Rick Anderson's article, Away from the "icebergs", was very insightful.
I would have to agree that the emerging technology and information that is freely available via the internet will change libraries as we know them.
In the future, possibly even now, there would be no need to purchase reference books (although I often find I will get what I want from a book quicker than the internet). Library staff will need to be educated in the new online applications so they can assist their patrons.
Libraries no longer have the monopoly power for information, which is good news for some patrons, but for libraries it's now a matter of adjusting how they offer their services to people seeking information. They will need to update and reevaluate how best to serve library users.
Generation Z (or the igeneration) take their mobile phones, ipods, laptops everywhere. They already take the Web 2.0 applications for granted so it will be their generation that will mostly demand the change from libraries.
One thing for certain is libraries as we know them will need to change or be left behind.
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