I see the new technology freeing up library organisations to collaborate more widely with the community and have a greater presence in each person's individual world. More personal relationships will be formed between staff and library users, between professionals and community members. It will allow libraries to further reach out to their communities beyond the physical location of the library building. It will provide for more constant, regular feedback from our library users and so we may improve our ability to provide appropriate services. There is the opportunity for greater input and involvement from staff in decision-making and the progression of the library profession as a whole due to more interaction and opportunities for collaborations and learning from each other.
It's interesting to note that in Wendy Schultz's article "To a temporary place in time" that in Library in 4-D we may eventaually come full circle and arrive at a library as a physical building again with a quiet and contemplative ambience. I'd like to see that!
http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/6.htm
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