Week 2 Reading Response

In reading "Libraries" by Christine Pawley, I found the last section about the values of libraries very interesting. Today it seems that most librarians share a common creed of promoting free access to information and opposing censorship. However, this set of values obviously has not existed since time immemorial; Pawley gives a brief description of the development in her article.

I agree with the values held by most librarians, that everyone should be able to have access to information, and that librarians are responsible for helping people find what they are looking for. This brings up interesting issues though, of how the principles of librarianship will evolve as the internet becomes ever more ubiquitous. Do libraries have a responsibility to provide access to all web content, even what would be considered explicit? How do librarians provide equal access and help to people who do not have access to online resources? I certainly don't have the answers to these questions, but they are problems librarians will need to come up with solutions for and which we will all be dealing with in our education and career.