Library 2.0

I really enjoyed the posts from OCLC's NextSpace Newsletter. The points made provide a completely realistic perspective as to where we stand for the changing future of libraries. To me, Library 2.0 is only one aspect of the situation. There seems to be a constant recurring theme in many articles to expand services to the home user. I completely agree. We don't live in the 1950s anymore. But that's just one piece of the pie. Librarians need to know all kinds of web 2.0 skills and need to be BETTER at executing them than anyone else. However, to dismiss the traditions of librarianship as a thing from the past or completely irrelevant is blasphemous. Yes, librarians need to know LCSH, Connexion, MARC records, AACR2, etc. They do. Because these older forms are still around and, more importantly, aren't going anywhere any time soon. I think the best prepared librarians will have a complete knowledge of the tools that are still in use in the majority of libraries coupled with fresh concepts about new technologies and will be able to somehow implement and overlap both.