Week 6: Thing #15

Library 2.0 is what libraries have always done - take the needs of the clientèle and match it with the available resources to become a place where one can satisfy one's information needs. The unfortunate piece is that keeping up with the increasing technological demands requires money that might not be present. Needs vary from community to community. What works well for one town may not work well for another. The most important thing to remember is that libraries are at their best when collaboration occurs. Library 2.0 means that a school library will face many changes in software and hardware as these things become available and teachers become familiar with them. Anyone that has spent even a handful of years in the same library can probably attest to the changes in needs of equipment and instruction. The closet becomes full of "old" software and equipment that is no longer in demand. It is an ever-changing place, the school library.