This peresentation was given at the ARLIS "Caught in the web" seminar on 12 September 2008. It identifies issues and potential of Web 2.0 tools for educators, librarians and learners. Tools mentioned include microblogs, weblogs, social networking tools and virtual worlds.

1. Potential and
issues of
Web 2.0
Sheila Webber
Department of Information Studies
University of Sheffield
September 2008

2. Themes
• General issues
• Potential and issues for
– Educators
– Learners
– Librarians
• x Different types of Web 2.0 application
http://www.netvibes.com/sheilawebber

3. Second Life
http://www.slideshare.net/
http://librarianbydesign.blogspot.com http://delicious.com/

4. SLEDcc 2008 Flickr pool