Technologies that fall under the umbrella of Web 2.0 give media specialists a new set of tools with which to connect to their users. While looking at some school library websites, I noticed that there are so many cool features that these sites incorporate, some of which are actually successful at drawing in students, or at least which appear to be successful. Young adults can better appreciate the services and opportunities the SLMC can offer them if they are presented in a way that teens can relate to, which means using the technologies they have grown up with. The prevalence of these new technologies does not necessitate a change in the media center, but it will no doubt be a more used and valued place if these factors are taken into account.
On a related note, the use of the term "media specialist" instead of "librarian" reflects this change in the view of the role of the "library". No longer is the library merely a holding space for books, but rather a laboratory for learning, creating, and participating.
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