Thing #15

I enjoyed Rick Anderson's article "Away from the Icebergs." Libraries are changing dramatically at a very fast pace. For many years, your knowledge was only as good as your local library. One of my favorite movies, "Good Will Hunting" talked about utilizing your local library for learning rather than paying for a Harvard education. While, many people prefer education in a more traditional setting, that too is changing- getting a little off topic now! People in big cities and near universities were able to utilize a more sophisticated collection of books than people in rural towns. Prior to the internet, many people relied solely on TV and newspapers to get information. There was a slow trickle across the United States of information. With the increase of technology and Library 2.0 resouces, everyone has the same opportunities! Students can access the same journals and articles no matter where they live. This has led to an increase in web-based degree programs. Library 2.0 means to me that students need to utilize more digital learning. Today's students will grow up with a Kindle and prefer that to carrying a stack of books. Textbooks and research will all be done online and in digital formats. Our libraries will still be a hub for information, but the information can be accessed from all over the school. It is nice that I can seemlessly use the library 2.0 resources from my classroom, computer lab, and library. In the future, I see a lot non-fiction resouces being put on the web or readers.