Thing # 15-Library 2.0 and the future of libraries...

Read the documents

Document #1: Iceberg
Document #2: Temporary Place in Time
Document #3: Powerful Ways to Cooperate


Blog the topic: What does Library 2.0 mean to you?

I really liked what Rick Anderson had to say in regards to the third "iceberg": 'The Come to Us' Model of library service. It seems to me that we're sort of stuck on the idea that we must get more people into the library. I struggle sometimes with thinking that this is really a realistic goal. Perhap we really should be thinking about the online services and indexes and search engines that we offer, and making sure those are up to par. For example, why must someone be affiliated with a college or university in order to access certain online indexes? (Now I must admit that my knowledge of the library comes from being a power user." It's purely from the inside out.

Community libraries are definitely a neccessity, but I think what brings folks to the library today is much different from what brought them to the library in the past. The ImaginOn model is a great futuristic way of viewing the library and the collaboration that unites two groups. Library programs geard to the community also bring folks to the library.

Anyway, I'm rambling and I really must go. But I think that we need to evaluate our goals and make sure they are realistic and more in tune to the upcoming and current era.