Web/ Library 2.0 observations

Here's a list of things that occured to me during Learning 2.0

Hard information vs random conversation

Library as social hub - community meeting places with books.
'Library 2.0 is a logical extension of the changing role of libraries in communities, ever since sshhing went out of fashion.

Control vs contribution

Owned vs shared

intellectual property vs intellectual piracy

Reliable information vs shared self expression

Every individual becomes their own quality filter, effective or ineffective? efficient or inefficent?

The end of privacy

Anonymous intimacy

The internet's main strength was, is, and will be as a communication tool

Data vs information
More is not necessarily better, often less is more, but also sometimes less is less and more is more.

Democracy of ideas vs quality and integrity of expression of ideas

Stream of conciousness has become the mainstream, but we are not all James Joyce

It is valid for everyone to have a view but every view is not valid

Librarians are experts in their field, just as other specialists are.
Because there is more information available now than ever before doesn't make librarians less important it should make us more important. Information has never been easier to access. Good quality information has never been harder to locate. There is wheat on the internet, but is there a lot of chaff!!!!

Expertise is still important
If you come to me and say you have a pain in the stomach, I might tell you it is appendicitis....but go and see a qualified doctor before going under the knife!!!

A lot of Web 2.0 tools are about organisation...which is very useful

Wikipedia is an exceptional example of co-operative information. We shouldn't focus on its' faults or compare it to Brittanica, it is not a print encyclopedia. Judge it for what it is. In those terms it is astonishingly successful.

Now stand up, turn off the computer and go and sit in the garden. Virtual life is just that. As Bob said

Meantime life outside goes on
All around you.....