Reading some of the articles concerning library 2.0 musings linked from the 23 Things blog, I noted that one key to progress seemed to be the idea of openness (and constant evolution) with regards to bringing libraries to people, and not the other way around; that is, tailoring the library experience to suit the needs of its users where that need is present, and not forcing users to go out of their way to obtain needed information where the case may be that easier access channels could be implemented. Library 2.0 seeks to create librarians who are "superstars" of information, who can gather information and draw connections between relevant bits of information from a cloud that is increasingly expanding and sometimes diluted. I don't know if this thought chain is just a foggy cloud in itself, but that seems to be the gist at least; nurturing research and connection skills among both librarians and the public, and enabling greater accessibility.
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