A library that thinks like the web

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A talk about Mozilla, the web and the future of libraries. Given as keynote to Toronto Public Library annual staff conference, May 2009.

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a library that thinks like the web

my point:

my point: openess and participation

my point: openess and participation = the core logic of the web

my point: openess and participation

made the web better

my point: openess and participation

can make libraries better

point #1 openess and participation = the core logic of the web

the web we love

the web we love

the web we love

the web we love?what makes

the web we love is

transparent vs. opaque

participatory vs. passive

distributed vs. centralized

hackable vs. immutable

open vs. closed

the web we love isn't

transparent vs. opaque

participatory vs. passive

distributed vs. centralized

hackable vs. immutable

open vs. closed

the web we want?

transparent vs. opaque

participatory vs. passive

distributed vs. centralized

hackable vs. immutable

open vs. closed

the web we love

transparent vs. opaque

participatory vs. passive

distributed vs. centralized

hackable vs. immutable

open vs. closed

normal people make the web.

normal people make the web.they make it better every day.

normal people make the web.they make it better every day. this is the logic of the web.

point #2 openess and participation made the web better

2003

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2003mel still mayorsecond iraq war startshuman genome completedint'l year of freshwateraustralia wins cricket world cup

and, the web is in danger

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the web is in danger

monopoly

also

transparentthe web was becoming less

participatorythe web was becoming less

hackablethe web was becoming less

openthe web was becoming less

it wasn't the web we love

it wasn't the web we lovenor the web we have today

2003

the web is in danger

2003

the web is in dangermozilla foundation formed

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the web is in dangermozilla foundation formed

Mozilla is a global community of people who believe that openness, participation and innovation are key to the continued health of the Internet.

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the web is in dangermozilla foundation formed

together werebuilt the platform,rebuilt the browser,improved the web,got things moving

together werebuilt the platform,rebuilt the browser,improved the web,got things moving

open source

together werebuilt the platform,rebuilt the browser,improved the web,got things moving

open source

together werebuilt the platform,rebuilt the browser,improved the web,got things moving

open source

together werebuilt the platform,rebuilt the browser,improved the web,got things moving

open source

together werebuilt the platform,rebuilt the browser,improved the web,got things moving

open source

using opennessparticipationhackability

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participatewe encouraged people to

participatewe encouraged people to

participatewe encouraged people to

participatewe encouraged people to

1000s of people

participatewe encouraged people to

$200,000

participatewe encouraged people to

a bet on openness

participatewe encouraged people to

this is how the web thinks

participatewe encouraged people to

this is the logic of the web

participatewe encouraged people to

this is the logic of the webwe used it to make the web better

participatewe encouraged people to

this is the logic of the webyou can too

point #3 openess and participation can make libraries better

point #3 openess and participation can make libraries better

and it's already happening

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samedna

universal access to human knowledge,

experience and ideas

samedna

source: striatic on flickr

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source: striatic on flickrdifferentculture

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source: striatic on flickrparticipatoryculture

librarydna

participatoryculture

librarydna

the libraryand the web

are fusing

the library we want?

the libraryand the web

are fusing

the library we want?

source: Metric X on flickr

the library we want?

transparent vs. opaque

participatory vs. passive

distributed vs. centralized

hackable vs. immutable

open vs. closed

the library we want

transparent vs. opaque

participatory vs. passive

distributed vs. centralized

hackable vs. immutable

open vs. closed

the library we want

transparent vs. opaque

participatory vs. passive

distributed vs. centralized

hackable vs. immutable

open vs. closed

the library we want

transparent vs. opaque

participatory vs. passive

distributed vs. centralized

hackable vs. immutable

open vs. closed

the library we want

normal people make the library.

the library we want

normal people make the library.they make it better every day.

the library we want

normal people make the library.they make it better every day. a library that thinks like the web.

the library we want

normal people make the library.they make it better every day. a library that thinks like the web.

normal people make the library.they make it better every day. a library that thinks like the web.

normal people make the library.they make it better every day. a library that thinks like the web.

normal people make the library.they make it better every day. a library that thinks like the web.

that's something i could get behind.

thanks

mark surmanmozilla foundation

mark@mozillafoundation.org

this deck @www.slideshare.net/msurman

thanksto lilly, beltzner and everyone i stole slide ideas from. everyone who commented. and all the great photographers on flickr.