As mentioned in a previous post I am familiar with Web 2.0 and the “original 23 things” that the InfoPeople program is based off of from one of my Library and Information Science classes. A lot of what we need to do for this I have either done in school or I am familiar with from my own experiences outside of school and work, but there are some things on the list I have heard of, yet have no experience using. One good example of this is Del.icio.us, so I am excited to be learning a few new things.
I watched “Helene’s Infopeople webcast, Web 2.0: What Library Managers Need to Know” and found it quite interesting. I had watched a webcast at school from about what is Web 2.0 and thought that the Infopeople Webcast would simply be a rehash of what I saw in school, but was pleasantly surprised to find something new. One of the benefits of the Infopeople broadcast was that it was tailored more towards Web 2.0 tools as they relate to libraries or are being used by libraries, so it was fascinating to see some useful tools that are out there and are impacting libraries.