I believe libraries in the future will be very different from what they are today. What we do and how we do it will change dramatically and we will have to be creative and adapt to different roles and be constantly changing. As jobs are more Web focused who’s to say we won’t be having staff working at home and still being able to do their job effectively. We must be seen to be leading the way so we can advise patrons on the most effective way to research e.g. advising how to create your own search engine, with the sites that you have established and considered as reliable, is a valuable tool for everyone to learn.
One area I thought I would never be interested in was TWITTER. I couldn’t think of anything worse ‘tweeting‘ all day long and the only experience I had with it was kids or younger adults who would ‘tweet’ about anything and everything they were doing. I would rather TALK to people personally. Then, only just this week I saw an interview on TV with Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan and she had an inspiring way of using Twitter and Facebook that I hadn’t thought of before. Even though she is the Queen of Jordan she finds using Twitter and Facebook allows her to share her personal feelings and personality more openly with others. Being a Queen of her country there are certain protocols in addressing her and her husband and people don’t say exactly what they are feeling, they are too scared to view their opinion on a personal level.
