Library 2.0 is a model of how libraries deliver services to their users. Libraries have to re-think what services they provide to their users and how their users access them. Before the Internet, libraries were the only place to access certain information because the reference books were too expensive for the average user to purchase. Now with the Internet, libraries have to re-examine what collections to have in print and what collections would be better suited as a database or an electronic source. Libraries have to look at technology and integrate the technology that would be beneficial to their users. If libraries do not, then they will be left behind. I think that's why it is important for all library staff to participate in the "23 Things" program. It gives library staff more resources to pull from which in turn allows them to help library users better. As a librarian I am looking forward to what the future has in store for libraries. I know the model for libraries has changed in the last five years, so there is no barrier for libraries except for the barriers we as library staff put on libraries.
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We're so good at creating our own barriers. I really hope this program helps some people to see around those barriers and opens their eyes to some of the possibilities out there.
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