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== Description ==
== Description ==
With the growth of internet and the globalisation of information (and free flow thereof),, librares
With the growth of internet and the globalisation of information (and free flow thereof), librares appear to become obsolete. However there is a belief that if the right actions are undertaken to change the nature of all libraries (version 2.0), libraries will continue to play an important role in the information age.


== Enablers ==
== Enablers ==
* Globalisation of economies
* Web 2.0
* Rights of publishers increase
* Ubiquituous internet


== Inhibitors ==
== Inhibitors ==
* Governments refuse to change
* Google books and alike projects
* Local legislation supersedes
* Free information
* Refusal to cooperate by the authors


== Paradigms ==
== Paradigms ==
Currently there is a big ongoing debate about the rights of software developers within companies. The rights of the programmers are that they have the right to be mentioned in the list of authors in the disclaimer of the package. Through their contract however, the authors explicitly transpose their exploitation rights to their employers.
These days, the information age is developing into a transparant worldwide facility available to all users, provided that they have some form of Internet connection. Through the development of web 2.0, wherein any acknowledged Internet user can easily start a service, information syndicate and others, libraries tend to become a forgotten source of information.
 
Libraries should embrace the use of internet and provide a more decentralised approach to book databases (example). This means that inter-library lending should become seamless and plain simple to arrange. Whenever your local library does not have the copy of the book available, Internet services should provide the users with an option to either find the closest library nearby that does have the book, or an option to forward the book to the local library to be picked up soon.


This is the same for editors and authors in news and magazine business. Their name still holds a prominent place in all publications, but it may be very possible that both software companies and publishers will not want to accredit individuals, but let the credit befall the company/business itself.


== Experts ==
== Experts ==
* Paul Miller, Technology Evangelist, Talis by email: paul.miller@talis.com


== Web Resources ==
== Web Resources ==
* [http://www.talis.com Talis site with more information on Library 2.0]
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Latest revision as of 00:38, 21 March 2007

Description

With the growth of internet and the globalisation of information (and free flow thereof), librares appear to become obsolete. However there is a belief that if the right actions are undertaken to change the nature of all libraries (version 2.0), libraries will continue to play an important role in the information age.

Enablers

  • Web 2.0
  • Ubiquituous internet

Inhibitors

  • Google books and alike projects
  • Free information

Paradigms

These days, the information age is developing into a transparant worldwide facility available to all users, provided that they have some form of Internet connection. Through the development of web 2.0, wherein any acknowledged Internet user can easily start a service, information syndicate and others, libraries tend to become a forgotten source of information.

Libraries should embrace the use of internet and provide a more decentralised approach to book databases (example). This means that inter-library lending should become seamless and plain simple to arrange. Whenever your local library does not have the copy of the book available, Internet services should provide the users with an option to either find the closest library nearby that does have the book, or an option to forward the book to the local library to be picked up soon.


Experts

  • Paul Miller, Technology Evangelist, Talis by email: paul.miller@talis.com

Web Resources





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