Library 2.0

I agree with Dr. Wendy Schultz that "Library 2.0" is actually a temporary time and place. I will go further to add that the whole idea of library 2.0 seems somewhat artificial to me. In my opinion, libraries have been and are changing on a nearly continual basis (with some stops and starts and sudden accelerations). To me, Library 2.0 is little more than a label that some are applying to a particular place and time.

I think in the library field there are a lot of people panicking that library's are not "keeping up with the times." I believe that what we are really seeing is a tendency towards discretion. Libraries have traditionally waited to see what was going to take before adopting new policies and technologies. Undoubtedly, though this is before my time, there was a huge debate about whether or not computers should be included in libraries. Eventually, when it became clear that computers were going to become a huge part of people's lives as well as an invaluable resource for knowledge, computers were included. Today, we are having the same sort of debates...should libraries create blogs, and interactive features on their web sites such as customer reviews as John J. Riemer suggests in his article? I think the answer is yes, we will, and in some cases, already are.

I think libraries will continue to adopt technologies that have been proven effective.