I read some of the perspectives on Library 2.0, finding some points of agreement with the thoughts of Michael Stephens in "Into a new world of librarianship."
He mentions the concepts of "technolust" and "techno-worship" in the context of cautioning against a blanket endorsement of gadgetry for its own sake. May I add my own concept of "knee-jerk" endorsements of technology--i.e embracing the newest model because it must be the best if it is the newest?
Several authors have alluded to the concept of the library world as now being in a state of perpetual beta testing.
This is another sentiment I might echo, with the questions for discussion: 1.) Does the beta test fit the needs of the end-users and 2.) How much testing is enough?
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