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Interestingly, I was only this morning reading something of the proceedings of a technology-in-libraries type conference held in 1973. I couldn't help wondering if the proceedings of our modern day technology-in-libraries conferences will look as outdated in 40 years. The benefit of hindsight surely tells us that there will be improvements in technologies, practices & processes but also that some things just ain't broke so fixing them won't change a thing. And I have 2 pens within reach as I write this.....
ReplyDeletenewgrad: Thanks for the comments. You're right, the future won't always look back kindly on our technological optimism. And you don't even have to go back 40 years to see such naive boosterism: remember Second Life? Obviously, we shouldn't shy away from new technologies and theories. We should encourage librarians to explore and experiment with games, apps, mobile tech, and other potentially beneficial technologies...so long as we don't forget our commitment to maintaining our current technology and theories. We need innovation AND tradition, not one or the other.
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