PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(VIII)/159-164/28

AUTHOR :Jagadish Sarkar and Prodip Das

TITLE: WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN LIBRARIES

ABSTRACT: This study tries to provide basic ideas and concepts of the web 2.0 in the context of library. This study analyzed various principle developments of web 2.0. At present time, some social software applications are there as most up-to-date properties of the internet users. In libraries the key ones include Social networking sites, RSS, Open ID, Blogs, wikis, IM, social Bookmarking etc. Web 2.0 or Library 2.0 has changed the usual way of library services. The changes in web technologies have enabled libraries to produce novel interactive services such as virtual reference services, personalized interfaces and audio-visual media and how library services have evolved through applications of Web 2.0 technologies is the main focus of this paper.

KEYWORDS: Web 2.0, Folksonomy, Blog, Social Network, Wiki, RSS.

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