Benefits of Library 2.0
Delivery Mechanisms (“network as platform”):
Global outreach: maximise impact of and
engagement with ideas
Outsourced services: allowing organisations to
focus on their strengths and small institutions to
engage on more equal terms
Exploits infrastructure: the standards (e,g. RSS)
& services (Google, Amazon, ..) now in place
User Benefits:
User can create content
Can comment on other’s content
Users no longer passive consumers of content