Introducing Web 2.0: social networking and social bookmarking for health librarians

摘要: Barsky and Purdon 67 In this last article in our series [1,2] introducing Web 2.0 applications to Canadian health librarians for the Journal of Health Libraries Association, we would like sum up 1.0 way: was almost all about commerce; is people. architecture participation. Using applications, provide a service, not product. We encourage user contribution, create collective intelligence, make it easy reuse remix content, focus on customer self-service, finally feeling belonging community, as well sense empowerment ownership. democracy. By now have several examples that prove even amateurs can surpass professionals, when they right kind system tools channel their efforts. Of these, Wikipedia (http://wikipedia.org) certainly most well-known example. Experts given mixed reviews, but believe miss critical point — it’s good enough people use facilitates use. And free, which means actually read it, do daily, droves. The dramatic example democracy selection ideas production. Have you ever noticed content individual blogs or better than usually newspapers magazines? only crowd geeks paying US$2800 per person attend sold-out 2005 Conference San Francisco, where 800 jostled doorways sessions workshops. It us users generating rather simply consuming it. open programming interfaces allow everybody participate. Looking at recent Awards (http://web2.0awards.org), therefore, feel very proud. At Irving K. Barber Learning Centre University British Columbia Library, one article’s authors hails from, many award-winning serve clients’ information needs. Bl glines (http://bloglines.com) subscribe relevant really simple syndication (RSS) feeds areas interest. PubSub (http://pubsub.com) search future appearing topics interest convert RSS Furl (http://furl.net) site social bookmarking. share photos notes them Flickr (http://www.flickr.com). Odeo (http://www.odeo.com) record podcasts. discussion groups clients MySpace (http://www.myspace.com). Rollyo (http://rollyo.com) specialized engines. Moreover, blog, feeds, yes, are still alive some time fun. article, will follow theme excellent Association / des bibliotheques de la sante du Canada 2006 Vancouver with pearls come know networks bookmarking folksonomies.