A lesson from Web 2.0 for academic libraries

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A lesson from Web 2.0 for academic
libraries Cody HansonCoordinated Educational
Services University of Minnesota Libraries
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Add value to the information we provide patrons
online
Communicate the value of our service
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Social
News
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Over 1 million registered users
155,000,000
pageviews Jan. 2007
http//www.futureofwebapps.com/presentations/kevin
_rose.pdf
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http//www.urlyart.com/gallery/digg-popular
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Information
vetted
by people
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http//www.libs.uaeu.ac.ae/almisbar/2005fall/harva
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Information
publicly
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http//www.d.umn.edu/lib/ref/virtualtour/images/re
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Put librarians in the flow
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Make personal and public recommendations of
sources and articles
Expose our selection processes
Expose our expertise
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We will add value to theinformation we provide
patrons online
We will better communicate the value of our
service
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Put librarians in the flow