The Lit List

March 6th, 2006

With all of the discussion about our libraries becoming user-centered and user-focused, I wonder when/if the time will come when we start “storing” and “carrying” their stories. Take a look at The Lit List:

“The Lit List is a site where readers submit links to online fiction—including short stories, eBooks and podcasts—and vote for their favorites. The most popular links are automatically ‘published’ to the front page. It’s like a real-time literary journal edited by readers.”

So, will the libraries of the future carry “books” written by community members? Will the library become the “publisher” of this content? It’s really not that expensive if done in an online environment.

It seems to me that this is the next step in our user centered libraries…

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