The library 2.0 mission definition
LibraryCrunch: “This, to me, is where a clearly defined mission comes into play. The tools we use, the services we offer, the staffing models we follow…all of it can change (and needs to change in order to evolve and improve) so long all we do drives us towards serving our mission. The services change, the mission does not.”
Go read the rest of that post first from Michael Casey, then come back.
Library 2.0 is a buzz word, and nothing more. But buzz words are useful because they promote the discussion. The whole point of Library 2.0 (as I see it) is to discuss what we as library and information professionals are going to do to meet the user at their point of need. That is the core of our mission. In fact there is no other mission. All our projects, gaming symposiums, opac catalogue improvements, library interior redecoration, public computer access, ICT education…. [continue this list at your leisure] are aimed at giving the user what they want, when they want it.
Library 2.0 Mission Definition: What they want, when they want it.
That’s it.
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December 8th, 2005 at 19:18
Well said. Yes, L2 is a buzz word, but I think it has meaning as such. If it gets us on track, if it helps us define our reason for being, then it’s a good buzz word to be discussing.
December 9th, 2005 at 23:40
What they want, when, WHERE and HOW they want it, please…
I might want a paper book, an e-book, an audio-book, or a DVD of the film. And I might want some/all of it on my mobile phone, when the library is shut. A smart library might even work some of that out, and give a whole new meaning to the ‘appropriate copy’ that is delivered to me.
July 25th, 2006 at 11:18
[...] Much L2 or Library 2.0 disscusion There still seems to be much discussion tagged with Library 2.0, trying to define it (I had a go), trying to pin it down and make it subservient.I think that all this discussion about, whether Library 2.0 with or without quotes is a good thing a bad thing, a technical thing or a thing we used to do anyway, is highlighting an awareness of the need to constantly re-evaluate our services. If nothing else, the L2 discussion has prompted countless librarians to look at what they do and think, “hey, we could do that!â€Â. [...]