Well - isn't this a big can of worms. I sometimes feel disillusioned as to what will become of libraries and what will be expected of us in the future. Will there still be lovers of books out there or just people wanting to listen with no time to stop and read a "real" book. But then again, what is a "real" book.
Reading the five perspectives from the eOCLC newsletter was very interesting.
It is really hard justifying some of the collections we have with space and what people come in for. Only yesterday i stood with 2 other librarians looking at our fantastic reference collection and trying to remember who really uses it and how frequently... so reading the "just in case collection" was very interesting.
I wonder if we will end up turning away the younger generation of patron with our slowness of uptake of new technology - how does one ever have the funds for this never ending fast paced constant change in technology.
Being a touchy feely sort of librarian i must admit i enjoyed Dr Wendy Schultz's paper "To a temporary place in time". I look forward to the day that i can meet any other library lover in her vision of Library 4.0.
I'll save you a chair and meet you there!
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