The articles and essays are interesting. I’ve considered setting up some sort of an informal opportunity to teach teens how to use some of the web sites that I learned how to use Learning 2.0. Perhaps my co-workers can help me teach the teens (hint hint!)
This last paragraph from Away from the “icebergs” is quite powerful.
“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. At this point in time, our profession is far closer to the latter type of disaster than it is to the former. We need to shift direction, and we can’t wait for the big ship of our profession to change course first. It’s going to have to happen one library—one little boat—at a time.”
Into a new world of librarianship also lists many excellent points. I especially like the last paragraph:
“Librarian 2.0 also listens to staff and users when planning, tells the stories of successes and failures, learns from both, celebrates those successes, allows staff time to play and learn, and never stops dreaming about the best library services.”
This is a good goal for me to strive for.
The Wikipedia Library 2.0 article is also informative, and includes this handy Library 2.0 meme map.
There are many different types of communities, including families, friends, schools, faith communities, clubs, and of course, libraries. Physical libraries are great places for people to learn new things and explore new ideas. Library 2.0 is an expansion of this, and is available 24 hours a day, where ever computers and internet connections are found. We librarians are not becoming obsolete; rather, we are continuing to change and evolve.
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