Tuesday 31 March 2015

ICT, Web 2.0 and Library 2.0....explained.



In first few lectures, we discussed ICT's, Web 2.0 and Library 2.0. The adoption of these applications in our everyday life has transformed the way we live, work and shop. Personally, I cannot live without my phone, laptop and tablet. I facebook, tweet, blog, Pinterest, and various other folksonomy sites. This has become a way of life for most people. No one knocks on doors anymore, instead a text, WhatsApp, or a phone call to announce, "I am here, please open"
Our lives have become so consumed by technology.

"In this fast-growing global information society, technology has had a profound effect on every aspect of society and each individual's life. Importantly two distinct technologies: information technology (IT) and communications technology (CT) have gradually become integrated to form a new technology – ICT (information communications technology). Looking back at the development of ICT, one of the most impressive events is undoubtedly the emergence and rapid adoption of iOS and Android smart mobile terminals, and the increase in value of the mobile Internet which has been boosted by the popularity of mobile terminals"
Report -  ZTE ICT Development Trends (2014): Embracing the Era of Mobile-ICT ZTE CORPORATION 

O'Reilly (2005) coined the term Web 2.0. Davis (2005) refers to Web 2.0 as an attitude, not a technology.

Web 2.0 applications encourage patrons to be an integral part of the virtual community by sharing ideas, thoughts and content. with this application, patrons have now become consumers and contributors to library services. Tripathi & Kumar (2010) says the term Web 2.0 refers to second-generation development and design of the web that aims to facilitate communication and to secure information sharing, interoperability, and user-centered design.

Examples of Web 2.0 applications in libraries include social networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs and folksonomies.

Libraries, in my opinion, need to latch on to this discovery and explore novel ways of communicating and attracting users through Web 2.0.

The application of Web 2.0 tools can easily help libraries to survive and flourish in the internet age.

 Web 2.0 in libraries and information centres is, popularly know as Library 2.0.
Library 2.0 is a concept that operates to meet the changing needs of the users.


Davis, I. (2005). Talis, Web 2.0 and all that.
http;//blog.iandavis.com/2005/07/talis-web-20-and-all-that

O'Reilly, T (2005).What is Web 2.0?.
http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html.

Tripathi, M & Kumar, S. (2010). Use of Web 2.0 tools in academic libraries: A reconnaissance of the international landscape. The International Information & Library Review. 42, 195-207.

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3 comments:

  1. Unknown1 April 2015 at 02:21

    An interesting take on the advancing of technology vs libraries, it is my opinion that Web 2.0 applications can indeed help libraries flourish in the years to come. The Internet and libraries should not be looked at as two competing entities, they should instead be looked at as two helpful services that can be used to enforce one another.

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  2. I write what I like: musings about this and that.1 April 2015 at 02:41

    Agreed Waheed.

    The only drawback I see in this rapidly changing environment is, librarians themselves have to take the initiative to become more techno savvy. HEIs need to encourage staff to empower themselves in the digital age, thereby creating a win-win situation.

    Thank you for a very intelligent comment Waheed.

    Please do visit again.....

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  3. Unknown29 May 2015 at 07:53

    I think libraries should start inventing and developing their own ICTs and not adapting ICTs from the science people. The reason why i am saying this is because over the years i have seen libraries and librarians making use of inventions from the science people and we have not yet come up with anything of our own as librarians

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