Topic of the address. Library technology- remember how librarians organized their materials before technology? Librarians have now lost their edge because of concentrating on technology as an end in itself. Many are faddists.
What's a professional? Someone who can save a life- and librarians are in that group for a reason, because every day someones life is saved or improved by information they receive through a library.
The end goal is NOT the delivery of technology- it's the coupling of tools and services to improve people's lives. Marrying the passion and inspiration of librarians WITH technological tools and services to create better outcomes for users.
Crafting the vision of library services of the future without losing sight of the key element- people served. The newest challenge to libraries is leadership, not technology- managing a generational transition with attention to philosophy and advocacy, technical proficiency with a keen focus on serving the public and getting resources to people to allow them to improve their lives.
Historical model of railroads- US rail followed British, British rail was laid on post roads, post roads lain on Roman Roads which were designed to accommodate the width of two horses.
First decision decided by two horses asses. Technology, similiary is a series of improvements on an initially arbitrary platfrom.
Cannot rely on tech as a crutch to deliver quality library services- most of the core architecture of our services are adaptations from commercial products that are not oriented to library services.
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