The changes in the way consumers access information has changed the way libraries think about informationand how it is presented to our users now and what they might want in the future. The defining factor is what is relevant to the the library and its community.
Libraries are doorways to information for all who enter and we therefore need to be at the very least aware of what is available beyond books, email and google. I think of the times I have seen a dyed in the wool "older" book worm take to google after a simple lesson and not look back. Good grief what would this user do if he knew about wikis and facebook and twitter and.....he would never leave the library, our walls would be bursting at the seams, not with books, but people.
The availability of online resources available to library users is one instance of the changing style of the way information is presented. However it does appear that the use of these resources to a large degree depends on staff presenting or being aware of the need for this information. So for me as interesting and amazing as all the web offers it is only as good to the library as its people.
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