Thing 2

I actually completed this assignment last week, before this blog was registered, so I'm testing my memory here. Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 concepts are very common in academic health sciences libraries, which is where I live. In fact, at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association meeting in mid-May, Web 2.0 was a feature. Using new technologies and social networking to "Just Connect" was a priority of our President, Mark Funk, and this meeting reflected it in both content and content delivery. The final day's program was all about Web 2.0 tools and it was streamed live nationally. We learned about many health-related Web 2.0 tools and services. The challenge for us will be to find the balance between "cool" and "useful" in an environment where our users are inundated with information.