Reading Report 3

In this reading, they talk about the origins of the library and how they are changing. In the beginning, libraries were centers of knowledge, holding all the important writings of the time. Libraries were used by those who wanted to obtain knowledge but could not afford to buy the books themselves. But now, libraries are no longer being used as often for those who need specific information due to the increase of information availible to people on the internet. Mainly, the people that use libraries today are only those who read for enjoyment. The article then list ten trends that are leading to the new age of libraries, the first of which is the change in communication. People have far more ways of communicating information throughout time such as the telephones invention to todays wide use of internet and podcasts. Next is the innovation of technology and how each thing we use today becomes obsolete in the future. Third is the ability to store lots of info into small places. Fourth is the search for information becoming more and more complicated since there is soo much info out there. The fifth trend talks about how we do everything on the go and the sixth talks about how soon reading will no longer be usefull and we will be a verbal society. The seventh talks of how we are becoming a global society because of the amount of buisness done overseas. The 8th and 9th trends talk about how we are closing in on a new era of globalization such as a global tax system, and many other systems having the same standard worldwide. It also states how we will no longer base things on the product but instead on the experience we had from the product. The last trend talks about the new era of libraries changing from information centers to centers more based on your local culture.
Overall I think this was a very interesting reading. We our becoming an era that does not really use the library as much for gathering info and we have seen changes in libraries incorporating many more computers and other technologies. Although I believe many of the points made in the trends were good, many seemed a little far fetched, such as our society becoming a verbal society. The need for writing in my mind will be forever. I believe we are also very far from using a global standard in buisness although the idea is good and more than likely will eventually happen somewhere down the line. Overall, the writer of thearticle in my opinion is right that the library will change to match our ever changing society, and try and match our need for new technology and hopefully it will do so and always be a place to increase knowledge.