Web 2.0

I read the articles on the OCLC NextSpace Web 2.0 site. It's all about keeping up with and even being ahead of what the patrons want and look to libraries for. Two of the articles were by academic Librarians. Acedemic Libraries and Public Libraries have different purposes and different Patrons. The acedemics say their circulation is down 55% which is a far cry from what KCLS is experiencing, and how much of the KCLS decline can be attributed to the loss of SPL patrons placing holds.

Yes, there are more public library patrons who come in and just use computers, for the internet, word processing or databases. Some public library patrons never step foot in the library and use the online databases. These are the patrons who are Web 2.0 users and our knowlege will benefit them and us.

However that being said we still have a LOT of patrons who still like a good read.