After reading the article I found many similarities to the business world way of thinking. From downsizing to restructuring to reorganizing, wherever change is needed and allowed to happen there is a natural adversity by people to make the change.

The internal culture of any business including libraries can be the hardest to change. Titles change, classifications change, technology changes but the perceived demarcation of each level, especially a persons status, can be influenced by title, job description, abilities, environment and power, real or not.

Libraries like any other business must have a mission statement. It sets goals and usually a long-term strategy to help plan for the company's future. We have to think of ourselves as a local entity on a global mission. With technology changing day to day there will always be a need for professionals and nonprofessionals. Whatever we choose to be will determine our path in life. The need to understand what each of us does or accomplishes in our jobs and our abilities to carry out our assigned tasks will help to alleviate some of the feelings of animosity between those positions.

Whether it's the public sector or the academic side of work, the growing disparities between rich and poor and our dwindling resources will force all of us to rethink our positions on life and work. Do we try to meet those goals working together, to ensure a better work place and a more secure feeling of ourselves, or do we continuously resist change and assume someone else will be responsible for our job security and peace of mind?

There is always room for both kinds of people, but to accomplish our goals in life we may have to integrate the paths we take.

I know this paper is not just about libraries and its positions but the article relates to any business, private or public, which is striving to succeed in the future, and the changes and challenges we must all face.