Comments on: Question for you guys/gals about the newness of Library 2.0 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/ David Lee King is the Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He has spoken in the U.S. and Canada about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing techie staff, and has been published in many library-related journals. David writes the Internet Spotlight column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter. David maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:22:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bo http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10338 Bo Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:22:30 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/#comment-10338 As I mentioned Mr David in the post following that, I never used bad as "in to describe your program or idea." I never called your idea bad. Terrible maybe. Seriously, you are right about one thing, we disagree on how libraries and Librarians should change. Change they both must, how though is the question. As I mentioned Mr David in the post following that, I never used bad as “in to describe your program or idea.” I never called your idea bad. Terrible maybe. Seriously, you are right about one thing, we disagree on how libraries and Librarians should change. Change they both must, how though is the question.

]]> By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10300 davidleeking Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:17:33 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/#comment-10300 And also, Bo - we obviously disagree on this issue. And that is perfectly fine. And also, Bo – we obviously disagree on this issue. And that is perfectly fine.

]]> By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10299 davidleeking Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:16:09 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/#comment-10299 Bo - yes, you DID use the word "bad" - see your sept 7th comment above - "Why is it bad to promote..." Bo – yes, you DID use the word “bad” – see your sept 7th comment above – “Why is it bad to promote…”

]]> By: Bo http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10288 Bo Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:35:33 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/#comment-10288 Are we suppose to be helping people create information more than find information? Why didn't Librarians years ago get books off the shelf on How To Publish Like A Pro and begin teaching that more frequently than a cup of Starbucks coffee is served? Are we suppose to be helping people create information more than find information? Why didn’t Librarians years ago get books off the shelf on How To Publish Like A Pro and begin teaching that more frequently than a cup of Starbucks coffee is served?

]]> By: Bo http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10287 Bo Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:30:46 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/#comment-10287 Why have books at all? Why not spend the time teaching Flickr, Myspace, Bebo, Tagworld, HTML, AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Second Life, There, Active World, Telephony technology, etc. A question was aksed why have limits? Why does a doctor do what doctors do and not what veternarians do and what dentists do? Why have books at all? Why not spend the time teaching Flickr, Myspace, Bebo, Tagworld, HTML, AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Second Life, There, Active World, Telephony technology, etc. A question was aksed why have limits? Why does a doctor do what doctors do and not what veternarians do and what dentists do?

]]> By: Bo http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10286 Bo Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:19:52 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/#comment-10286 The word bad as in to describe your program or idea. Instead I am asking? Is it wise to encourage every Librarian to teach Flickr, Myspace, Second Life, other web sites that compete with these which there are several. Instead of Myspace a Librarian may need to teach three, four or five different sites like this then so no one is left out? The word bad as in to describe your program or idea. Instead I am asking? Is it wise to encourage every Librarian to teach Flickr, Myspace, Second Life, other web sites that compete with these which there are several. Instead of Myspace a Librarian may need to teach three, four or five different sites like this then so no one is left out?

]]> By: Bo http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/comment-page-1/#comment-10285 Bo Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:11:17 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/#comment-10285 Like you I too never used the word bad. What I am saying is why force every librarian to become a pianist, or a gardner, or a second-life character? Like you I too never used the word bad. What I am saying is why force every librarian to become a pianist, or a gardner, or a second-life character?

]]> By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/comment-page-1/#comment-9731 davidleeking Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:40:50 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/#comment-9731 Mel - the piano thing was in response to someone's comment. Yes - I think all librarians should become 2.0 (as in library 2.0). Why? Because what I see valuable in Library 2.0 is not technology - it's being customer focused in a way that I haven't seen before in libraries. And - even more important - I don't think that library 2.0 has much to do with "technology." Well, I suppose that depends on one's definition of tech... if you find writing an email or a Word document to be techie, then yes - it is techie. But most participatory library 2.0 tools on the web require just a grasp of the most extremely basic skills, like being able to type a document in Word and saving it. If you can do that, then you can blog, IM, edit wikis, comment, use twitter, etc - you can participate (which is what L2 is all about). Mel – the piano thing was in response to someone’s comment. Yes – I think all librarians should become 2.0 (as in library 2.0). Why? Because what I see valuable in Library 2.0 is not technology – it’s being customer focused in a way that I haven’t seen before in libraries.

And – even more important – I don’t think that library 2.0 has much to do with “technology.” Well, I suppose that depends on one’s definition of tech… if you find writing an email or a Word document to be techie, then yes – it is techie. But most participatory library 2.0 tools on the web require just a grasp of the most extremely basic skills, like being able to type a document in Word and saving it. If you can do that, then you can blog, IM, edit wikis, comment, use twitter, etc – you can participate (which is what L2 is all about).

]]> By: Mel http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/comment-page-1/#comment-9717 Mel Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:45:11 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/#comment-9717 I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the library 2.0 concept. I thought that the proponents of library 2.0 believed that all librarians should become 2.0. But it seems that it's just the ones who are already interested and spend their own time on it, like the pianist in your examples. Is this correct? There is no stigma among proponents that if a librarian does not have a natural interest in technology; they should choose not to be 2.0 as well as not inhibit others from being a 2.0? Because it seemed to me that proponents felt every librarian should be 2.0. But if we are comparing it to a natural interest and talent in music, most people aren't going to be talented and interested in 2.0 stuff and that's okay? They shouldn't be forced, just like nobody would force a librarian to learn the piano. In that case, Library 2.0 is about options, not requirements. True? I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the library 2.0 concept. I thought that the proponents of library 2.0 believed that all librarians should become 2.0. But it seems that it’s just the ones who are already interested and spend their own time on it, like the pianist in your examples. Is this correct? There is no stigma among proponents that if a librarian does not have a natural interest in technology; they should choose not to be 2.0 as well as not inhibit others from being a 2.0? Because it seemed to me that proponents felt every librarian should be 2.0. But if we are comparing it to a natural interest and talent in music, most people aren’t going to be talented and interested in 2.0 stuff and that’s okay? They shouldn’t be forced, just like nobody would force a librarian to learn the piano. In that case, Library 2.0 is about options, not requirements. True?

]]> By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/comment-page-1/#comment-9684 davidleeking Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:37:19 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/30/question-for-you-guysgals-about-the-newness-of-library-20/#comment-9684 Joyce - good point. The last library I worked in had three (3!!) grand pianos. Joyce – good point. The last library I worked in had three (3!!) grand pianos.

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