Editorial

摘要

The second year (2010-2011) of the "Researchers of Tomorrow" study (http://bit.ly/ oK4JKd) included focus on the use of technologies, including Web 2.0. It found that although 72 per cent of the Generation Y (those born between 1982 and 1994) student sample had used at least one kind of technology, it was likely to be citation or reference management tools but 27 per cent had used no technology at all. A "slight" increase in the use of some social media and networking tools since 2009-2010 was reported. Web 2.0 tools are the topic of two articles in this issue. One article, from Virkus and Bamigbola, presents the results of a study into the conceptions and experiences of the use of Web 2.0 tools by Erasmus Mundus students (Digital Library Learning Master programme). The study found that these students had realised the various potentials of Web 2.0 tools and that they could be used not only as communication and educational tools but also as professional and multi-purpose tools. The other article, from Garoufallou and Charitopoulou, presents the results of a study into the use of Web 2.0 tools with focus on their use by Greek Library and Information Science Systems students. This study found that these students did not recognise the importance of these tools to their studies and professional lives, which was apparent in the poor ways that these students exploited Web 2.0 features. Although very different, both of these articles indicate the potential of Web 2.0 tools to support teaching and learning.