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The importance of the Social Web is now being widely accepted for those working in organisations such as higher educational institutions and public libraries. It might now be argued that the advocacy work of the early adopters, who made use of Social Web platforms hosted in The Cloud, has been vindicated and that such pioneering work can be migrated to a secure and managed environment provided within the institution. This paper, however, argues that the examples provided by early adopters who have been successful in maintaining their Social Web services over a number of years and developing a community of readers and contributors demonstrates that effective services in-house services can be deployed outside the traditional institutional environment. The paper goes on to suggest that such approaches are particularly relevant at a time of cuts across the public sector. However it is acknowledged that there are legitimate concerns regarding the content and sustainability of such services. The paper concludes by proposing a policy framework which seeks to ensure that authors can exploit Cloud Services to engage with their audiences in a professional and authentic manner whilst addressing the concerns of their host institution.
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Libraries and informati on centers are experiencing a revolution in the way information is delivered, accessed, obtained and stored many libraries offering wireless Internet access tackled the issue of Wi-Fi for libraries. But how are libraries and librarians participating in the social Web? Some libraries are even at the cutting edge offering Web 2.0 services for their users. Libraries use blogs to create conversations. Trust many systems must be based on trust: trust between library staff and trust with library users for partici pation and collaboration. The library's services will change, focusing more on the facilitation of information transfer and information literacy. Web 2.0 and libraries are well suited for marriage, and many librarians have recognized.
The phrase "Web 2.0", now so well known as to be generally considered "mainstream", has taken hold online, first as a catch phrase and now as a way of life to many of the bigger, content rich providers. No longer are users content to just consume content; instead they want to take a part in it, to personalise it and to share experiences with others. In the museum sector, however, uptake has typically been low. Some notable exceptions exist, of course, but the key question remains: why has deployment of this "new" approach to content been slow? What barriers exist in museums and how can we go about addressing these? This paper attempts firstly to identify why Web 2.0 is of particular importance to our sector, then to examine common barriers in our particular context and finally the ways in which practitioners might go about addressing these barriers in their organisations.
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New technological tools have introduced significant social changes. These changes are especially evident in the relationship between Web 2.0 platforms and academic library communities. This paper will argue that Web 2.0 applications offer significant benefits to academic libraries in terms of their community services. First, this paper will provide background information about Web 2.0, including a definition and description of its functions. Second, it will present a global overview of the use of Web 2.0 in academic libraries and highlight three views of why academic libraries neglect Web 2.0 applications: (1) insufficient staff administration, (2) complicated access to library services, and (3) lack of appeal for users and staff. Finally, this paper will challenge these perspectives and assert that Web 2.0 platforms can introduce vast improvements in the academic library context with respect to the effective exchange of information and promoting library services.
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