#15

Here I am again. I read some of the articles. I think I agree that the library is a social place. I work in a large mid size branch. We have a lot of interaction with our public. Many come in looking forward to the social exchanges. I believe that joining in Search Ohio was a huge benefit to us. In the same sense as the school using the ILL format. We can provide so much more for the public and at the same time getting them involved in using a computer. I'm not sure that I will ever be in favor of a total electronic catalogue of items. E books are nice I did try one when we first offered the service. It will be beneficial for scholars in the that they can read and save to the computer important information. But I don't think anything can ever replace a book in hand, a comfy chair and hours to get lost in a story. I can see that as the future changes so must we, the library make changes. We need to move ahead. The biggest challenge that we face right now is getting ourselves equipped with technology that the new younger generation will be demanding, and not forgetting our current older public who are not into the computer generation and probably will never totally be involved.
Library 2.0 is a great thought provoker. It's making me think about technology in a new light. It's also teaching me what the younger public is looking at, thinking, and doing with some of this new knowledge. I know that I personally will probably never use some of this, but I can see my grandson and my great nieces and nephews needing this technology. It feels good to know that I will at least understand some of it and perhaps be able to help them on the quest for knowledge.