There seems to be some difficulty in actually defining what the terms web 2.0 and library 2.0 are, with many different interpretations of what they involve, and argument as to just how revolutionary the concepts really are. Some have suggested, and I am tempted to agree, that the vagueness in the terms makes them little more than buzz words.
This said, I think the main concepts of library 2.0 like interactivity, collaboration and user created content are very worthwhile ideas, which haven't always been considered important in the past in libraries. There is still a risk, though, that we start to see the tools or technology (like wikis, blogs etc. in themselves as the revolutionary thing, when it's the way we use them that's important.
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