READIT - 2009 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

Proceedings of READIT-2009, Kalpakkam - 603 102, 29-30 Dec 2009
irrespective of where and in what form these resources are available.
The user needs can be served by using web2.O technology. In order to serve the
customers it is essential that we should have knowledge on those technologies. There is little user
side development for their information retrieval and for social networking to express his views.
The information sharing and retrieval is possible through ontology and folksonomy.
ONTOLOGY:
In computer science and information science, ontology is a formal representation of a set of
concepts within a domain and the relationships between those concepts. It is used to reason about
the properties of that domain, and may be used to define the domain.
FOLKSONOMY:
• A folksonomy is an Internet-based information retrieval methodology consisting of
collaboratively generated, open-ended labels that categorize content such as Web pages,
online photographs, and Web links.
• A folksonomy is most notably contrasted from a taxonomy – done by users, not
professionals, Example sites – Del.icio.us and Flickr (not really – no feedback); It is just
metadata that users add; Key – social mechanism for seeing other tags.
WEB1.O
WEB 1.O concept as very simple; web pages linking to web pages; Web 2.O is a powerful
movement from web pages to web applications. Web 3.O is something called semantic web, pcs
and other tech machines that can read www (World wide web) as human do.tim berener lee is the
person who invented the first www and he is the one who came up with the term web3.O
WEB 2.O
The term "Web 2.0" (pronounced "Web two point oh") is commonly associated with web
applications which facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered
design and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Examples of Web 2.0 include web-based
communities, hosted services, web applications, social-networking sites, video-sharing sites,
wikis, blogs, mashups and folksonomies. A Web 2.0 site allows its users to interact with other
users or to change website content, in contrast to non-interactive websites where users are
limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them.
LIBRARY 2.O
Wikipedia defines that Library 2.0 is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of library
service that reflects a transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to
users. The focus is on user-centered change and participation in the creation of content and
community. The concept of Library 2.0 borrows from that of Business 2.0 and Web 2.0 and
follows some of the same underlying philosophies. This includes online services like the use of
OPAC systems and an increased flow of information from the user back to the library.
With Library 2.0, library services are constantly updated and reevaluated to best serve library
users. Library 2.0 also attempts to harness the library user in the design and implementation of
library services by encouraging feedback and participation. Proponents of this concept,
sometimes referred to as Radical Trust expect that the Library 2.0 model for service will
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