Web 2.0

I have used a bit of Web 2.0 in the creation of a wiki research pathfinder for our Grade 5/6 classes.  I was really pleased with it and the opportunity it created for the students to explore new research pathways, but the teachers are not as enthusiastic as me.  They have once again stuck to getting books from the library rather than move to the digital resource.  The concept of Web 2.0, particularly wikis such as my pathfinder, mean that in a school environment students can access appropriate information remotely and school resources can stretch beyond the physical buildings and grounds.  I really like the collaborative concept of Web 2.0 where the flow of information and ideas moves from library to user/s and user/s back to library.  I look forward to the greater use of Web 2.0 in schools because the potential of the "change in interaction between users and libraries in a new culture of participation" ("A new approach to defining library 2.0", July 31, 2009, The LIS Eudcation 2.0 Project).