Library 2.0: Revolution or Evolution? by Tom Kwanya

I really enjoyed reading this article because the author did a fantastic job laying out the arguments for Library 2.0 being a evolution, revolution, or neither.  The argument for it being an evolution makes sense in that utilizing the technologies available to us is something that Libraries have been doing though out time.  So in short it is the idea that the use of these technologies was just a part of the natural progression the the Library.  Whereas the argument for Library 2.0 being a Revolution is that we are moving past the Librarian and patron interaction to a Librarian to patron or patron to patron interaction in which we build a library community through social media.  This expands Libraries past our traditional uses for technology into a whole new avenue which is a Revolutionary act.  I think that the neither section of the article should have been a both section.  Library 2.0 can be deemed both evolutionary and revolutionary depending on how the Library is using the technologies available to them.  If they are used to continue the traditional aspects of communication but in a web based format then it is a evolution though all be it now behind the times.  But when the technology is being used to create a whole new aspect of the library system that is interactive with its users in which they can become creators is a revolutionary act.  Personally, I think that the use of social media in Library 2.0 is a Revolutionary act because we are not just creating a webpage but an interactive library community.