The patron as producer: libraries, web 2.0, and participatory culture

• Published in: Journal of documentation Vol. 70; no. 5; pp. 734 - 758
• Main Author: Deodato, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Journal of Documentation 02.09.2014; Emerald; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Authors; Classification; Collaboration; Collection; Construction; Consumers; Consumption; Critical Theory; Cultural Centers; Cultural Influences; Cultural studies; Culture; Design engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Hegemony; Ideology; Information and communication sciences; Information literacy; Information science. Documentation; Information Services; Librarians; Libraries; Library and information science; Library and information science. General aspects; Library Services; Literature Reviews; Motion picture directors & producers; Motion pictures; Participation; Popular Culture; Repositories; Sciences and techniques of general use; Social networks; Social Responsibility; Society; Specialization; User needs; Web 2.0; Web 2.0 Technologies; Writers; Participatory culture; User; Web 2.0; Producer; Libraries; Library; Responsibility; Social responsibility; Culture; Philosophy

Purpose This article offers a theoretical framework for applying Web 2.0 technologies and design principles to the development of participatory cultures within libraries. A participatory culture is one that focuses on facilitating interaction and the creation of content by users rather than the cons...