Impact of Web 2.0 on national libraries

Web 2.0 has had an impact on library web sites making them more interactive with users, giving rise to the term Library 2.0. What is meant by Web 2.0 tools is generally understood but the degree of implementation of these tools in libraries is largely unknown. This study reports on the implementation of these tools in national libraries all over the world in order to give an objective measure of the impact of Web 2.0 on library web sites. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Buigues-García, M.; Giménez Chornet, V. (2012). Impact of Web 2.0 on national libraries. International Journal of Information Management. 32(1):3-10. doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2011.06.007S31032