Future of Libraries?

In this "Thing," we are asked to read over Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries and then blog our thoughts. Well, here is my 2 cents: On the one hand, I love the ability that we all have now to reach out to each other, to show our lives to others through YOUTUBE, etc. These are marvelous mechanisms that I never thought I would see in my lifetime. And certainly libraries need to be on the cutting edge of this technology, and we as librarians need to understand, work with, and use this knowledge.

That said, there is a part of me that looks at all of this technology and realizes that even with it, human beings are no closer to understanding each other than they were 50 years ago. We humans are so lonely that we are constantly on our cell phones, text messaging, emailing, and blogging just to reinforce that we exist, that our opinions matter, and that we are connected to each other. All the technology in the world and all the computer-breakthroughs can't alter that basic need. Are YOUTUBE and all of the blogs bringing us any closer to really understanding each other? Or are they just a means to show how "advanced" we all are; a means to show-off?

As I continue my voyage, these are "things" that I will endeavor to come to grips with and to resolve.

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Delicious!

While exploring all of the new things that I am learning, I feel that I should be putting on an safari hat! I have now learned about DELICIOUS, or more to the point, Del.icio.us. I have two dogs whom I love, and thought that it would be fun to join a dog blog, so I joined "Dogster." So wonderful, and what terrific pictures!

Wow! Rollyo!

Today I also explored the wonderful, exciting world of Rollyo! Now this is really something! I was so thrilled to be able to just put in search terms and get exactly what I'm looking for without having to navigate through stuff of no interest. What a great search tool!

My Meez has arrived!

I have been feverishly working on my "Meez," and finally after many trials and errors, John has shown me how to put it on my blog. WHEW! I feel victorious but exhausted!

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Week 5 #11

Things have been hopping at SAV, and thus I have not been able to get back to "MD 23 Things" until today. I have skipped to #11 because it looked promising, and I really enjoyed documenting the books I like to read. It's nice to know that other people like some of the books I enjoy reading, although I am surprised that no one else chose Rex Stout's "Black Mountain." Janet Evanovich is hugely popular (no surprise there), but I was also glad to see that Deborah Crombie was popular as well. I am looking forward to seeing the suggestions for other books of the same ilk to read. Definitely a fun experience!