Take a peek at this post from LibrarianInBlack. Sarah Houghton-Jan shares some very astute comments about the library “tech trends” she predicts for 2008, including tough budgetary times, an increasing awareness of the growing (and changing) digital divide, and my favorite: that librarians will have to get off of their high horse about technology and “stop being so bossy.”
“…we have taken on that holier-than-thou role when it comes to online services, where we are telling people repeatedly that we know the right way to behave online. We know what is safe. We know what is appropriate. We know what is cool. No…we…don’t. The mere fact that we put ourselves in to that patronizing role informs our users that we do not know what we’re talking about.”
Great predictions. The only thing I might add is something about library services becoming more mobile… but that is a thought for separate post…
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