what do I think about the world of 2.0 for libraries?

This is regarding assignment #15 Library 2.0 and Web 2.0.

I read all of the articles posted on this assigment and came away with the following thoughts: there is no stopping change so we need to embrace it, understand it, learn how to use it and make sure we stay on top of all the new ideas and latest technology.
The way libraries are used now in some sense will remain the same. People still want to check out physical items, books, cd's, dvd's etc. but as more and more people get computers at home, use their phones or other devices to learn and share we may still less of the population coming into the physical building.
I believe we always need to keep in mind there are people who can't afford and won't have access to all the latest and greatest tools. We can't forget about the haves and have not divisions that will always exist, especially in this area where there is a significant number of the population with lower incomes.
That said, I believe these assignments are only touching the surface of what will be coming our way concerning new technology.
I like what Rick Anderson saidin his web 2.0 article: "At a minimum library service means placing service and content in the user's preferred environment, such as the web; even better it means integrating our services in their daily patterns of work, study and play."
or Michael Stephens when he said, "the basic drive is to get people back into the library by making the library relevant to what they want and need in their daily lives ..to make the library a destination and not an afterthought." Stephens also said, "Librarian 2.0 also listens to staff and users when planning, tells the stories of successes and failures, learns from both, celebrates those successes, allows time to play and learn and never stops dreaming about the best library services possible."
or John Blyberg," in order to be adept at navigating library 2.0 waters, the old fiefdoms need to disappear. Library 2.0 requires drastic and sweeping changes to our internal cultures and will require some form of institutional enlightenment."

#13 Tagging,folksomonies and social bookmarking

Del.icio.us helps gather bookmarks so it is easy to find them and divide them into useful categories. I think when I am done with all these assignments I will have a better idea of which ones will actually be the most helpful for me to use on a regular basis.

Week #5 Assignment 12 rollyo

I think that using Rollyo could be helpful to manage the different websites someone wants to frequent but I already have that tool in Bloglines for websites I want to read and in del.icio.us or favorites as other tools to keep track of what I want to access on a regular basis. It is good to know it is out there and I have set up a profile on it.

rollyo experiment

http://www.rollyo.com/profile.html - i am trying to see if this works to find my profile. susan

blogging class at the library

today we have six people here at the library ready to learn about blogs.

how to add an RSS feed to your blog

Yeah! I finally figured out how to add an RSS feed to your blog. If you go to template on the top of the compose page, choose add a page element, then select "feed" from the list of choices that comes up you will be able to add the URL on the next page. Just click on continue and the RSS feed will appear on the right side of your blog. I knew there had to be a way and I was determined to find it. Persistence paid off. If anyone needs help with this please let me know.

new search engines

Jason posted a list of 25 new search engines on the library announcement blog and it seems like a good thing to have here for future reference.
http://oedb.org/library/features/top-25-web20-search-engines