Iceberg time

The first article I read was the iceberg situation. I agree with Rick Anderson's idea to not focus on the collection that might be used once in awhile. Although I don't believe we should steer away from the idea that reading from books is out we could definitely change our focus. His second iceberg is also very true. It is made difficult to find good resources through our databases (although it seems like he talks about this in his third iceberg) we should make that much easier. The point that Aaron made in his presentation is also an element of teaching our patrons; having software available for patrons to download things that they want to use on our public computers. There are changes to be made within libraries but is it as dramatic as he portrays it???

Michael Stephens article had a nice approach to it. It did not tell you how behind libraries are but what the new challenges are for librarians. He made library 2.0 more personal and acknowledges that we are a learning and that it should be fun. Especially in a larger system it is difficult to make changes within a short time. Not to imagine to change the minds and settings off staff to adapt to new elements that can be helpful but take time. As long as we are having fun and are open to change there is a future for these new elements within libraries.

That's probably what attracted me to the last article, I looked at all of them and scanned over the other two which were a little to dry for my taste, by Dr. schultz. She sees the future with elements of library 2.0 but also touches upon the important aspects of a library as a place within the community. Her observation of librarians today is not complete to my taste we are not only the ones who have an understanding of documents , we should have an understanding of everything and that includes documents, memories, ideas, and programs. My understanding of a librarian is that this person knows a little bit of everything or knows how to find a little bit of everything. We guide our patrons around the icebergs safely an look ahead to know which icebergs are coming in our direction.

the picture I found at http://flickr.com/photos/brosha/32603293/