Web 2.0 and libraries : impacts, technologies and trends / edited by Dave Parkes and Geoff Walton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parkes, Dave, author.

Contributor:

Parkes, David.

Walton, Geoff (Geoff L.)

Series:

Chandos Information Professional Series.

Chandos Information Professional Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries and the Internet.

Library information networks.

Libraries and distance education.

Library Web sites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Chandos Pub., 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In a world where computing power, ubiquity and connectivity create powerful new ways to facilitate learning, this book examines how librarians and information professionals can utilize emerging technologies to expand service and resource delivery. With contributions from leading professionals, including lecturers, librarians and e-learning technologists, this bookl explores strategic approaches for effectively implementing, living with, and managing revolutionary technological change in libraries.Explores the impact of the social and technological aspects of Web 2.0 on librarie

Contents:

The changing teaching and learning environment / Mark Hepworth

Transforming the library : e-books and e-buildings / Dave Parkes

Online social networking, the e-learning holy grail? / Geoff Walton

E-learning models : a Web 2.0 approach to staff development in higher education / Jenny Yorke and Helen Walmsley

A deployment strategy for maximising the impact of institutional use of Web 2.0 / Brian Kelly

Emerging technologies for learning / David Ley

Meeting the challenge / Liz Hart.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781843343479

1843343479

9781780631851

1780631855

OCLC:

866444665