week 6: Technorati

Technorati + Library 2.0

The keyword search for “Learning 2.0” in Blog posts, in tags and in the Blog directory experiment showed different results.

1. Learning 2.0 blog posts: 745 hits.

2. Learning 2.0 tags : 1,292 hits

3. Learning 2.0 blog directory : 89 hits

I tried this experiment on 1 Nov. at 1:42pm. Everyone would know by now that results differs depending on when the search was run, that is, depending on the date and time of the search. Also using slightly different terms affects the results - for instance, running a search using the plural form of a word gives different results (e.g. directory-directories).

I would like to quote Sarah Hughton's definition of L2.

"Library 2.0 simply means making your library's space (virtual and physical) more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community needs. Examples of where to start include blogs, gaming nights for teens, and colaborative photo sites. The basic drive is to get people back into the library by making the library relevant to what they want and need in their daily lives to make the library a destination and not an afterthought."

According to Hughton's theory, ACL 2.0 Learning online prgm. will make us equip well to help our patrons needs. However there are still some patrons who need basic technologies such as using OPAC and sending emails... so we have to run some courses for those continually ( I know how popular our compter class "click and learn" is). Before starting this progm. we ran a blog session for patrons. After the session, all the customers asked when would be next session.