This learning 2.0 journey has been a long but extremely useful one. Some of the weekly exercises could have been shorter as many became very time consuming. This is probably why many of my workmates have not completed all their tasks - they are in one person libraries and even though offered extra time when the library was closed, some activities were just too time consuming. I have to admit some of the early instructions were not clear and this was disheartening. Attaching bloglines to the blog was the stumbling block for a lot of people and I can believe that many felt it was beyond their capabilities. The feeling was that if they were stuck so early on, the rest of the program would be too difficult. Trying to help staff over the phone is not the same as assisting in person.

This is a shame, because overall the program exposed me to many areas that I had read about but never experienced firsthand. There are some I will probably go back to and spend more time exploring and some I hope never to see again! I was annoyed at the American content at times and felt that some of it needed to be adapted to provide more relevance to Australia.

This program has provided an avenue for all of us to think about how we currently deliver library services and what we should be considering for the very near future and, in the words of Buzz Lightyear - to infinity and beyond! We have to remain relevant to all of the community and often libraries are the first point of call for much related to the internet. For me this program, while somewhat frustrating at times, has assisted in exciting me to embrace newer technologies and adapt some of them for library and personal use.

World EBook Fair had mainly classics and no Australian content that I could find. Over time I am sure this site will develop and grow, matching the growth in popularity of MP3 players and podcasts. Audiobooks will be another format that libraries will be able to offer to attract a wider audience and I can see it as extremely useful for smaller branches who don't have the space to retain everything.