After reading the OCLC Next Space Newsletter - Web 2.0 Where will the next generation of the web take libraries, I'm amazed at people's ability to imagine what was once the unimaginable - their vision astounds me.
The perspective on the "just in case" collection struck a cord. I compare "building a comprehensive collection of materials that anticipates the user's every need" to a dog chasing its tail - most often, it's a fruitless task. The idea of collecting in a non-traditional sense is intriguing to a Materials Manager. Wouldn't it be wonderful to build a collection in which there are no "shelf sitters" - whether virtual or real? Wouldn't it be wonderful to satisfy every patron's request, whatever it might be? It sounds like the sky's the limit for libraries in the next generation of the web.
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