Current Usage and Proliferation of Library 2.0 from User Viewpoint: Focusing on Folksonomy
이용자관점에서의 도서관 2.0 서비스 활용현황과 활성화 방안 - 폭소노미 서비스를 중심으로 -

Sungwon Kim, Jeongwoo Kim
2013 Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science  
The development of IT (information technology) has brought about many types of new services, and the traditional sectors such as libraries and information management fields have actively applied new technology to improve the quality of their services. Many of these newly developed services are described under the term 'Web 2.0', in the sense they are next-generation forms of services, and this coinage is duplicated in the term 'Library 2.0', specifically referring to the library services
more » ... d with Web 2.0 technology. Active acceptance of advanced IT to library services is very important to enhance the value and role of library in this rapidly changing information environment. So far, libraries in Korea and abroad have already been putting a lot of efforts and resources to develop and provide technically advanced services. Despite these efforts, it is found that some of these new services have failed to attract users' attention and interest, resulting in the low rates of usage. This study, therefore, reviews current state of the "Folksonomy" based services provided in Korean college libraries as a type of Library 2.0 services, and assess their usage rates. The result of this evaluation is then used to develop a guideline to improve and mobilize the use of such services.
doi:10.14699/kbiblia.2013.24.2.269 fatcat:kiakzluipzgevkojcq3i7hvasu