Comments on: Libraries ahead of museums in Web 2.0? http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/04/25/libraries-museums-web-20/ Technology at the Walker Art Center Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:31:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Richard Womack http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/04/25/libraries-museums-web-20/#comment-44982 Richard Womack Sun, 13 May 2007 21:06:10 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/04/25/libraries-museums-web-20/#comment-44982 The libraries are successfully Managing The Stress of change,as new information in The Tech. world emerges with the Traditional libraries format.The ongoing re-education will be bigger & better for musuems if change is endorsed. Best Wishes, Richard Womack Curator ArtLiquid.blogspot.com The libraries are successfully Managing The Stress of change,as new information in The Tech.

world emerges with the Traditional libraries format.The ongoing re-education will be bigger &

better for musuems if change is endorsed.

Best Wishes,
Richard Womack
Curator
ArtLiquid.blogspot.com

]]> By: James Massender http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/04/25/libraries-museums-web-20/#comment-44078 James Massender Wed, 09 May 2007 21:23:34 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/newmedia/2007/04/25/libraries-museums-web-20/#comment-44078 I ran across the "23 Things" (I think it was 23...) to do with Web 2.0 myself the other day and was really inspired by it. I'd definitely say that this is the way to go: the best approach is to show everyone how easy it is to get started, and then more and more colleagues will start to think of ways to use new tools and platforms to reach out to the audience groups they work with. I wrote a post in my own blog (museums i imagine...) about the "All Change" conference at the British Museum in London, where Brian Kelly of UKOLN gave a real call to action to museums (especially relatively small ones like London Transport Museum, where I work), urging us to take the plunge and start experimenting with web 2.0. The conference began by reminding us, as you've done here, that libraries have been about user engagement and content for years. I was already interested, but this event got me started on blogging about the things I'm learning and sharing this energy and enthusiasm with those I work with. Kelly rightly points out that the major work is to persuade others of the benefits to be gained from engaging with these tools. You might like to browse his "<a href="http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/" title="UK" rel="nofollow">UK Web Focus</a>" blog. I ran across the “23 Things” (I think it was 23…) to do with Web 2.0 myself the other day and was really inspired by it. I’d definitely say that this is the way to go: the best approach is to show everyone how easy it is to get started, and then more and more colleagues will start to think of ways to use new tools and platforms to reach out to the audience groups they work with.

I wrote a post in my own blog (museums i imagine…) about the “All Change” conference at the British Museum in London, where Brian Kelly of UKOLN gave a real call to action to museums (especially relatively small ones like London Transport Museum, where I work), urging us to take the plunge and start experimenting with web 2.0.

The conference began by reminding us, as you’ve done here, that libraries have been about user engagement and content for years.

I was already interested, but this event got me started on blogging about the things I’m learning and sharing this energy and enthusiasm with those I work with.

Kelly rightly points out that the major work is to persuade others of the benefits to be gained from engaging with these tools. You might like to browse his “UK Web Focus” blog.

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