My main problem with the Library 2.0 likeness is that it seems to be inspired by the dot-com experience. For many people the dot-com time was awesome, but for me it represented lots of poorly-managed change, unsustainable services and a general \u201cset up to fail\u201d flavor. <\/p>\n
The first chapter of Library 2.0 outlines the difficult environment in which libraries currently operate (not just in 2007 when this was written, but right to the present day)\u2014with fewer resources with which to work it seems to be an overly-optimistic goal to implement the kinds of changes which Library 2.0 discusses.<\/p>\n
The \u201cconstant and purposeful change\u201d idea makes me feel a bit better about it all, but I feel certain the \u201cchange\u201d part will get emphasized over the \u201cconstant and purposeful\u201d part. Can you tell my glass is sometimes just half-full with a little crack near the top? <\/p>\n
Ultimately my point is that purposeful change can be difficult \u2026 and useful purposeful change even more difficult. This might explain why the progress that could be had this way is evident but hardly widespread.<\/p>\n
Perhaps the most surprising bit of advice from Library 2.0 was that administrators should be communicating more directly with front line staff and that they should consider input from these staff essential in their planning and assessment efforts. It doesn\u2019t seem sensible to ignore the input of people who are working directly with members of the library. It\u2019s wasted opportunity. Of course, in all the years I\u2019ve used libraries I\u2019ve never been personally surveyed about anything with respect to library services, and I wonder what this means. Have I been overlooked or just unlucky?<\/p>\n
The library as a facilitator of conversations which create knowledge isn\u2019t new for me: I was lucky enough to be exposed to this on day #1 of my library school experience by Dave Lankes. My reaction then was similar: this all sounds awesome but implementation seems so unlikely in the current environment. <\/p>\n
Our challenge in all this is to find a way to bring this to future library members. My personal challenge is to see a way to do this despite all the apparent obstacles. I’m not totally grumpy and pessimistic, but I do understand that these are challenging times in which to introduce change, and change is often managed so poorly … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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