About the Authors

Michael Casey is the division director of technology services for the Gwinnett County Public Library in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He is author of the blog LibraryCrunch and co-authors the Library Journal column The Transparent Library with Michael Stephens. Michael has given numerous presentations on Library 2.0 and has participated in several web seminars and podcasts on […]

Table of Contents

Figures
Acknowledgments
Foreword
About the Web Page
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Brand Library 2.0
A (Brief) Definition
Traditional vs. Newer Services
Chapter 2 – The Essential Ingredients
Constant and Purposeful Change
User Participation
Reaching Your Current and Potential Users
Chapter 3 – Finding the Road to Library 2.0
Where We Are Now
Knowing Your Users
The Library’s Mission Statement
Sidebar: Examples of Mission Statements
Community Analysis
User, Nonuser, and Staff Surveys
Library Use Trends
Looking […]

Referenced Websites

Introduction
SurveyMonkey, http://www.surveymonkey.com

Chapter 1: Brand Library 2.0
Amazon, http://www.amazon.com

Chapter 2: The Essential Ingredients
Yahoo!, http://www.yahoo.com
Google News, http://news.google.com
Flickr, http://www.flickr.com
Amazon, http://www.amazon.com
Netflix, http://www.netflix.com

Chapter 3: Finding the Road to Library 2.0
AquaBrowser, http://www.medialab.nl/
Ellsworth Public Library, http://www.ellsworth.lib.me.us
Dallas Public Library, http://www.dallaslibrary.org
Madeleine Clark Wallace Library, Wheaton College, http://www.wheatonma.edu/Library
Lone Star  College - North Harris, http://northharris.lonestar.edu/69111/ updated 04/30/08

Bloomfield Public Library, http://www.bplnj.org
Las Vegas-Clark County Library […]

About the Book

Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service
by Michael Casey and Laura Savastinuk
Foreword by Michael Stephens
In Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service, two of the first and most original thinkers on Library 2.0 introduce the essential concepts and offer ways to improve service to better meet the changing needs of 21 st century […]