# 15 It's many things to many people

It seems applicable that Library 2.0 is many things to many people. There is use for instant messaging to meet end users in their space online. Riemer advances federated searching of all the separate silos, that are currently local catalogs, union catalogs, e-resource management systems, abstracting & indexing databases, institutional repositories, & local digital library collections. Many libraries have invested in the expansion of metadata to the WorldCat. An increasing sum of money is being allocated to e-resources than print formats. For those yet to implement, libraries can take advantage of incorporating RSS feeds for patron selected e-journals. There are opportunities for setting up internal library wikis. Even the creation of a blog to inform of upcoming library events. Of course, user education will be critical to pass on the emerging services to patrons. The possibilities are endless if libraries are not constricted by cash flows. Even then there are other barriers that must be factored into the equation concerning our demographics. Nevertheless i will make the best outcome of the given situation.

But i can say that i will not stop dreaming for the opportunities to come my librarie's way!

# 14 Discovering Technorati

I gained some realisations out of my Technorati experience. In a keyword search one can designate searching blogs containg the following options: any authority, a little authority, some authority, a lot of authority. Different search results eventuated when the same search (Learning 2.0) was carried out with the former options. For example, 5,970 results eventuated when some authority was applied to this keyword search. On the other hand, the result changed to 5,198 when a lot of authority altered the search in blog posts.

Additionally, there is a visual representation of the above results in graph format which consolidates its numerical figures.

As opposed to blog posts, there are 830 blogs about Learning 2.0. Interestingly, Technorati records the number of fans a blog has gained. Currently, 2¢ Worth holds 95 fans. Even video & photo results can come up for designated search.

In an equivalent tag search, 967 posts were tagged with Learning 2.0. While no photos came up in a keyword search containing Learning 2.0, the same tag search did produce photos.

Under a directory search, 830 blogs containing Learning 2.0 were recorded. The same results were gained from a keyword search of blogs containinig Learning 2.0.

These are my discoveries!
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