed from Louis Sachar’s brilliant novel “Holes.”)
10:41 am on December 6th, 2005 11
But “Master Chief” is in Halo!!!!
3:12 pm on December 13th, 2005 12
[...] It does seems somewhat arbitrary that a term like “Library 2.0″ can be coined, snatched up, and tossed about like a hacky-sack at Burning Man. I agree that it’s not quite the right label, but to be honest, I really don’t care–if we’re arguing over semantics, we’ve been derailed. So as I use the term “Library 2.0″ (L2), bear in mind that it’s only a way for me to refer to a collective of ideas. [...]
1:25 pm on June 8th, 2006 13
What really gets me about much of this Library 2.0 stuff is its ahistoricity (to quote Walt) and its asocialicity (to make up a word.) There’s little to no sense of the social aspects of libraries, technology…people. I wonder what William Wisner or Sandy Berman make of all this
9:55 pm on March 12th, 2007 14
[...] really the last person to ask about this topic for various reasons, but I’ll give it a [...]