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Metadata Update # 35 Change and the Future of Libraries

I've noticed that there has been a lot of talk lately about the future of libraries.  The idea that a profession would think and talk about where they are going and what changes will occur is nothing new.  What does seem to be remarkable in the last year or so is that there is a more formalized movement to understand and start to map out that future.  For example, I recently spent some time reading the information on the ALA Center for the Future of Libraries website ( http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/future ).  While the blog, articles and other resources collected up on this web page appear to be just starting to pick up steam, the fact that this Center exists at all is an indicator of the growing interest in the future direction of libraries.  In addition, the San Jose State iSchool annual world wide virtual conference (mini-conferences are being tested this year) has the topic of "Libraries of the Future" http://www.library20.com/ .  It seems that the more tha