“The Future of Libraries: Beginning the Great Transformation” is an article about the past, present, and future of information technology. It paints a picture of the first kinds of information and paintings that are still around today, as well as where they are and how they transformed into the communication devices we have currently. The use of library is not like it used to be, and this article pointed out ten key trends that affect the development of the next generation library. There are even recommendations given for libraries, as their roles are ever-changing in each community.
This article was a pretty interesting one to read. I was not aware of the technological advancements that have happened so rapidly, until I read the timeline of events in the article. I think it is pretty cool to see how much our information environment has changed over the course of 100 years. The telephone and the radio were new inventions and the fax machine was not even close to being thought up. It is also hard to imagine that all the current technologies “will be replaced by something new.” To think that we have only seen the beginning of this information era, it simply astounds me. I already have a difficult time processing how everything works, and how all the current information gets out so quickly. I also like how the article applies information technology to the economy and the culture. I know that both are affected by the advances in information, and it is easy to see how culture and the economy rely on new technology.
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