Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction : making the connections / Peter Godwin -- 2. Library 2.0 and information literacy : the tools / Brian Kelly -- 3. Educating Web 2.0 LIS students for information literacy / Sheila Webber -- 4. School library 2.0 : new skills, new knowledge, new futures / Judy O'Connell -- 5. Information literacy, Web 2.0 and public libraries : an exploration / Michelle McLean -- 6. Engage or enrage : the blog as an assessment tool / Georgina Payne -- 7. Using Wikipedia to eavesdrop on the scholarly conversation / Ann-Marie Deitering -- 8. Information literacy and RSS feeds at LSE / Christopher Fryer and Jane Secker -- 9. Library instruction on the go : podcasting at the Kresge Library / Jennifer Zimmer and Sally Ziph -- 10. PennTags at the University of Pennsylvania / Laurie Allen and Marcella Barnhart -- 11. Sparking Flickrs of insight into controlled vocabularies and subject searching / Cameron Hoffman and Sarah Polkinghorne -- 12. Joining the YouTube conversation to teach information literacy / Susan Ariew -- 13. Going beyond Google at the Open University / Jo Parker -- 14. Using Web 2.0 to enhance the Staffordshire University assignment survival kit (ASK) / Julie Adams, Alison Pope and Geoff Walton -- 15. Teaching information literacy through digital games / John Kirriemuir -- 16. Conclusion / Peter Godwin.

This edited collection from an international team of experts provides a practically based overview of emerging Library 2.0 tools and technologies for information literacy practitioners; addresses the impact of the adoption of these technologies on information literacy teaching; provides case study exemplars for practitioners to help inform their practice; and examines the implications of Library 2.0 for the training of information literacy professionals. The book will be continually updated by blog (Information Literacy Meets Library 2.0, http://infolitlib20.blogspot.com) (Adapted from back page).