Library 2.0

I believe Library 2.0 is a step forward. Communication in today's world is changing. So are research methods and interests. Library 2.0 will accomodate some of these changes and take into consideration the modern methods of both communications and the needs of the new library users.

The libraries as we know them, as a brick and mortar building at the heart of a community, will still be there and standing. People still need that physical approach and security to media and knowledge.

I view library 2.0 as a complement to the typical library use, not as a replacement. Library users still need the face to face contact with librarians and other library users, people still yearn for the library presence as a building and as a "scrapbook" to their community.

Libraries and Library 2.0 will allow a broader reach to members of the communities they served by offering what library users really need, either in the physical realm, and in the surreal realm that is offered online.

I believe that Library 2.0 as a supplement to today's libraries should be embraced with open arms since it will offer additional elements seeked by library users that the libraries of today cannot offer. They both will go hand in hand and enrich the library user's experience.