O'Reilly, T. (2005, September 30). What Is Web 2.0 - O'Reilly Media. Retrieved September 10, 2010, from http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html
To discover how Tim O'Reilly originally conceptualised Web 2.0, please read the following explanation. Do not worry too much about understanding every web tool mentioned or all the technical processes. Do pay particular attention to the discussion of RSS on page 3 and the different ways that users relate to the web in this vision.
Budd, J. (2008). Genealogy of the profession. In Self-examination: the present and future of librarianship. Westport Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited. Retrieved fromhttp://edocs.library.curtin.edu.au/eres_display.cgi?url=dc60261220.pdf
This is a good overview, but rather thorough. You might want to skim the chapter and read in more detail sections that are of interest to you.
NATIONAL AND STATE LIBRARIES OF AUSTRALASIA'S LIBRARY HACK PROJECT
Warren, M., & Hayward, R. (2012). Hacking the nation: Libraryhack and community-created aps. VALA 2012: eM-powering eFutures. Presented at the VALA 2012: eM-powering eFutures, Melbourne Australia: VALA: Libraries, technology and the future. Retrieved from http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-session-12-warren
WEB START PAGES AS LIBRARY HOME PAGES
This is long, so just browse it to get the gist of the tools examined and the criteria used.
Pigott, C. (2009). An Alternative to Existing Library Websites: Evaluation of Nine Start Pages Using Criteria Extracted from Library Literature. School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz//handle/10063/1276
SELECTING THE RIGHT TOOL FOR A PORTAL-BASED SUBJECT GUIDE
Valenza, J. (2011). My Perpetual Pursuit of the Perfect Pathfinder Platform. VOYA: Voice of Youth Advocates. Retrieved from http://www.voya.com/2011/03/18/tag-team-tech-april-2011/
Hutley, S., Joseph, M., & Saunders, P. (2001). Follow the eBook road: eBooks in Oz public libraries. In Endless Possibilities. Presented at the ALIA Public Libraries Conference, Melbourne Australia: Australian Library and Information Association. Retrieved from http://conferences.alia.org.au/public2001/hutley.joseph.saunders.html
Hutley, S., & Harwood, W. (2002). Ebook Readers in Australian public libraries - are they REAL-e worth it? In e. Presented at the VALA, Melbourne Australia. Retrieved from http://www.vala.org.au/vala2002/2002pdf/34HutHor.pdf
Michael Mace was a keynote speaker at the ALIA Information Online conference in February 2011. The interview was recorded just after his talk, so there is very loud music in the background.
Michael Mace talks about the future of ebooks. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5mm6ahe8B4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This post shows examples of why so many common typographical errors appear in the text of ebooks when they are transferred from print:
Clark, J. (2010, March 9). Web Standards for E-Books (Sidebar). A list apart: For people who make websites. Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.alistapart.com/d/web-standards-for-e-books/sidebar.html
If you want to keep up to date with changes to ebooks - technically and commercially - these two resources are frequently updated by experts and enthusiasts.
TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.teleread.com/
MobileRead Forums. (n.d.). Retrieved May 9, 2011, from http://www.mobileread.com/
The sheer number of metadata standards in the cultural
heritage sector is overwhelming, and their inter-relationships
further complicate the situation. This visual map of the
metadata landscape is intended to assist planners with the
selection and implementation of metadata standards.
05 standards listed here is evaluated on its strength of application to defined categories in each of four axes: community, domain, function, and purpose.
Metadata schema in the cultural heritage sector
Riley, J. (2010). Seeing Standards: a visualisation of the metadata universe. Retrieved January 13, 2011, from http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/~jenlrile/metadatamap/
Online social networks in the enterprise
Howard, Z., & Ryan, D. (2010). Replacing the water cooler: connecting through enterprise microblogging. In VALA 2010: Connections. Content. Conversations. Melbourne, Victoria. Retrieved from http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/papers2010/VALA2010_102_Howard_Final.pdf
Online social networks for current awareness
Cook, S., & Wiebrands, C. (2010). Keeping up: strategic use of online social networks for librarian current awareness. In VALA 2010: Connections. Content. Conversations. Melbourne, Victoria. Retrieved from http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/papers2010/VALA2010_78_Cook_Final.pdf
Evaluating library use of social media
Glazer, H. (2012). "Likes" are lovely, but do they lead to more logins? College & Research Libraries News, 73(1), 18-21. Retrieved from http://crln.acrl.org/content/73/1/18.long