Thing 5: Thoughts about Web/library 2.0

Frankly, much of the reading went right out the other ear.
Much of the reading was too technical or indepth for me to articulate upon.
I agree that as librarians it is necessary to know about new technologies in order to assist
Customers. I wish that the articles could relate to the layperson(me) w/o using so much jargon.
It makes it hard to understand the theory or purpose of their writing.
I think that the writings as a whole gave a strong impression that this is THE wave of the future: either jump on the boat or be left alone sinking— disconnected and unable to communicate w/the rest of the world. I do not agree with that.
Computer technology is here to stay yes but it’s manifestations and modes of communicating may change so that stuff we think will be “forever” today may be no more than a passing fad till the next piece of technology comes around which may or may not include a computer.
Also, all these blog spin-doctors are forgetting that there are sizeable segments of the population that have no knowledge or perhaps interest in the internet nor do they have the funds or the desire to learn new technology(thinking about senior citizens and even many baby-boomers here). Baby-boomers still make up the majority of the US population and even I cannot stare at a computer all day long. Short snip-its are fine but anything long becomes taxing on the eyes.
I print it out and take it home. How about elders who cannot see all the tiny writing in blogs even if they wanted to?? How about folks who have arthritis or carpal tunnel?
I think people are going to want to be more mobile and not tied to computers to communicate or learn about the world.