Thing 15

Some thoughts on Library 2.0.......

• It will change how library schools train future librarians.
• Public and school librarians will be learning and training at an even faster pace than before. They will have to try to keep up with technology and the needs of patrons.
• Younger patrons will want their information delivered in Library 2.0 ways. They will want their information available to them at home, work, commuting, school, etc.
• Patrons will want information to be easy to use and with quick results. No Training Required.
• Libraries of all kinds have experience a drop often dramatic in their circulation statistics. Budgets will be adjusted because of this trend and changes made to how and where money is spent.
• Terminology has changed! eBooks, digital resources, virtual graphics, avatars, virtual reality, 3D graphics, augmented reality, WiFi, wireless, IM, wikis, blogs, etc.

My doctor and I were discussing the changes. He said that doctors are facing some of the same things. Instead of a print patient file, doctors will access them via their laptop. Doctors have to learn how to function with the new technologies. Many careers are facing the same changes.