Week 6: Web. 2.0 & Library 2.0

#15 Web 2.0, Library 2.0 & the future of libraries

I read a few of the articles and I felt that they didn't all apply to our school library media center situations. The one that I most identified with was "Into a New World of Librarianship." In my experience, librarianship has and is constantly evolving. When I think back to what it was in the early 70's as an undergrad, to all the changes that occurred by the mid 80's when I went to grad school, to what it has become today, I really feel that librarianship has led the pack in 'changing for the new.' Libraries are trendsetters. We do plan for our users. We do embrace the new technologies, as they apply to our situations. In a school setting, I find that not all the new technologies can be applied easily or economically, nor do they all have a place in school. However, I know that library media specialists are usually the members of the faculty that are most willing to embrace the new if it means better service to the patrons.

To me, Library 2.0 means utilizing the best available technology to deliver information and provide other services to our patrons.