interesting to read a range of thoughts on web 2.0, library 2.0 and 'librarian 2.0'- a new one to me.
I tend to agree with Dr Wendy Schultz. In her "in a temporary place and time' she looks to the future - web 3.0 and web 4.0 - and the range of possibilities that will be available but never forgets the poeple - staff and customers - who are the heart of libraries.
For me web 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 are all tools. Yes, they can be amazing. Yes, they are changing us - our ways of interacting socially and finding/sharing information. But for me they are tools to help me find answers rather than answers in their own right. I'm a gen xer though, and doubt kids today would share this view.
For em there is something to be said for the joy of senses - reading handwritten notes or coffee mug stains in a book rather than downloading an ebook, singing along with the stereo rather than silently listening to an insular ipod, doing real yoga rather than wii yoga...
I feel quite nostalgic for the good old treasures and just hope that in the future libraries will also respond to people like me, who are still in mourning for their long-gone record players.
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