After watching the Machine video, it strikes me that the web is becoming more user friendly and that a lot of the structural restrictions are breaking down. It used to be that organizations depended on the one or two people who knew HTML or could crack the code of the computer language to accomplish work. Now, anyone can create and collaborate without having to hold a 800 page manual in front of them.
The web and information as a result seem like they going to skyrocket in volume, with the users and collaborators dictating what gets put out there. What role will librarians play in all of this? Will we be willing to take on new roles, ones that have less control? The revolution of Web 2.0 may not give us a choice, as the world will steamroll right over us if we do not jump on board and become leaders in the new age of technology, rather than reacting to trends that are already happening.
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