I’m very grateful to the Statewide Project for this invaluable opportunity which could not fail to broaden the horizons of every participant. I admire Lynette & Lesley for so successfully steering this monumental process.
There is no doubt this is only the start of a new era, generation, metamorphosis, paradigm, quantum leap, revolution, shift, transformation, vision… for us as human beings & library staff. Our descendents will view us & our customers as almost a different species.
My feelings are still mixed: wonder at the possibilities & what’s out there; excitement that there are new ways to connect with people whom our channels have bypassed; & trepidation at the immensity of contributing to the necessary development & the difficult choices which are now even more inevitable.
Even with the constantly morphing tools we’ve been given to foster interactivity, empowerment, & connection, & the demonstration to ourselves that we have achieved a goal which may have seemed Mt Everest at the start, the road ahead is ever steeper & ever more challenging – the essence of life now. Completing the course though is a milestone, which I hope will spur me on in moments of discouragement.
I could spend weeks exploring more deeply the resources whose surface we have just skimmed. The real world now looms however, with the real challenge of finding the best mix of services unimaginable in the past, which will make the most difference for the greatest number of customers by the wisest use of resources, as well as fulfilling more traditional aspects many customers still want – a familiar goal..
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Congratulations on completing the program. What you have explored is just the tip of the iceberg.
There is a world of web 2.0 technology out there (it's mind blowing isn't it!!)
Lynette
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