Supermodel 2.0 hits the big time with SitePal and Odeo

SitePal was a bit of a laugh to play around with. Supermodel 2.0 asks the big question ... "Is Evidence-based library and information practice (EBLIP) and Library 2.0 - two right together, or too tame to triumph?"

I also had a play with Odeo to make my very first ever podcast - woo-hoo! I feel like a definite dork ... but this really is a tool that I think could be used in my workplace for a variety of purposes. The podcast is nothing special - just an abstract of a paper under development. Feedback welcome :-) Powered by ODEO

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Is Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) and Library 2.0 - two right together, or too tame to triumph?

EBLIP and Library 2.0 could be described at opposite ends of the innovation scale ... but is that just too much of a 1.0 way of looking at things. Is a partnership between EBLIP and Library 2.0 too treacherous to try, or is it the ticket to tremendous success?

Critics may argue that evidence-based practice stifles innovation by relying on research that is removed from the real world, and leaves no room for creative initiatives to flourish.

Traditionalists may question whether social software really does have a legitimate place in a scholarly environment?

And if the Web 2/Library 2 idea claims that "the rules are there are no rules" how can the average workplace, unable to deny the realities of budgets, “core services”, and performance targets, embrace the creative opportunities new technologies have introduced?

Library 2.0 and evidence based library and information practice might just be a partnership too good to pass up, since successful implementation of innovative initiatives relies upon good planning, effective decision making, and a market for the marvellous idea.

Library 2.0 is not about anarchy. EBLIP will not stifle innovation.