I read "Into a new world of librarianship" by Michael Stephens and "To a temporary place..." by Wendy Schultz. Both writers were clear about their stand on Web 2.0 and where it takes the library of the future. I liked Wendy's comments/ideas about the future library. The library of the future doesn't replace what we have now but absorbs and adds to it.
To have growth there must be a progression. We have to use and encourage ideas and use of innovative technology from our staff and customers. Its interesting what some envision the future library is going to look like - having avatars as librarians, 3 D imaging, tailored information retrival, a VRL (virtual reality library) or whatever future technology can provide. A fair amount of our children are used to this sort of technology, being in their own space and time still enjoying what interest them. I believe, if no more then to provide that human touch and keep some of our sensory experiences alive, we need some sort of physical library resource. There is nothing like the feel and smell of a new or old book. It brings back my memories of being curled up in a chair with my favorite book or perhaps in the backyard under the tree with a glass of lemonade reading My Friend Flicka or Black Beauty or one of my other "horse" books. Yes, in the future there could possibly be smell or feel -aroma with 3 D imaging, but oh to have the actual book. It will be interesting to see how emerging technology and saving parts of the past will blend into the library of the future. It will be challenging, interesting and a tad bit scary to take this journey on the star ship LIBRARY and go where no library has gone before.
To have growth there must be a progression. We have to use and encourage ideas and use of innovative technology from our staff and customers. Its interesting what some envision the future library is going to look like - having avatars as librarians, 3 D imaging, tailored information retrival, a VRL (virtual reality library) or whatever future technology can provide. A fair amount of our children are used to this sort of technology, being in their own space and time still enjoying what interest them. I believe, if no more then to provide that human touch and keep some of our sensory experiences alive, we need some sort of physical library resource. There is nothing like the feel and smell of a new or old book. It brings back my memories of being curled up in a chair with my favorite book or perhaps in the backyard under the tree with a glass of lemonade reading My Friend Flicka or Black Beauty or one of my other "horse" books. Yes, in the future there could possibly be smell or feel -aroma with 3 D imaging, but oh to have the actual book. It will be interesting to see how emerging technology and saving parts of the past will blend into the library of the future. It will be challenging, interesting and a tad bit scary to take this journey on the star ship LIBRARY and go where no library has gone before.
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