Friday, December 21, 2007

Week 6: # 15 Library 2.0

It is funny how technology makes us change even though people don't really like it. I am one who likes to change things. I don't believe in "reinventing the wheel" but I do like to change things up a bit.

Today's society makes us change and most of the time it is for the better. Those who do not want to, may get left behind. As technology progresses, libraries must progress as well. We want to stay in touch with the things that make people come to libraries otherwise they will become a thing of the past. We have to remember that offering the latest technologies to our customers may pull us out of our comfort zone and we may resist, but we also want customers to continue to come in therefore, staff needs to be knowledgeable on what these technologies are.

The iHCPL program helps staff get the background information on where libraries are headed and perhaps what the future holds. We all must prepare ourselves or we may get left behind...I don't want to be left, do you?

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