New technologies impacting LIS

New changes to the cataloguing rules, changing from AACR2 to Resource Description and Access (RDA), starting in 2013.
How will this impact fellow lis students that have just completed the cataloguing module?
http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html
http://www.rdatoolkit.org/
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QR codes are becoming popular, not only with books, just today in a magazine advertisement for ladies make-up a qr code was used for readers to scan the tag to learn more about the product.
http://searchengineland.com/what-is-a-qr-code-and-why-do-you-need-one-27588
Have a look at these qr code generator websites and make your own qr codes.
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ & http://www.qrstuff.com/
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A few interesting facts for those that work in a school library environment.
Did you know that - in 60 seconds - (looks at what happens in the world of web 2.0 in such a short space of time). Have a look at this link it may be of interest.
http://www.schoollibrarymanagement.com/tag/web2-0/
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Tomorrow 16/10 will be blog action day (coincidental that we have covered blogs in 23 things) which coincides with world hunger day. Blog action day is an annual event that unites bloggers from all around the world, posting posts on the same issue on the same day. Blog action day started in 2007.
http://blogactionday.org/