tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post8362489326656211273..comments2024-03-19T16:26:45.863-04:00Comments on Digitization 101: Wayback Wednesday: Looking at the future of libraries [Important for New Yorkers]Jill Hurst-Wahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137713.post-56584106632464298352011-05-20T10:25:42.451-04:002011-05-20T10:25:42.451-04:00At the Medical Library Association conference this...At the Medical Library Association conference this week, Scott Plutchak agreed with Seth Godin. Writing about the presentation, <a href="http://mbanks.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/05/scott-plutchak-and-seth-godin-mla-11.html" rel="nofollow">Marcus' World</a> paraphrased Plutchak and said:<br /><br />"...this is a great age for librarians and not for libraries. The era of building great collections housed in impressive buildings is over. If we continue to think of ourselves as collection builders, as dealers in materials and not in ideas, we are doomed. This existential threat to the purpose of libraries stems from the ease of online access to information, which will continue to reshape our world."<br /><br />Read <a href="http://mbanks.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/05/scott-plutchak-and-seth-godin-mla-11.html" rel="nofollow">Marcus' World</a> to get more of Scott Plutchak's comments.Jill Hurst-Wahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355882159165026398noreply@blogger.com