Michael Stephens brings up a really interesting point that I completely agree with. He says that libraries/librarians need to make good, fast decisions, regarding technology. I think that speed is very important when dealing with technology. There are new niches create on the web every day, some of these could be extremely useful in the library environment. But if these new technologies are not incorporated into the library quickly and made available to patrons then we run the risk of missing out on the benefits that these new things could bring to the library user.
To me Library 2.0 is a way to make libraries a more relevant. Incorporating these new technologies makes the library more accessible, and will make the overall library experience more fulfilling for the patron, which is what libraries are all about, right? I think that the 23 things that we are doing right now is equally as important as the technology that we are learning about. Closing the gap in "tech" knowledge between the patron and the librarian is the only way to make the technology work for us. After all, if the librarians don't know about it, how can we incorporate it into the library?
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