Program: electronic library and information systems: Volume 43 Issue 3
Table of contents - Special Issue: Selected papers from the Bridging Worlds Conference, Singapore, October 2008
Libraries as a common denominator: A view from New Zealand of the citizen, country and global perspective
Penny CarnabyThe purpose of this paper is to show how libraries in New Zealand have developed their digital strategies in order to serve its citizens, the country and the world.
Information literacy and Web 2.0: is it just hype?
Peter GodwinThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that Web 2.0 provides an exciting set of tools for librarians to help their students become more information‐literate.
Librarians 2.0: sowing padi in (the) SEA
Ivan ChewThe purpose of this paper is to present an exploratory survey as part of a presentation for the Bridging Worlds 2008 conference. It seeks to understand how library institutions in…
Open source, crowd source: harnessing the power of the people behind our libraries
Cindi TrainorThe purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the use of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 technologies so that librarians can combine open source software with user‐generated…
Virtual communities in Europe: the European Library approach
Fleur StigterThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of The Bridging Worlds Conference which was held in October 2008 in Singapore.
Library 2.0: balancing the risks and benefits to maximise the dividends
Brian Kelly, Paul Bevan, Richard Akerman, Jo Alcock, Josie FraserThe purpose of this paper is to provide a number of examples of how Web 2.0 technologies and approaches (Library 2.0) are being used within the library sector. The paper…
Developing a metrics‐based online strategy for libraries
Joe PaganoThe purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the various web metrics tools that are available, and to indicate how these might be used in libraries.