Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Week 1 Muddiest Point

One thing that has always puzzled about technology is when is it considered a threat to a certain field and when it is considered beneficial? The answers seem to be different when talking about Library Science and libraries. Library Science has optimistic opinion about technology (hence the information technology and digital libraries specializations, as well as this class). However, if you were to go into a public library and talk to certain staff or patrons about some of the advances in information technology and proposed changes to the field of library work, you may find yourself with a lifetime ban. I will be interested to see how this dilemma is handled in class when we discuss topics that may present major changes to the field that we just begun to enter.

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