The University of Edinburgh Information Systems working group has recently produced a report with the above title.
Quoting from its conclusion
“Collaborative technology such as IM, Wikis and blogs are fast becoming ubiquitous, and it is quite clear that the University, through Information Services and its partners, needs to act to ensure that it makes best use of such tools.
The report is well worth reading. It can be found here
Following on from the report is the University of Edinburgh’s Web 2.0 action plan. It is here
thats very useful. another set of online presentations which i really liked which gave lots of examples of sites using web 2.0 was the recently loaded presentations CPD 25 conference The Library in the Interactive Environment presentations http://www.cpd25.ac.uk/document-manager/16 you may already have seen those as one of our members was there. but the one on RSS feeds is really good. alos
7 – Web 2.0 to Library 2.0, Richard Wallis Talis . This is really good to watch with lots of funny graphics that really get the message across. Developed by a TALIS expert so pushing their work and promoting platforms they are creating for sharing information. However, there are many useful examples and screenshots of innovative use. Look out for the example of user comments on the catalogue from the University of Huddersfield. i tried searching their catalogue myself i couldnt find any comments posted. must admit i was quite hoping to see something of the cuff or amusing!