(#10) Library 2.0

In my web design class at Wayne, we were exposed to Web 2.0, which to me meant, making the Internet easier to use and accessible from different web browsers. Translating that to Library 2.0, based on my past exposure to the term and the articles linked on KDL learning, the library needs to make the library accessible to all different types of patrons, not just the traditional library patron. One interface that is central to all libraries is the OPAC. But the catalog hasn't been able to keep up with current technology. Searching is not as easy as it should be nor is the interface intuitive. Yes, the library needs to keep organization (ie: controlled vocabulary) as a priority but ease of use is important too. Patrons do not always ask a Librarian for help when they have a problem or cannot locate something, some just leave and never come back.