Following the conference, a special issue of Library Review devoted to Web 2.0, young people and libraries is being planned.

This will explore the current use of Web 2.0 technologies in libraries which serve teenagers, and consider how services might be developed future to better meet the needs of a teenage audience.

The issue will cover initiatives in all types of libraries serving teenagers: school, public, college, university and other information services.

Draft outline of issue

The complementary roles of practitioner and scholarly research in web 2.0 research
Lucia Cediera, University of Western Ontario

Gaming
Making the case for gaming in libraries
Suellen Adams, Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island



Gaming in libraries (a survey of US libraries)
Scott Nicholson, Associate Professor, Syracuse University

Young people producing a videogame based around libraries and information literacy Carl Cross, Derbyshire Libraries

Social networking
Student expectations and the place of libraries on Facebook
Alison Peppers, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Mary Baldwin College, Virginia

Connecting with the student population through Facebook
Jamie Graham, Assistant Library Instruction Co-ordinator, Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University

Social networks and CVEs for preteens
Eric M Meyers, The Information School, University of Washington


Teenagers’ rating of web 2.0 tools (Teen Second Life on Eye4You Alliance Island)
Kelly Czarneck, iTechnology Education Librarian, ImaginOn, the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

The use of web 2.0 by teens with disabilities
Peggy Kaney, College of Education Resource Co-ordinator, Northeastern State University

Online bookclubs for teens
Cassie Scharber, University of Minnesota

‘Cool-idea-turned-micromanaged’: The reaction time of libraries to Web 2.0 Sonya Green, Millicent Library & Erin Guss, St Louis Library System