tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post8596439154240716530..comments2024-01-10T01:11:33.668-08:00Comments on That Blog Belongs to Emily Brown!: "To the degree that we can ... replace books with people, that’s the future of where libraries are going.”xemilyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06226611626960189862noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post-31152055784516584382012-05-14T14:25:28.396-07:002012-05-14T14:25:28.396-07:00There are definitely some patrons who place a bunc...There are definitely some patrons who place a bunch of holds online and just come to the circ desk to pick them up. They would probably love an ARM! As you say, this is both exciting and dreadful. I think we need to consider ideas like this if we want to survive. Doesn't mean we have to go in this direction (automated, anonymous, convenient), but I think it should be part of the brainstorming process.xemilyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226611626960189862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post-44166679683425637762012-05-14T04:39:15.613-07:002012-05-14T04:39:15.613-07:00Very helpful summary of articles and comments on t...Very helpful summary of articles and comments on this issue, Emily. Thanks for posting! Will libraries go the way of banks, where most transactions are handled either online or via ATM? Will borrowers one day be able to drive up to the drive-through ARM (automatic resource machine) at the local library, insert a library card, and wait a few minutes while some robot and/or complex conveyor system retrieves the desired item and plops it into a waiting hand? It's both exciting and dreadful at the same time. I am not yet settled into a position on this, but now that you've provided such great links, I can expand my knowledge beyond the one NYT article I'd read.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294585944821680264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post-19410283899885759852012-05-13T18:24:14.628-07:002012-05-13T18:24:14.628-07:00Oh, burn! You're right.Oh, burn! You're right.xemilyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226611626960189862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753124101432892994.post-51203742813676148652012-05-13T12:47:57.458-07:002012-05-13T12:47:57.458-07:00Uh hem--9 neighborhood libraries, Washington Park ...Uh hem--9 neighborhood libraries, Washington Park is open again.Andriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16212214815486879965noreply@blogger.com