Visionary gone
October 6, 2011I can’t help but think today of how Steve Jobs has changed the way we do so many things. The advent of an all-in-one low cost computer altered all of our lives.
When I learned to type on a manual typewriter back in the early 1970s I would never have dreamed that one day my work would take me to a library where I help people access information in a way that was unimaginable back then… at least unimaginable to me, not so much to Steve Jobs.
I used my first Apple computer in 1983 and was amazed that I could type a piece of code into a machine that would show champagne pouring from a bottle and the words “Happy New Year” scrolling across that little screen. My next big adventure was dialing up with that modem, logging into Compuserve and booking airline tickets online. It was all text and very difficult to move around, but awesome none the less. I now cannot get through a day without that computer in my pocket, my iPhone.
In the library world computers have changed so much of what we do and the services we offer to our patrons. Access to information for all has always been our motto and you can now have that access from anywhere in the world from a device that fits in your hand.
Thank you Steve Jobs. — Jill
