Application of web 2.0 tools by national libraries
Journal Title: Webology - Year 2012, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
The term Web 2.0 is a boom of the present time. The development of Web 2.0 presents immense opportunity to library professional for interaction. This paper aims to provide present scenario of Web 2.0 application by national libraries of the world. To conduct this study an online survey method is adopted. This study cover only national libraries of the world which are general in nature and the national libraries of specific subjects are excluded The research is based on the survey of 66 national libraries because the full version of these websites were available in English or both English and their native language. The findings of this research reveal that 42% national libraries adopt one or more Web 2.0 technologies. RSS, Social Networking Sites and Microblog are popular application tools used by national libraries. Library of Congress and The British Library, National Library of USA and UK are good examples for other national libraries to follow for making improvement in this area.
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Paramjeet K. Walia and Monika Gupta
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