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COPYRIGHT 2007 Alert Publications, Inc.
When it comes to upgrading our technology, I am an advocate for adopting more technology advances into law libraries. While I am not pathological about constant upgrading, I think that timely, perceptive upgrades can make our work environment more enjoyable. Now is the time to integrate Web 2.0 technology into your library.
Jumping In
Even though Web 2.0 technologies have been around since 2004, many librarians have not adopted the innovations of this technology. Only early adopters jumped immediately into Web 2.0 applications. Now, to avoid being left behind, the remaining members of the legal library community are slowly starting to look at which parts of these technologies they can integrate into their day-to-day library operations.
Over the last three years, as more Web 2.0 applications have been adopted in libraries, they have proven to be a stable technology for communication and collaboration in academic and law firm libraries. This technology will be around for the next several years even though Web 3.0 Semantic Web and its adaptive technology loom on the horizon.
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