The presented articles on Library 2.0 offered some very interesting insight to the concept of the future of libraries. Dr. Wendy Schultz's article challenges us to rethink our definitions of a library. According to her, our past, conventional definitions of libraries (Library 1.0) where books are commodities to be stored and cataloged must be rethought and expanded to include the concept of libraries that are barrier free and extend into every aspect of our life (Library 2.0). I agree with her thoughts--as technology breaks down our barriers to information, libraries must adapt and change.
I also enjoyed reading Rick Anderson's article about the three "icebergs" that threaten the future success of libraries. The first iceberg particularly stood out to me--it is no longer our job as librarians to predict our user's needs and provide "just in case" collections. Now that information is available in many more formats than just print, it is no longer necessary to build collections that may, hopefully be needed by our patrons. Rather, we librarians should focus on accessing the digital portals of information that exist.
Finally, David Warlick's July 16 post, "Technology and Teaching" brought up some interesting points about the integration of technology and teaching. The internet has changed what it means to be literate with information so readily available. We no longer have to wait for the evening news to find out what's going on in the world; sites like Twitter and Flickr allow users to be informed of news as it happens. Rather than teaching students to consume information (Library 1.0), we must teach them to be "information artisans" that are able to seek out and contribute to the information banks (Library 2.0).
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