Library 2.0

Christopher Harris's article was really interesting. I totally agree that students need more than our traditional libraries. They do need "exciting activities" that will enable our school libraries to adapt to a new digital revolution. If we ignore all the new technology that's out there kids will be turned off and won't come. I love that students can use LibraryThing to create their own personal libraries. I want kids at my school to share book reviews on a blog or wiki--they would love that. A lot of kids would feel part of a digital community and would have conversations via technology that they wouldn't have had before. The part of his article that I totally disagree with is that teachers will bring thier classes to the library but that the librarian would be off doing something else. I value the job of librarian so much because of the interactions I have with students. Thier teachers don't have time to read all the books that I do and I'm the perfect person to help them in the library. I'm willing to use technology because I think it's great for kids and teachers, but not to the point that it replaces live contact with me.