Library 2.0

I read all 5 perspectives under the discovery resources. But the two that stuck in my mind the most were "Away from Icebergs" by Rick Anderson and "To a Temporary Place in Time" by Dr. Wendy Schultz. I found Anderson's analogies interesting. He compared the librarian profession to a boat with three icebergs that threatened it. The three icebergs being the "just in case collection", "reliance on user education" and the"come to us". Anderson states we must eliminate barriers and find new ways to bring services to patrons without insisting they come to us (us being the physical place, the library). He believes we need to find ways to service them outside the physical library. I agree, we need to find new ways to service users and eliminate any barriers. As librarians, we need to embrace change. But I also agree with Dr. Wendy Schultz philosophy that we must have a library renewal within current trends. We need to "re-package" some ideas and ways. Not necessarily re-invent them. As stated by Schultz, libraries are not just documents and books, they are conversations, people, ideas. I believe we need to find a happy medium that will mold the two perspectives. Whatever way we go I do agree that all this new info in print and online will put a premium on service, tailoring information to the needs of a patron/user. Our relationships with users should not change, maybe just the way we go about it.