CML Learn & Play Thing #14

I read all of the essays and one in particular resonated (likely because it was the least theoretical and "future-y". Rick Anderson's essay Away From the Icebergs caught me with the first paragraph because it advocates the same position the Collection Development has held as our message and and mantra for years now: that collections are changing and many factors have brought us to the place where we no longer want or need a massive print collection to answer any potential question for any potential customer who might come in...someday...perhaps. Right on the mark. Its a nice affirmation to find that someone trusted by OCLC to write for their site correlates with our message.
Likewise his second point is right on the mark, and I like to think our digital initiatives are making strides towards "eliminating the barriers".
I do feel that his third point is a bit wide of the mark in the assertion that "2.0" by itself levels access to info. Many, many commercial firms are trying to exploit paid access to what they used to sell in books. And the stuff with "real" monetary value--market research & demographics-- still requires a steep tariff for entry whether its ink & paper or electrons.