We are supposed to create a blog post about anything technology-related. I have been thinking, what if librarians were on the forefront of all the new “gotta have” technology? Some are, but most of us aren’t. It’d be great if as a profession we can take a leading role in educating patrons (kids and their parents, as well as everyone else) about these new technologies, instead of talking about them only after everyone else has been talking about them (example: MySpace). I’m not saying we should always adapt them to the provision of library services, but what if we knew all the ins and outs of the new technologies as they develop, even before the middle-schoolers get their hands on them? Librarians could become known as not only people who know stuff, but people who know the “cool” stuff.
A tall order, to be sure. A life-long learning goal, if you like. But what if…?
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