Perspective: Week 6--Thing 15

I loved the following quote about Web/Library 2.0:

Dr. Wendy Schultz's OCLC Newsletter article, Infinite Futures

"So while books may get in your 3D face all by themselves, people will prefer personal introductions—they will want a VR info coach. Who’s the best librarian avatar? How many Amazon stars has your avatar collected from satisfied customers? This could create librarian “superstars” based on buzz and customer ratings. People will collect librarians rather than books—the ability not just to organise, but also to annotate and compare books and other information sources, from a variety of useful perspectives."

What a thrilling, frighting idea. So no more lounging with feet propped behind the Information Desk eating bon-bons anymore, huh? Seriously, the idea of on-line geek fame has a certain appeal. I want to be a 'superstar' avatar librarian! Talk about book deals! (timpani, please)

Being the mother of triplets, I'm used to constant cycles of change. It was the initial upgrade (ie; birth) that was so hard. So the analogy that 2.0 is more a mindset of constant cycle of change versus a series of upgrades appealed to me. I also appreciated defining 2.0 along the lines of user-centric and uber-customer (pardon the lack of umlaut) friendly. Not only is that a concept I can wrap my brain around, it's one I genuinely like.