Yes, yes, yes - Libraries do matter!
Chad and Miller’s view of Library 2.0 is an interesting one but presents a number of issues. Firstly, there are questions raised by many professionals in the library field as to the actual definition of Library 2.0 (Crawford, W.). Many librarians believe that the concept is not new and describes a philosophy which has been part of libraries for the past one hundred years. Secondly, the concept of Chad and Miller’s Library 2.0 cannot be universally applied to all libraries. Each library community is unique and must be treated as such. The focus of each library should be on the needs of its community - the library users and available infrastructure. It is also important to consider that Chad and Miller work for the business Talis and therefore would profit financially from the adaptation of their Library 2.0 technology.
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Hi Mary Jane,
Good point there in regards to the background of Chad and Miller, and that is why i said be careful when a foe turns into a friend. As you correctly put it, all libraries are different with different setting and needs we can not take one system and apply it all over. Moreover there is nothing really new as IT has been used in libraries of a long time, its not like we are just getting in the field " Old dusty full " libraries or something like that is insulting to our clear wall to wall carpeted libraries. Anyways good job .
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