The document discusses the concept of Library 2.0 and Organization 2.0. Library 2.0 focuses on democratizing participation by users and meeting changing user needs through open communication, transparency, allowing user connections, collecting knowledge to benefit all, and using new tools. Organization 2.0 involves knowing users, developing a learning culture, encouraging networking, creating partnerships, questioning norms, developing risk tolerance, avoiding perfectionism, being agile, valuing all staff ideas, and dedicating time to innovative efforts. Barriers to Organization 2.0 include existing structures and devotion of sufficient resources.

1. Organization 2.0 Meredith Farkas Norwich University

2. So what is library 2.0?

3. Web 1.0: Democratized Access to Information

4. Web 2.0: Democratized Participation

5. Revolutionary or evolutionary? http://www.davidleeking.com/2007/08/24/library-20-ripples-another-go-at-the-graph/

6. What is different now?

7. Technology has enabled us to do so much more

8. but we’re no longer the only game in town.

10. Building Library 2.0

11. Communicate with your Users

14. Become More Transparent

16. Allow Users to Connect around Collections

20. Collect Knowledge to Benefit Everyone

24. Build the Spaces they Want

29. Library as creative technology lab

33. Use 2.0 Tools to Highlight Collections

39. Be Where our Users Are

42. Building Organization 2.0

43. Know your users

44. Develop a Learning Culture

45. Encourage Network-Building

47. Create Partnerships

49. Question Everything

50. Develop a Risk-Tolerant Culture

51. Beware the Culture of Perfect

52. Be Agile

53. Give Staff Time for Creative Endeavors

54. Be Transparent

55. Collect Knowledge Internally

57. Good Ideas can Come from Anyone and Anywhere

58. Involve Staff from All Levels in Planning I can haz your cooperation?

59. Nurture Talent

60. Time Must be Devoted to all This

61. Will you need to create new jobs or just shuffle?

62. Is your organization (as it is currently structured) able to make all this happen?

63. Thanks! [email_address] AIM: librarianmer Links and presentation at http://meredithfarkas.wetpaint.com