"Libraries & Librarianship are in transition." Is this a profound statement, or is it an "obvious as the nose on your face" recognition of the pace of technology? Library 2.0 is the term for the almost amazing change that is occuring in this generation.
"Icebergs" are the stuff that is in the way of the "library boat" as it sails into the sunset.
Corporate interest in the process is addressed by OCLC & perspectives on "time" seems to be focused on the "future" which seems to be arriving now.
What it all means to me is: "TMI!" That's right "too much information" is the description of our world overflowing with information that is desperately in need of being transformed into "Knowledge," which needs to be mitigated by wisdom. It is wisdom that appears to be the absent factor in the "Information Age." My take on it: "More than I can comprehend.
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