Week 6, Exercise 15: Thinking About 2.0

I read the following perspective on Libraries 2.0:

Away from the “icebergs”
Rick Anderson
Director of Resource Acquisition,
University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/2.htm

I really enjoyed and agreed with the following 2 quotes:

"There was a time, not very long ago, when libraries exercised something close to monopoly power in the information marketplace."

~So true! How quickly we forget this...

and

"No profession can survive if it throws its core principles and values overboard in response to every shift in the zeitgeist. However, it can be equally disastrous when a profession fails to acknowledge and adapt to radical, fundamental change in the marketplace it serves."

~I agree...you have to find a balance between total change and no change at all.


Surprisingly, I also enjoyed some of Wikipedia's thoughts, which I don't always agree with:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_2.0
"Library 2.0 is a loosely defined model for a modernized form of library service that reflects a transition within the library world in the way that services are delivered to users."

This is more of my understanding of Libraries 2.0. Modernizing the way we reach and interact with our users/patrons. It's all about the services we provide and the information exchange- it's not just about the reference desk and card catalog any more! ;)