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I have enjoyed reading the different perspectives on Library 2.0. Yes, many of the philosphies of service have been the foundation of library services, yet we are obligated to blend our principles and values with the changes in the world. I think of the old "Seinfeld" librarian who guarded the collection as his own, but we today can't be a "come to us" library any longer - we need to have make available catalogs, database, etc. no matter where our patrons are. I also agreed with the statement that we need to eliminate barriors that exist between patrons and the information with one button commands for example "Blog This". Why not make the technology as user friendly as possible?! I think academic libraries still have a major role in teaching our students/patrons compared to a public library. One statement that was made referred to "greater returns on financial investments" which certainly would apply to public libraries but would apply to us as well.