It means a commitment to the past. The Dewey Decimal system is still the standard by which bibliographic access to the collection is maintained. It also means a commitment to your future. Computer database searching is rapidly becoming the information choice of others. And yet again, many choose to use all available methods of information delivery.
Librarians can access databases, and create databases.
Digital Librarian , is a good example of using our traditional skills to create new library services. Whatever the choice of access, the public library and public librarian are there to provide this service. To be a public librarian is to commit to a profession requiring continuing education, a level of comfort with ambiguity and above all the firm belief in the importance of equal information access for all. As the twenty-first century public grows and changes at the speed of light, so too will the public librarian. Public librarians reflect the communities the library serves.