1. Broadband and Library Relevance “ I have a feeling there will be a new life for the library in which it provides the thinking space for civilization.” Jessamyn West interveiw with Web 2.0 thinker Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto.
2. … instead of waiting for the need to materialize…libraries would be better served by anticipating the need and seeking forward-looking solutions today… Fiber to the Library by the ALA Office for Information Technology, September 2009. http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/telecom/index.cfm “ I have a feeling there will be a new life for the library in which it provides the thinking space for civilization.” Jessamyn West interveiw with Web 2.0 thinker Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto.
3. What can fiber do for your library? How are people currently using technology in libraries? What are the current stresses on library bandwidth? Some real-life examples What do patrons want ? Challenges we face