Üniversite Kütüphanelerinde Web 2.0 Araçlarının Kullanımı

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out the use of Web 2.0 technologies in Turkish university libraries. Opinions of university libarians regarding Web 2.0 is also investigated.A questionnaire consisting of 84 questions was prepared and applied to 354 librarians in order to find out to what extend they use Web 2.0 technologies in their personal and professional lifes. Furthermore, a content analysis was carried out to discover to what extent Web 2.0 applications are used in libraries. A checklist was used to collect and record data from websites regarding the use of Web 2.0 tools. Findings indicate that librarians prefer usin the same tools in their private and professional lives. Majority the participants (94.1%) are using Facebook. 25.50% of university libraries use Web 2.0 application. Social networks are the most frequently (17.44%) used and preferred tools.While 59.3% (210) of participants use Wikis, only 1.7% use virtual world applications. On the other hand, findings indicate