Opening up new ways of communicating with our users and making access to all we offer, as seamless as possible,certainly seems a good goal. Potentially, using the tools & technologies of Library 2.0/Web 2.0 this should be achievable. For us the implementation of a new Library system will hopefully offer many options for doing things differently, but we will need to think laterally & outside the square, being vigilant not to fall into outmoded librarianesque mindsets. The idea of user input is exciting, but also a bit scary in terms of loss of control....see that librarianesque mindset at work!
Certainly having done 23 things I've become aware of the possibilities of sharing ideas, social networking, and the interactivity made possible by using some of the amazing range of tools on offer. This new way of operating in the world is being taken up speedily and with gusto. As people use and experience this way of being in their lives, then increasingly there will be the expectation for all aspects of life to offer up similar pathways and interactivity.
Challenging times ahead....I do wonder how libraries will be operating, say in a decades time. 10 years ago I had no inkling that we would be in the working environment that we operate in today and now change is even swifter, so we shall see....
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