2.0

Lots to think about once you start to view just a tiny piece of the information pie that exists about Library/Web 2.0. I found this quite confronting.

I read the articles on the OCLC page, and I quite liked the comments Rick Anderson made http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/2.htm.

I expecially liked his points that we are no longer a "just in case" proposition, that education is KEY and that we shouldn't be waiting for patrons to come to us. To me it points to us focussing on people rather than things/physical resources.
I realise that there needs to be relevant resources available for patrons however, I am feeling that there needs to be enough capable, up-to-date staff to meet, greet and provide services to those patrons.

(Side rant) I still feel that we are doing ourselves a disservice in the way libraries and librarians are marketed. WE know we've changed, but SOOOO many of our clients don't realise!!!

If we were to promote our library courses as "marketing 101, information technology, media, client-centred, visible, social" rather than "library, books, cataloguing, quiet, shh, computers" we would get a COMPLETELY different group of people applying to be "Librarians" (scratch that "Information Detectives, Social Investigators, Media Specialists")

Anyway, I feel more of us "ID/SI/MS people" (see above) need to embrace Library 2.0 and beyond so that we are relevant and competent to be able to provide active and attractive product to those we serve.