Basically the hardest thing to do is implement any new idea or be innovative when you work for a place where there is very little money, and little room for error. Working for the State of Idaho it’s hard to convince anyone to adopt a new idea, even if it costs nothing and has the capacity to change our customers lives immediately! (For the better!!!)

Reading the SLA Blog Posts today I came across this posting about the Collaboration Project. You will also note that on that same page it mentions how breaking the rules of the status quo and building bridges with new partners are the themes of the SLA in Seattle! Clearly this is my year! Tangents aside…

The Collaboration Project’s motto is “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what we can do together.” This site is about using the interactive web and how to use it best:

“The Collaboration Project is an independent forum of leaders committed to leveraging web 2.0 and the benefits of collaborative technology to solve government’s complex problems. Powered by the National Academy of Public Administration, this “wikified” space is designed share ideas, examples and insights on the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in the field of public governance.”

You can add your own case study, or review other case studies. Take this one from the State of Rhode Island! They implemented web 2.0 and the results were, “Rhode Island adoption of web 2.0-based technology has allowed the government to be more immediately responsive and more directly accessible to its citizens. The services also helped to create greater public engagement in state legislation debates and other political discussions.”

Yes! This is exactly what we needed for so long!!!! (Now I’ll stop asking you how you got your services in web 2.0 at your library!!!)