The Social Tools of Web 2.0: Opportunities for Academic Libraries

Kroski, Ellyssa The Social Tools of Web 2.0: Opportunities for Academic Libraries. Choice, 2007, vol. 44, n. 12, pp. 2011-2021. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

The world of the Web has changed as a new breed of software applications makes it easy to accomplish incredibly sophisticated tasks with little technical know-how. The Internet has seen an explosion of social tools that are empowering ordinary people to connect and participate in a global conversation. People who had previously accessed the Web solely for shopping or research purposes now sign on for the experience of creating and sharing information in the public sphere. They are crafting both content and connections with other users in a new Web that links people to people, as well as to information.

Item type:	Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords:	Web 2.0, Web, technology, social software, libraries
Subjects:	L. Information technology and library technology
Depositing user:	Ellyssa Kroski
Date deposited:	07 Jan 2009
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 11:56
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/3852

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