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Friday, May 7, 2010

Information Age. Over. Toast. Done.

"The Information Age is Over. It's Toast. Done." Library Networking Group / Michael Ridley.
America: Libraryng Online, May 5th 2010.


"Librarians have long debated and agonized over their professional identity. To be a Librarian is to engage in this angst. With each wave of change, the most recent being digital resources and the internet, there is clear evidence of the decline of the profession and the irrelevance of our Libraries. Perpetually on the brink, Librarianship appears to be just one advancement away from its elimination. When the pundits began to talk about the “Information Age” it’s no wonder that we jumped on the bandwagon with shameless enthusiasm. Finally, this was our time.We know about this stuff. Pay attention to us. And they did (sort of); and it was good (sort of)."