The most appealing theme that I would like to explore in the Hyperlinked Library model is the prospect of fostering and supporting human connection through the library. The library is operating in a rapidly changing, networked world, and the tools and technology that have been created and are being developed can foster connection, relationship and community. And as Michael Buckland points out, libraries must not only utilize these tools to improve what they do, they must imagine the possibilities of what these new technologies will allow and enable (1999). There is a paradox in the mix here though, since these technologies are at the same time used to spread misinformation,…