It was interesting to read the articles and blogs and watch the videos about Library 2.0/Web 2.0. It was amazing to see some of the technology available out there, such as cybercity on infoisland.org. Technology is growing leaps and bounds and certainly libraries, as information providers, will improve and enhance their services as they incorporate these new technologies. However, I hope it's not at the expense of the library staff. John Blyberg, in his blog, says that restructuring will be needed, such as buying a coder instead of hiring a reference librarian. Maybe I'm old fashioned and I don't even know what a coder is, but I would like to see new technology used to enhance current services, not replace staff with them.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to working my way down the next 21 things.
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