Thing #2 What is Library 2.0

Very interesting. Stephen Abrams was very informative. I have already learned a lot, but it is still the time element that is creating problems. I find it difficult to find time or "quiet time" at work, so I am doing this at home. Our staff is doing it in groups and some people alone and it is interesting to hear their discussions and read their blogs. Some of us do not have the level of comfort or expertise on the computer let alone any knowledge of 2.0. The Internet has changed our work and home lives immensely and if we want to keep up with technology we have to hop on for the ride or be run over. I am hoping that 23 Things will keep us at least holding onto the bumper and help us to recognize many of these terms and ideas if we hear them. It used to be that we as librarians were on top of all this. Not so anymore. Our customers, especially kids, are pretty savvy in many of these areas. When I took library classes in the 80's the use of computers was just beginning. We automated our library in 97 and look how far we have come since then....miles and miles and more to go. What ever happened to the cutter tables and those blocks you put in a shelf to hold the place for a book?? Oh, are we moving ahead or above or what??