In "Away from the Icebergs," Rick Anderson illustrates that there are three "potential disasters" that "threaten" the "future success" of libraries. The first is in building a collection of material, in print, when Web 2.0 leads the customer toward expecting "access to everything." Second, the "reliance" on "teaching research skills" when there is a "need to focus our efforts" on "eliminating the barriers that exist between (customers)...and the information they need." Third, is the "come to us model of library service." "The post-print era" changes the paradigm by "placing library services and content in the user's preferred environment...integrating" the "services into their daily patterns of work, study and play." Rick Anderson continues by stating that there is a need to "adapt to a radical fundamental change in the marketplace...one library at a time."
To facilitate access, Anderson states, "people need to be able to learn how to use something on their own." Especially since the ratio between Librarians and community is so great. Customers need to spend less time searching and more time "actually reading and learning."
Anderson brought up some interesting points regarding the future of libraries in a "post-print era." Knowledge, shared on the Internet, grows exponentially, and yet it has made our world and the understanding of it seem smaller and much more integrated.
The Library 2.0 is a library integrated on every level. It means database providers working together to develop interfaces that are user friendly - integrating the best possible search pages and developing uniformed search methods. It means using sites like Del.icio.us to integrate postings of the web - using tags to enhance the web based searches. It means developing uniform tag codings for libraries when using web based information. It means the sharing of information between libraries to enable customers to "access (almost) everything." It means active listening to the world around us from the business community to the customer who uses our services. It means customers sharing their vision and knowledge in developing the library of the future - today.
To facilitate access, Anderson states, "people need to be able to learn how to use something on their own." Especially since the ratio between Librarians and community is so great. Customers need to spend less time searching and more time "actually reading and learning."
Anderson brought up some interesting points regarding the future of libraries in a "post-print era." Knowledge, shared on the Internet, grows exponentially, and yet it has made our world and the understanding of it seem smaller and much more integrated.
The Library 2.0 is a library integrated on every level. It means database providers working together to develop interfaces that are user friendly - integrating the best possible search pages and developing uniformed search methods. It means using sites like Del.icio.us to integrate postings of the web - using tags to enhance the web based searches. It means developing uniform tag codings for libraries when using web based information. It means the sharing of information between libraries to enable customers to "access (almost) everything." It means active listening to the world around us from the business community to the customer who uses our services. It means customers sharing their vision and knowledge in developing the library of the future - today.
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