Library 2.0

In the library world we tend to throw our jargon around with expectations of understanding. We say "periodicals" instead of "magazines" and we say "reference" instead of "books that don't check out" and we say "juvenile" instead of "childrens." I hope we are doing better but please let us know when you run across terms and phrases which have no meaning for you - it means we need to do better!

The term "2.0", however, is not really library jargon. It refers more generally to the phase of the internet when it became more interactive. If you remember way back when (and I'm giving my age away!) we used the internet to read and to learn cool stuff but it was never to respond back to anything. Now, technology has made the internet interactive. We can blog and have conversations, look at photos online, watch videos and comment, too. There's even talk about web 3.0 but that's a different blog post altogether!

The reason for mentioning 2.0 is to let you know that we will be incorporating elements of interactivity in the redesign. To get a preview, visit the teensite where you will see comments on various materials and programs being made by the public. Our hope is to make the website a community centered around great reading and great interaction!