#15 the wall continues

ok going thru the motions here trying to do the process of Maryland 23 things.. its taking a toll!! as much as I am an internet junkie , this new techie side of things has gotten me stumped.

web 2.0 for example is defined (clearly??) as
Web 2.0 is the network as platform, spanning all connected devices; Web 2.0 applications are those that make the most of the intrinsic advantages of that platform: delivering software as a continually-updated service that gets better the more people use it, consuming and remixing data from multiple sources, including individual users, while providing their own data and services in a form that allows remixing by others, creating network effects through an "architecture of participation," and going beyond the page metaphor of Web 1.0 to deliver rich user experiences

I could read that 100 times and it will still feel like garbage in garbage out to me. I guess the best way I can manage to understand is that it is the user end of things fueling the changes on the internet and bringing it to a new level~~ but I don't trust my definition of that enuff to stand by it.

as for library 2.0 and the future of libraries:
“Library 2.0 simply means making your library’s space (virtual and physical) more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community needs. Examples of where to start include blogs, gaming nights for teens, and collaborative photo sites. The basic drive is to get people back into the library by making the library relevant to what they want and need in their daily lives…to make the library a destination and not an afterthought.”

Is that just more gobblygook for hummm making the current technologies that your community is using part of your library world. Ex maybe being here in a primary Jewish community our library users on computers are often using J-date as a way to connect with others. Maybe having a program to give basic instruction on the options that might be available on there would be of interest to our customers.

Exposure to the technologies are somewhat valuable but without the daily need or use of same the usefulness of this time on Maryland 23 things is something I question.

but glad to say finished with # 15!!!