Web 2.0 for Libraries and their Users

Abstract

The use of Web 2.0 tools in the activities of many institutions is the trend today. The libraries use its tools and solutions to realize their basic tasks and as an important element in the way of meeting the needs of their users. The use of the Web 2.0 concept and its influence for modern libraries and their users is the intention of the book of Marta Tyszkowska Jak korzystać z Web 2.0 w każdej bibliotece? (How to use Web 2.0 in every library?). The article includes a review of this book. The reviewed work consists of four chapters. The first chapter was devoted to the concept of We 2.0. The second chapter refers to the presence of the Web 2.0 in libraries and use the concept of Library 2.0 on Polish soil. The third part of the work includes a critical analysis of the phenomenon of Web 2.0 and attempt to determine the consequences of its development on a large scale. The last chapter discusses the various tools of Web 2.0.