Evaluation

Library 2.0 is a new way of providing library service through new internet technologies, with emphasis on “user-centered” change and interaction. Like web 2.0, a full featured library 2.0 OPAC gets better the more that users are involved in the process of interacting with the catalogue and sharing content. 

Web 2.0 technology offers local studies librarians the opportunity to expand their collections to new levels of depth and diversity. Online collaborative technologies such as blogs and wikis that facilitate user-generated content can be used to gather local knowledge from the community.  This paper explores the field of local studies librarianship and the participatory web, identifying key themes and concept and concepts involved in creating and managing collaborative online projects.

My local library is Parramatta City Library, about 2m people living in this area. There are different age group. Based on this the library has its own face book, twitter, you-tube, fliker and RSS and email account. The official website of the libraries provide eresources like ebook, eaudio, emagazine, online cataloguing database etc. Parramatta library has a plenty of collection of local studies, Children’s, Youth, adult fiction and information/reference for the better service to the community both in general library service and online service.