Sunday, September 21, 2008

Having read a few perspectives on Web 2.0, Library 2.0

The reading that most spoke to me was Wendy Shultz's "To a temporary place in time". She feels people will still need experienced tour guides to help them navigate through the information sources and expostulates that libraries (librarians) must offer a compelling experience - authentic, humane, experiential, impassioned, relevant and participatory. She sounds a very passionate advocate and certainly enthused me with her thoughts. Library 4.0 sounds wonderful, providing a stillness, a retreat.

I enjoyed the other readings and the video and again looked at North Shore Library's Mission Statement, and found it still keeps the core values and recognises how important is is to be relevant and at the cutting edge.

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