After reading the articles on Web and Library 2.0, I can see that the field of librarianship will change even more rapidly than in my previous years' experiences. What it means to me is to keep up with this technology and I think that we've got a long way to go from our current position. Advances are great, but where's the money coming from to make these changes? Also, with more availablity of technology to patrons comes more responsibility on their part as the recipients. I'm entranced by the possibilities of better serving the public and more than willing to learn, but we have to remove the obstacles we've put in place to protect ourselves, so we can meet their needs.
I like the idea of allowing patrons some freedom to tag cataloged items, so they can find them easier and help each other at the same time. But people more knowledgable than me will have to set up that criteria.
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