After reading blogs, watching videos and getting a grand overview. I am very intrigued, but wary.
I find everyone's grand goal of changing the libraries basic culture very important and novel. But rather than overhauling the whole premise of a library and its meaning that has acculumated over decades, I would rather see small changes at first. For instance, the changing generations that were mentioned each have their unique qualities, but each generation has come to expect the same thing from the library. Even the younger children know what a library is and what it is used for.
Even if every library doesn't get a Wii.
Or has gaming night for the Teens.
If our library did, I would be so jazzed. I love Wii's. Check out Nintendo's site and watch all generations play this easy video game set-up. (It is also a good work out!)
But overall, a library is for study and for resources. Not everyone, even younger generations want to have to download something everytime they need a resource.
I think Library 2.0 is a great idea, it is a different way at looking at things, and how libraries work together as a whole, especially inter-library. But I think before we barge into dramatic changes, to slowly follow in technologies footsteps. Because by the time one thing is new and innovative, the previous one has gone out the door. Like beanie babies and Tickle-Me-Elmos.
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