#15 On library 2.0 and web 2.0

The new world is coming but there are still so many wanting traditional services from the library. Real books are still in high demand. I believe the future will be a "mash up" (see i have learnt some new terms:-)) of the old and the new.
We have so much information available at our finger tips now and people want it quickly so i believe the reference librarians skills will need to grow quickly to keep up with all the possible sources and search methods now avaialble.
I believe the library has a good public face as a friendly, accessible place to visit and now with the technology available people are able to access the library in so many new ways. In a way the library has to relinquish some of its power and realise that the public are partners in information seeking. And that the public can offer something to the library. We as library workers need to get used to beta versions and come to realise we are all collaborative partners in the great information search and share in all we all have to offer.