Of the perspectives offered, I particularly liked "Into a new world of librarianship" by Michael Stephens. He makes several points describing Librarian 2.0 who is, of course, a facilitator of the best of Library 2.0 for the benefit of his patrons. This paragon is a trend spotter and avoids techno-worship. These people do exist, and I am happy to take what filters down to my technical comfort level in order to improve the experience of our patrons.
The heresy of Rick Anderson in questioning the value of just in case library collections - should libraries have collections at all? - is a little startling and seems to echo the comments that we've heard and discounted for years "Why have libraries at all - everything's on the Internet?" Scary thought when the things we've been exploring in the 23 things exercises seem to demand a tolerance for chaos. It may be o.k. for a generation that grew up multitasking but frightening to older generations that need information presented in a more linear fashion.
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