I read all 5 articles and, while the new technology in the library is exciting, I think we need to be careful not to completely discard everything that is not exciting. While it sometimes can seem to us that everybody is online and plugged in, we still have a lot of patrons who are not and prefer their library experience to be familiar, and their books to be printed on paper. Hasn't our circulation actually increased in recent years, or am I wrong about that?
I love technology and think it has improved our lives, but there is also a cost. And speaking of cost, since libraries are using business models more and more, I wonder how often they use a cost/benefit analysis when deciding which technologies to buy for the library?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment