Investigative Exercise 1: Library 2.0

Web 2.0 refers to online websites, networks and applications that allows users to create and edit content. Web 2.0 is sometimes referred to as Social Media, or Library 2.0, and can take many different forms, but the main concept is that users provide the content. An example of a Web 2.0 platform is Facebook, which allows users to upload content such as text, links, images and videos, and comment on content uploaded by others. Libraries commonly use social media sites such as Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter to reach new and existing clients more effectively.