Getting Started...
It's great to see so many people getting started with the training. Here's a few helpful hints to make this self-paced training a success for you:
- Read through the "About hcplc=Lib 2.0" located at the top of the workbook links.
- Visit the workbook lesson, read through some of the introductory articles, watch the videos under the Learning Objectives heading.
- Follow the directions under the Skill Practice and Experience Sharing headings.
- Talk through what you have learned with co-workers.
- Share your thoughts, comments, ideas and questions using the comments feature at the bottom of each post.
- Practice, practice, practice.
We will also be featuring library materials relating to "twopointopia" as well. Let's start with:
Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service by Michael E. Casey & Laura C. Savastinuk. Information Today, Inc. 2007
"In Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service, two of the first and most original thinkers on Library 2.0 introduce the essential concepts and offer ways to improve service to better meet the changing needs of 21st century library users. Describing a service model of constant and purposeful change, evaluation and updating of library services, and user participation, the book both outlines the theoretical underpinnings of Library 2.0 and provides practical advice on how to get there. From incorporating technology to reaching The Long Tail, from getting buy-in to maintaining momentum, all aspects of Library 2.0 are covered."
“Michael Casey and Laura Savastinuk have taken the discussion of Library 2.0 from just a conversation among technophiles to the key audience: library administrators. They have debunked the myth that Library 2.0 is only about new technologies and framed it as a customer service issue. This book includes real life examples of how Library 2.0 can be applied in libraries.”
— Michael Golrick, Library Director, L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Eau Claire, WI, and author, Thoughts from a Library Administrator
