I loved the video "The Machine is Us/ing Us" by Michael Wesch. It was excellent, and very thought provoking. It really made me think about how far we have come from the beginning of the internet to where we are today.
Away From Icebergs, by Rick Anderson, presented 3 things that are threatening our existence as libraries today: The "Just in Case" collection- Patrons will expect access to everything from us, and not just a print collection of what we think they need. Reliance on User Education- Libraries are not equipped or staffed for teaching. We need to focus efforts not on teaching research skills, but on eliminating the barriers that exist between patrons and the info. they need, and the "Come-to-us" model of library service- We used to hold a monopoly in the info. marketplace, but not anymore. These were 3 good points that Rick Anderson made. If we don't keep an open mind and try to adapt our services to today's and tomorrow's patrons, we will not survive.
I liked the points made in the article, Into a New World of Librarianship: Librarians 2.0 need to plan for their users, base all planning and proposals for services, materials, and outreach on user needs and wants, embrace Web 2.o tools, and never stop dreaming about the best library services. All of these articles really make you think that we better be adaptable and open to change and learning new web-based technology now and in the future, because the world will keep changing, and so will patrons' needs and demands.
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