#15

Web 2.0 links people to people as well as to inofrmation. the principle is simplicity, rich interactivity, user participation, collective intelligence, and etc. The first iceberg that is talked about is the "just in case collection". The author has some good points but there are still too many people who do not deal well with computers and still need priont. Also until "authority" of websites and the information given can be established, researched, and documented as true and reliable, people are still going to use prinjt sources for things that they need to be sure are correct and reliable and not just what someone entered who may or may know nothing about the subject. Those in secondary schools now may eventually rely on the web for most of what libraries provide now but that is still some years in the future. And not even all of those students can use the web. the other comments on the other icebergs are also interesting but who says the librarians have the ability to teach everyone everything and to make it simple to use the web and to get all materials onto the web for access. We do not own the websites nor do we own the books or have the resources to put everything on the web.
I think someone has a misconception of what a librarian is. Managers and library directors and rlibrary researchers and library doctorial candiadatesetc may be able to expand Librarian 2.0 but the librarian on the floor does have the time, the experience, or the money to do so.
all of the info on Web 2.0 and where is is and can go is great and hopefully there will be those who will eventually take us there. But I have been hearing for most of my thirty years in the library business that books are on the way out. Hasn't happened yet.