... and then present a common architecture, followed by a case study, and finally conclude discussion and put forward suggestions for future research. Web 2.0 Social Q&A Architecture of social Q&A Collaborative information seeking Community question and answers Expert generation Since...

...Akhtar Hussain Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the adoption of Web 2.0 in library associations in the presence of social media. This paper attempts to measure the penetration of Web 2.0 tools in various library associations all over the world. Design/methodology/approach...

... options over the Web 2.0 features. Both librarians and students have similar opinions regarding the usefulness of next-generation OPAC features, but preferences are complex. Research limitations/implications – The study is based on one institution, and the disciplinary background of the post...

... in the field of library science. In addition, it identifies and summarises the main problems and challenges libraries and librarians are faced with when employing Facebook. Dr Emmanouel Garoufallou can be contacted at: mgarou@libd.teithe.gr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Web 2.0...

...Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam; Mansoureh Hosseini-Shoar Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to identify factors affecting the adoption of Web 2.0 tools by librarians of academic libraries located in Hamedan, Iran. Design/methodology/approach – Methodologically, this survey is applied...

...Jane Secker Michael P.   Sauers . Blogging and RSS: A Librarian's Guide (2nd ed.) . Medford, New Jersey : Information Today Inc   2010 . 304 pp. , ISBN: 9‐781573‐873994   $35.00 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Social media Web 2.0 Technology...

...Khalid Mahmood; John V. Richardson, Jr Purpose This paper aims to survey the web sites of the academic libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (USA) regarding the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies. Design/methodology/approach The websites of 100 member academic libraries...

...Shri Ram; John Paul Anbu K; Sanjay Kataria Purpose This paper seeks to provide an insight into the implementation of some of the innovative Web 2.0 applications at Jaypee University of Information Technology with the aim of exploring the expectations of the users and their awareness and usage...

...Kay Cahill Purpose The purpose of this paper is to follow up on the 2009 publication “Building a virtual branch at Vancouver Public Library (VPL) using Web 2.0 tools” and to explore the work that VPL has been doing in the social media space over the past two years. Design/methodology/approach...

...Sarah Crofts © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Web 2.0 Academic libraries Information literacy Communication technology Web 2.0 and Libraries: Impacts, Technologies and Trends is part of the Chandos Information Professional series and is aimed at readers...

...Robin Yeates Kate   Theimer . Web 2.0 Tools and Strategies for Archives and Local History Collections . London : Facet Publishing   2010 . 246 pp. , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐687‐9   £49.95 (paperback) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Web 2.0 Archiving...

... section “How to use this book”. Sauers starts by suggesting you read chapters 1 and 2 first, but the later chapters can be read in any order. Chapter 1 is entitled “What is Web 2.0” and I really was not expecting much new here. The introduction to tagging and folksomonies is helpful though and the key...