Library Technology NOW has launched the beta of Library Technology NOW 2.0, an online social networking site with the purpose of bringing library people together to discuss technology. Adam Wright, President of the Library Technology NOW Editorial Board said, “Our hope is that individuals interested in library technology will use Library Technology NOW 2.0, and our other Web 2.0 tools, to share news, opinions and wisdom with each other. It is a logical evolution to our more traditional website.” The other tools that my be of interest include:
LTN Wishlist where people can share their library technology wishes with each other. LTN Question and Answer is described as an “Advice” column for library technology run by library peers. LTN Review It is a less structured approach to the traditional library technology reviews.
There isn't a lot of content on LTN 2.0 but it was just released July 27. It appears that it is targeted primarily at academic and public libraries. However as the site grows, those of you medical librarians interested in technology might find some interesting topics to keep up to date on. Just because they are doing something public libraries does not necessarily mean it can't be done in medical/hospital libraries. Perhaps it can, it just needs to be tweeked a little bit to fit into our area of librarianship.