Some of the information that I read regarding Library 2.0 was complicated to be, because I am not a librarian. I do not "research" on a daily basis as the trained librarians do. However, I did see some tie-ins to earlier "things" of the 23 things. Regarding bibliographic trends today and in the future, one article mentioned the inevitable duplication of records that would confuse and waste the time of both our patrons and the reference librarians. The article went on to mention the use of RSS feeds, that would allow users to "customize, package, and subscribe" to the content they are most interested in, and send it to their "prefered working place. Not necessarily limited to an actual visit to the library. Getting data from multiple institutions without a metodata creation to govern the overlap, would be much less efficient.
Another article, and one more basic and easier for me to understand, mentioned the obvious fact that we are forced to rely on the user's education. Since we could not possibly teach research skills to everyone who comes into the library, or accesses the library's data base, having a service available that uses the input of not only the library employees, but allows the patrons to use open forums and ask questions, along with giving their input into the planning for future services. The can also, speak to the userablity of the current services.
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