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Readers’ Services on Demand and the Changing Mode of Information Delivery PAARL Summer Conference 29 April- 1 May, 2009 Aparri , Cagayan. Alicia C. Esguerra Bulacan State University City of Malolos , Bulacan. Readers’ Service - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Readers’ Services on Demand and the Changing Mode of Information Delivery
PAARL Summer Conference29 April- 1 May, 2009Aparri, Cagayan
Alicia C. EsguerraBulacan State University
City of Malolos, Bulacan
Readers’ ServiceThose activities and
operations of a Library that bring staff into
regular direct contact with its users
-American Library Association-
Readers’ ServiceThose activities and
operations of a Library that bring staff into
regular direct contact with its users
-American Library Association-
READERS’ SERVICE
• Circulation & Reserve
• Reference Service• Library Orientation• Library instruction• Current Awareness
Service (CAS)
Everything is centered and done in the library!
“Libraries provide a lot of services,some of which reach users.However, there are far more people who do not find or receive libraryservices and tools than thosewho do.” Chris Anderson
The problem with the traditional readers’ service:
The problem with the traditional readers’ service:
The trick is to find ways of reaching to both groups!
• Those who go to the physical library
• …and those who prefer to go to the virtual library.
Web 2.0Conceptualized by Tim O’ Reilly in 2004
Collaborative in natureInteractiveDynamicUsers created the content as much as they consume itA web of multi-sensory communicationUser-centered
Web 2.0 ToolsSocial Bookmarking• The practice of saving bookmarks to a
public website and ‘tagging’ them with key words; it opens new ways of organizing
information and categorizing resources
• It enables users to create subject headings for the object at hand.
• It allows users to add and change not only content (data) but also metadata.
Web 2.0 ToolsBlogs
A website that gives an individual the power to share news or commentary on anything; reader’s can comment on blog postings.
Web 2.0 ToolsInstant Messaging (IMs)
Is a form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text messages
Web 2.0 ToolsWikis
A website anyone can edit with little knowledge of mark-up language; it allows for collaboration and sharing of information
Web 2.0 ToolsRSS Feeds and Aggregators
A family of formats which allow users to find out about updates to the content of RSS enabled websites without actually having to go and visit the site
Information repackaged by provider or creator to give the user more control over delivery of information
What is Library 2.0?
“It simply means making your library space (virtual and physical) more interactive, cooperative and driven by community needs. The basic drive is to get people back in the library by making the library relevant to what they want and need in their daily lives…to make the library a destination and not an afterthought.” – Sarah Houghton
www.librarianinblack.net
What is Library 2.0?
“It describes a subset of library services designed to meet user needs caused by the direct and peripheral effects of Web 2.0”- Michael Habib
http://etd.ils.unc.edu/dspace/handle/1901/356
LIBRARY 2.0Readers’ Service
Interaction
Dynamic
Collaboration
User- centered
Global
Virtual
Ubiquitous
Expression
24/7
Times are evolving. We need to adapt to change…otherwise, we will only find ourselves to be losing the primary reasons why we exist: our information users!
Conclusion: