School Library 2.0

Abstract

Until the beginning of the 21st century, the web was mostly a place to retrieve information. Then, around 2004, the web 2.0 new tools allowed common people, with no programming skills, to add content to the web, full of interactivity. Schools started using web 2.0 in order to reach out and engage with generation Y. Today web 2.0 technologies are transforming the ways in which school libraries operate and deliver their services in this fast changing online social and collaborative world. We believe that web 2.0 tools will help us to provide authentic learning experiences for students, encouraging creativity, innovation, critical thinking and collaboration, promoting the information literacy skills that are required in the 21st century, in order to have a positive impact on student’s achievement.