> ..... I would hope that it would > be a community that feels more welcoming to the librarians who usually hand > off anything related to technology to "the people who are supposed to handle > those kinds of things for us."
It concerns me that technology is seen as belonging to another discipline entirely despite the fact that libraries are extremely technology dependent. It is this dynamic which has led to a "shopping club" mentality presumes that the best solutions will come from the outside. Anything that encourages librarians to be more technology aware/capable is a good thing. Given that oss stuff has better prospects of success with larger rather than smaller communities, it seems like the better way to address the issue is find where people naturally gravitate, and then try to make that environment work for as many people as possible. That ultimately leads to better cross pollination of ideas. kyle
