It just seems so logical to me that Library 2.0 would be the direction that our libraries are moving towards in this day and age. The video "A Vision of Students Today" had such a powerful message. It reinforced within me the old saying "times .... they are a changin'. Library 2.0 is the way of the future. In a way though I feel saddened that our students futures and their childrens' futures will involve less and less of going to the library and checking out real "books". There is just something about that and it bothers me. One of the statistics mentioned on the video was that one student read only 8 books vs 23 web pages and 1281 facebook profiles also they wrote only 42 pages for class vs. over 500 pages of email. I just hope that the 1281 facebook profiles they read and the 500 email pages they wrote were of some educational value and not just fulfilling their social life obligations.
I value the fact that Library 2.0 helps users find information, gather knowledge, and create content. Do I dedect a little Blooms or what? Library 2.0 is accessable from anywhere and this makes it so convenient for people who cannot get to a library or it is closed. It helps to build connections - you can actually gather opinions from people all over the world from your own living room! Library 2.0 ensures that library services are constantly updated and reevaluated to best serve library users. This is all just so different from when I was growing up and going to school. Students now-a-days literally have the world at their fingertips and that is so cool. Research is nothing like it used to be. The user of Library 2.0 actually has the opportunity to give feedback in order for them to stay current and make the library relevant to what they want and need. Students can actually shape this and take ownership in so doing. Yes, indeed, times they are a changin' and I am trying to go along for the ride.
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