The articles about Library 2.00 presented some interesting thoughts and articulated the environments that Libraries finds themselves in today. As time goes on it seems that life is becoming more and more complicated and change, which has always been a constant, is now much more accelerated, due in large part to changing technology. The idea of making things easier for end users makes great senses as does removing barriers to that end.
As I read these articles, I was reminded of a project I had last year which involved reading through the Library's Board minutes from it's inception up to the present. It was very interesting to see that back in the early 1900's they were dealing with many of the problems we are dealing with today - such as how to get the teens involved and interested in the Library, dealing with rowdy youths after school by employing off duty police men and having to close the Library for several days as a result of an influenza out break (talk about pendemic?)
Makes me wonder what Libraries 100 years from now will really be like.
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