I enjoyed reading the perspectives of bloggers, librarians, and the futurist on the Library 2.0. It is clear that libraries are changing. The library in my school has certainly changed in appearance and in the amount of technology available to students. Before school everyday, every computer and ipod is in use, and the seating areas are also filled with students reading books. Most of the students are there by choice, although many are working on class assignments. I was reminded of this when I read the futurist's perspective of the library of the future.
Our librarian has done a fantastic job of training teachers so that we are able to train our students in the many uses of the technology that is available. If libraries are to be centers of community and collaboration, students must learn how to use the technology in the goal of life-long learning and not be simply overtaken by "technolust." It is also important that they are constantly reminded that not everything they read on the Internet or in blogs is necessarily correct or more than one person's opinion.
The following article, "The Medium is the Medium," by David Brooks in the New York Times is an interesting approach to the future of libraries.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/opinion/09brooks.html?_r=1&ref=davidbrooks
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This article is interesting.... While I believe in the benefit of technology/internet, I personally think it shortens our attention spans. It is harder for me to read more than a paragraph when it is presented on a computer screen. (but maybe that is just me)
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