1. Library 2.0 Taipei 2007

2. What is a library? Traditionally –a library is a catalogued collection of things –The library is built by experts and users come –The library is a resource for its community 21 st Century –Catalogued repositories of information and knowledge –The library is part of its community

3. Web 2.0 Many things to many people Web 2 is all about informed users being in control –Facebook, 42 million members, > 7,500 Facebook applications –> 70 million blogs indexed by Technorati, 120,000 new blogs per day –Small voice being heard

4. Web 2.0

7. Library 2.0 Library 2.0 is turning the traditional perception of libraries inside out Library users now contribute, collaborate, evaluate and drive change Libraries have always done this!

8. Library 2.0 Global volume of knowledge increasing exponentially Libraries are –No longer just a physical location –The core of lifelong discovery & learning –A virtual nexus joining people, communities and government –A gateway to all types of information resources –Easily accessible anywhere anytime –A platform where knowledge can be exchanged, developed and enriched

9. Library 2.0 Move to new cataloguing approaches Changing definition of Authority

10. Library 2.0 Tags

11. Long Tail Most things aren’t popular Businesses with distribution power can sell a greater volume of otherwise hard-to-find items at small volumes than of popular items at large volumes.

12. Library 2.0 and Authority Collections typically have well understood sources of authority –Books – National Libraries, publishers, books in print… –Serials – Serials in Print, publishers, citations… –Audio Visual – copyright holder, production houses, internet… Web 2.0 Material – links, tags, comments, wiki edits

13. Library 2.0 and Web 2.0 Libraries must provide access to all sorts of content Librarians now help users distinguish between different forms of authority Library systems allow easy selection of electronic content and provide tools to qualify the authority of cataloguing associated with this content

14. Civica & Library 2.0 World leader in library innovation and technology –A single solution evolved and matured over 27 years –Operating continuously in Singapore and Taiwan for 20 years –Presence in Hong Kong and United States for over 15 years –Unrivalled track record in innovation and delivery Commitment to library market with large ongoing R&D in Spydus

15. Disruptive change Time DATABASE RDBMS FILES XML Z39.50 MARC BARCODE SOAP SQL XSL/T.NET SIP EDI SIP2 RFID NCIP FRBR ODBC TIME SHARING USMARC LDAP CROSS PLATFORM 19801995 2003 LMSILMS DATAINFORMATIONKNOWLEDGE Z39.88 HTTP MARC21 Disparate systems 1 st Text-based ILMS 2 nd Windows based 3 rd Web integrated 4 th

16. Spydus Evolution Time DATABASE RDBMS FILES XML Z39.50 MARC BARCODE SOAP SQL XSL/T.NET SIP EDI SIP2 RFID NCIP FRBR ODBC TIME SHARING USMARC LDAP CROSS PLATFORM 19801995 2003 SPYDUS DATAINFORMATIONKNOWLEDGE Z39.88 HTTP MARC21 Disparate systems 1 st Text-based ILMS 2 nd Windows based 3 rd Web integrated 4 th URICA 2006 SHARING MARCXML CMARC FBML FQL AJAX RSS SILVERLIGHT RDF GRDDL SCORM

17. LMS SPYDUS Integrated Solution Cash Management & e-payments Digital Content Management Self Service Managed Service RFID & Security Collection Management Bookings & Events Manpower Services SMS Electronic Data Interchange Desktop Management Financial Interface Portal IVR Interface Book Vendor Interface Online Mobile Libraries Network Management Enriched Content Content Access

18. Faceted Searching

19. User Reviews

20. Conclusion Library 2.0 is here to stay Libraries have never been so relevant