Kim Holmberg, Isto Huvila, Maria Kronqvist-Berg, Outi Nivakoski ja Gunilla Widén-Wulff

KIRJASTO 2.0: Muuttuvan osallistumisen kulttuuri

ISBN 978-951-692-747-6. Nid. 206 s. Hinta 37 euroa.

Kirjasto 2.0 = kirjat & kamat + ihmiset + radikaali luottamus

Sähköisen sosiaalisen verkoston käyttäjät ovat yhteydessä toisiinsa ja osallistuvat verkkoympäristön muokkaamiseen. Sitä kutsutaan Web 2.0:ksi. 

Kirjasto 2.0 hyödyntää sosiaalisen verkon tekniikoita ja verkkopohjaisia työkaluja. Kirjasto 2.0:ssa luodaan ja jaetaan sisältöjä.  On sanottu, että Kirjasto 2.0 on taso, jossa kirjastojen käyttäjä määrää miten ja milloin hänellä on pääsy palveluihin, joita hän tarvitsee ja haluaa. 

Tämän teoksen kirjoittajat ovat Åbo Akademin Informaatiotutkimuksen oppiaineen Kirjasto 2.0 -tutkimusryhmän jäseniä. Ryhmää johtaa professori Gunilla Widén-Wulff.

As I already wrote elsewhere, library 2.0 was not mentioned in a high number of presentations, but many aspects related to the phenomenon were more or less explicitly mentioned quite frequently.

It has been noted in many occasions that we are the last generations who bother to make a real distinction between the digital age and the pre-digital age as the coming generations don’t have any first-hand experiences of the pre-era. I assume that the same can be safely applied to library 2.0 discussion. When library is library 2.0 there is no sense to make a point of library 2.0. This does not, however, make the issues discusses in the context of library 2.0 any less relevant. What is needed, following the reasoning of Peter Ingwersen, is that we develop approaches and tools to cope with the problems related to the new things (whether they are user created tags or something else). And what is more important, there is the other side of the coin: the opportunities.

We think all of these perspectives are important for a Library 2.0 compliant service. At the same time all these perspectives are tightly bound together and overlapping and we have realized that the writing process is really a learning process where the project members must define what they mean by the concepts all the time. The seven building blocks constitute the main chapters of the book and they all sound fairly easy at a first glance – but the problems occur as soon as you start to write. How do you write about library services without going too deeply into users? Or how are you able to keep technology and tools separated from web and web 2.0? Of course you can’t but the main issues behind the perspectives are brought into attention. It is also a challenge to find the balance between the theoretical and practical level of the book. But aren’t problems there in order to be solved? And we hope this kind of book will have a wide target group among library and information specialists, in the education and research, and among everyone interested in the future of the library!

The course was very well-organized and the lectures gave insight into the research on public libraries role concerning both historical and contemporary perspectives. There were lectures on, for example, the public library as a meeting place, social capital and public libraries and how to use discourse analysis in public library research. The senior researchers who gave the lectures were Michael Buckland, Ilkka Mäkinen, Kerstin Rydbeck, Ragnar Audunson, Frank Huysmans, Andreas Vårheim, Laura Skouvig och Svanhild Aabø.

The goal of this project is to deepen the understanding of the interactive information source called Web 2.0 focusing on knowledge, experience, collaboration, and creation of new contents. The project aims to develop the skills needed to manage the new information platform (Library 2.0) and foresee the development of needed competencies in the information society.

The main task for the doctoral student is to do research towards a doctoral dissertation with the aim to finish the doctoral degree in 4 years. There are two sub-project themes that are possible but also other perspectives or contexts may be discussed.

• Collective quality of Library 2.0 services in the context of university libraries
• Mapping opinions and trends from library blogspace

The tentative start date of the post is 1.8.2008, and the post has currently granted funding until the end of 2010, with the possibility of extension depending on further external funding.

The applications with a letter of introduction containing contact information, CV, publication list and 1/2 A4 describing your research interest should arrive before 15th of May 2008 to project leader, professor Gunilla Widén-Wulff (gunilla.widen-wulff(a)abo.fi)

Questions and enquiries:
Gunilla Widén-Wulff
gunilla.widen-wulff(a)abo.fi
+358-2-215 4576

We have been excited to receive so many registrations and from so various areas of expertise. We are delighted to welcome you all to Turku and to the first symposium arranged by the Library 2.0 research project. We wish you all have two days of interesting presentations and mind opening discussions and also some time for networking and relaxation.

Before we start the workshop and the symposium we have a couple of updates to the information about the events and the timetable.

Registration to the workshop and to the symposium will be before the workshop (-10.00), during the break (11.45-12.15) and before the symposium (-14.15).

An additional break has been added to the afternoon of the first day. This short break will be between the second and the third presentation on the afternoon.

The evening reception at Turku City Library will start an hour later than previously scheduled. We will meet at the Library at 19.00.

The symposium dinner will be at Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova and the dinner is included in the symposium fee. If you haven’t done so already in your registration, please contact us about any special diets you wish for or if you are not attending at the dinner.

We are looking forward to see you all next week. Welcome!

The pre-symposium workshop gives an overview of Library 2.0 phenomenon and techniques using a combination of demonstrations and hands-on exercises. The workshop is aimed at librarians, information specialists and others interested in library 2.0 and web 2.0. Workshop is organized by Isto Huvila and Kim Holmberg (Åbo Akademi). 

Time: 3.-4.4.2008

Place: Information Studies, Åbo Akademi, Tavastgatan 13, Åbo

Price: 50 € (symposium including 2 coffees, 1 lunch and a dinner)
           30 € (workshop including refreshments)                                           
           80 € (symposium+workshop)

Registration: www.library2pointoh.fi/registration
Deadline 14^th March 2008, thereafter on increased participation fee.

Contact: Ms. Katarina Grönqvist tel. +358-2-2154564  and kgronqvi@abo.fi

Program

 Thursday 3rd April 2008

10.00         Workshop: Library 2.0 – a practical introduction
                  Isto Huvila and Kim Holmberg

14.00         Coffee
14.15         Introduction
                  Professor Gunilla Widén-Wulff, ÅA
14.30         Web 2.0 and the collective intelligence
                  Researcher Kari A. Hintikka, University of Jyväskylä
15.15         From editors and authors to users and spammers -
                   a look beyond the hype of web 2.0
                  Lars Iselid, Umeå University Library and Iselid info
16.00         Cognitive authority and Web 2.0
                  Dr. Kimmo Tuominen, Library of Parliament
16.45         Information service 2.0 in a library 2.0
                  Dr. Isto Huvila, ÅA
18.00         Evening reception at Turku City Library
                  Library director Inkeri Näätsaari
20.00         Symposium dinner

Friday 4th April 2008

9.15           Shared values: Relationship marketing and Library 2.0
                  Professor Aira Lepik, Tallinn University
10.00         Coffee
10.30         Library 2.0 in Second Life
                  Researcher Kim Holmberg, ÅA
11.30         Lunch
13.00         TBA
                  Manager Mats Hernwall, Copenhagen Digital Library at
                  Copenhagen Public Libraries
14.00         Concluding discussion: theory, practice and future research

Seminaaria edeltävässä työpajassa esitellään kirjasto 2.0 ilmiötä ja tekniikoita demonstraatioiden ja harjoitusten avulla. Työpaja on suunnattu kirjastonhoitajille, tietoasiantuntijoille ja informaatioalan ammattilaisille sekä muille kirjasto 2.0- ja web 2.0–aiheista kiinnostuneille. Työpajan järjestävät Isto Huvila ja Kim Holmberg (Åbo Akademi).

Aika: 3.-4.4.2008

Paikka: Informaatiotutkimus, Åbo Akademi, Hämeenkatu 13, Turku

Hinta: 50 € (seminaari sis. 2 kahvitaukoa, 1 lounaan ja päivällisen)
           30 € (työpaja sis. taukotarjoilun)
           80 € (seminaari+työpaja)

Ilmoittautuminen: www.library2pointoh.fi/registration
Viimeinen ilmoittautumispäivä 14.3.2008. Tämän jälkeen korotettu osallistumismaksu.

Yhteyshenkilö: Katarina Grönqvist tel. +358-2-2154564  ja kgronqvi@abo.fi

Under workshopen presenteras Bibliotek 2.0 fenomen och tekniker med hjälp av demonstrationer och övningar. Workshopen är riktad åt bibliotekarier, informations specialister och yrkesidkare samt alla andra intresserade av bibliotek 2.0 och web 2.0. Workshopen ordnas av Isto Huvila och Kim Holmberg (Åbo Akademi).

Tid: 3.-4.4.2008

Plats: Ämnet Informationsförvaltning, Åbo Akademi, Tavastgatan 13, Åbo

Pris: 50 € (seminarium inkl. 2 kaffe/te, en lunch och en middag)
        30 € (workshop inkl. förfriskningar)
        80 € (seminarium+workshop)

Registrering: www.library2pointoh.fi/registration
Deadline 14.3.2008. Var efter en förhöjd registreringsavgift.

Kontakt: Katarina Grönqvist tel. +358-2-2154564  och kgronqvi@abo.fi