Thing # 15 Library 2.0

I read OCLC's NEXT all the time and particularly like their visionary articles. Library 2.0, etc. is bandied about all the time but it was good to see the differentiation between Library 1.0 and Library 4.0 in these articles and particularly in Wendy Schultz's article in http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/002/6.htm.
We are at the Librarians 2.0 stage and this is particularly timely after our staff retreat.

"Librarians 2.0 plans for their users. This librarian bases all planning and proposals for services, materials and outreach on user needs and wants. User-centered libraries breakdown barriers and allow users access wherever they are: home, work, commuting, school, or at the library. This involves users from the get go in planning and launching services based on their needs. This librarian asks what new technologies or new materials users need."

I found the comments on 3.0 interesting. I hadn't thought of us as being librarian superstars.

Library 3.0
"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."

And I haven't thought of the library as a "knowledge spa" as noted by Library 4.0.