Hi
I thought this would be of interest to the list.
Warm regards
Catherine
DS today announces the official launch of its next-generation web public
interface, Arena. The library has moved ahead a whole generation. No longer
purely a physical location with a simple search facility on the net, from now on
it will offer a wide range of Web/Library 2.0 social facilities. Users will be
offered interactive services, offered inspiration by the library service, and can
have full involvement in the library’s new website where the traditional library
catalogue is fully integrated into the library 2.0 concept.
Two-way communication is one of the key concepts. Up to now, users have
played a passive role but, with the integration of Web 2.0, the user’s role will
be more active. It will be possible to write articles for publication on the
library’s website or review a book you have read, rate a film or a piece of
music or view other readers’ opinions of a particular book. Contributions can
be held at a national level, so there will be a much wider audience for your
thoughts - it will no longer be restricted to the local library. The modern,
digital library has no physical limits.
Arena has been in testing as a pilot project at a small number of Danish and
Swedish libraries; now the first general release version is available. As with
our other products, Arena will be developed continuously with even more
facilities in future releases.
www.ds.co.uk
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