"Rigid rules, entrenched bureaucracies, and stable hierarchies will not help libraries survive new technologies, tight budgets, competition, and changing expectations of patrons and users. Stifling bureaucracies can result in employees who are unmotivated, lack the skills needed to adjust to changes, are content to follow orders, lack problem solving skills, and develop an us vs. them mentality. To advance, libraries need to move away from being knowing organizations that emphasize one best way to do things by following rules and regulations. They need to move past being understanding organizations where organizational culture and values dominate decision-making so that change is unlikely to occur. They need to advance past thinking organizations that emphasize fixing and solving problems without questioning why the system broke. Instead, they must become organizations that create a climate that fosters learning, experimenting, and risk taking. Instead of emphasizing command and control processes, libraries need to adopt strategies that will help the organization move forward and develop proactive responses to change"
from: Transitioning to the learning organization
Libraries and librarians have made a life, not out of providing information, but out of providing a remedy for the facts that information is printed on paper, and that books are expensive. When these facts change, you need to figure out what your role is going to be in the future. There will still be limitations that need remedies, but different ones.