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B A S E D O N A N I N T E R V I E W W I T HE L I N E I L B U R G E R ,

A S S O C I A T E D I R E C T O R O F I T & P R O D U C T I O N

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STATEUNIVERSITY

A Success Storyof

Library 2.0and the

Ann Arbor District LibraryAnn Arbor, Michigan

DRUPAL GIVES

US

THAT

LUXURY!

What is Library 2.0?

It’s all about Participating!

DO YOU THINK WE COULD MOVE AADL

TOEAST LANSING?

I’ll blog it, they always listen!

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AADL wins Blogopoly with Library 2.0!

1.Blogging everywhere!2.RSS feeds

3.Facebook presence4.Engaging teens through

technology and gaming5. Wikis for staff use

6.Google platforms for staff7. Firefox8. Drupal

Blogging the

happenings of

AADL!

Library 2.0 is about users

providing valuewith their own

comments

AADL.ORG HAS OVER 80,000 REGISTER USERS

AND ALMOST 80,000 TAGS! SINCE 2005 THERE

HAVE BEEN 2,000 REVIEWS AND 8,000

RATINGS! PLUS 17,000 BLOG COMMENTS!

The Proof is in the Pudding!

16 Blogs!!!

Searching Made Easy!

CategoriesTagging

80,000 TAGS

CATEGORIES

GALORE!

MORE CATEGORIES

We’re in the NEWS feed……..

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RSS FROM

AADL!

16 RSS

FEEDS!

AADL patrons usage of IM for reference questions was limited, so the library now

uses email!

Let the Games Begin!

Ann Arbor District Library

Leads in Library 2.0 by:

Encourages learningCitizen engagementSeeks opportunities to serve

the public in new and innovative ways

Fosters the library as a source of information to navigate the problems of life

By blogging their praises of how much they love aadl.org!

PATRONS

LOVE

AADL!

We love aadl!

C R E D I T S :E L I N E I L B U R G E R , A SS O C I AT E D I R E C T O R O F I T A N D P R O D U C T I O N S AT A N N A R B O R D I S T R I C T L I B R A RY

T H E A N N A R B O R D I S T R I C T L I B R A RY,H T T P : / / W W W. A A D L . O R G

M I C H E A L C A S E Y F O R P R OV I D I N G H I S D E F I N I T I O N O F W E B 2 . 0

H T T P : / / W W W. L I B R A RYC R U N C H . C O M

M Y S O N A L E X F O R A F U N P I C T U R E O F P A R T I C I P T I O N

&T H E F U R R Y F R I E N D S W H O M A K E L I F E

S O M U C H M O R E F U N !

THANKS!