I hear stuff like "Library 2.0" and "Web 2.0" a lot at work and it usually makes me cringe. I looked at the Wikipedia Library 2.0 entry for some insight. I found out that the term Library 2.0 was originally coined by Michael Casey on his blog LibraryCrunch (Library Crunch? Is that cereal?). The crux of it is that library services are frequently evaluated and updated to meet the changing needs of library users. Library 2.0 sounds like a new, great theory. But as I read on, it might just be something that's been around for a while and simply has a new name. I
I then read the Wikipedia entry for Web 2.0. To me, it was verbose and did not give much insight. I loved this sentence: "Given the lack of set standards as to what "Web 2.0" actually means, implies, or requires, the term can mean radically different things to different people." Hmm... I found a listing for travel 2.0 as well, and let me tell you, it's even more of a "2.0" explanation than I expected.
As a side note, I am currently working on "Me 2.0." I am operating in the "Me 1.5 Beta Version" right now. I was once asked if I was into Second Life and I replied: "Once I get my first life straitened out, maybe I can work on a second one."
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