Week 6 Thing 15

A few perspectives on Web 2.0/Library 2.0

Thank you so much for asking us to read these articles. I have been thinking along these lines and I haven't been able to figure out exactly what I was thinking. I have been wondering about games, music CD's, entertainment DVD's, children's computers in line with opposing points on Intranet, Web Resources, audo book downloads, etc. and trying to figure out how to think about it in one piece.

I have also been deciding on how to keep something domestic that is time consuming and some say old fashioned in my life without feeling like a step back in time. If I decide to persue knitting, per say, more than I already have, is this "just as good" as persuing other people's blogs? I think so, yes, and now can hold my head up high. Hard to believe that I got this out of reading these articles, but I actually did. It made me think about life experiences and domestic friendship and how everything relates.

I have been thinking of the new library in terms of technology rather than relevancy. The new library is becoming more and more barrier free, global, and as Michael Stevens says, as quoted by John Blyberg on Blyberg.net "driven by community needs." I am so happy to be employed by a place that is thinking of the library as something interactive and decentralized. I see that our new "floating" collection fits into this model and this frankly makes me happy rather than a bit annoyed which was what I maybe previously was thinking...

I enjoyed these articles very much and feel like ending this week has opened a chapter in my life and way of thinking, so thanks again. Play on!