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The Read/Write Web:
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is interactive, not static
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is about open source sharing, not proprietary licensing
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is about open source information
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invites participation
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is social & conversational
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helps make connections between people with common interests
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Open Source Software
- focussed on end-user
- invites users to improve and share improvements
- increasing move to using web as a platform: web-based tools vs desktop apps
Open Source Information
- using Internet to make vast range of human knowledge accessible to everyone
- values contributions of amateurs as well as experts
MashUp Culture
- mixing & matching apps & content to create new meaning & context
- open source content: sampling & combining others' work as means of creativity
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Citizen Journalism
- Instant access to world events as they unfold
- Multimedia content pervasive
- Anyone can participate: limitless "takes" on events
- Anyone can establish credibility and a following
- Social context of unfolding events: conversations between participants and observers
Shifting Notions of Intellectual Property
- raging debate about digital rights
- implications for traditional publishing / recording / movie industiries
- backlash amongst users: information is open source
- growth of creative commons licensing
Shifting Notions of Authority
- cult of the amateur
- "anti-credentialism" - i.e., Wikipedia
- power of collaboration
- authority = popularity
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Is all of this giving you a headache?
As information specialists, we need to consider:
- leadership: keeping up with changes, and being leaders in our libraries & schools
- being curious about role of information in society
- the implications and opportunities for school library programs
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