After watching the YouTube video, which I must say, was very cute, if not a little distracting when trying to concentrate (or perhaps that's just because of all the construction noise outside), I read the first three perspectives.
I'd have to say that I agree with them. Libraries do need to get away from the proverbial "icebergs" that our profession persists in hanging on to. Of course, that's always easier said than done. Especially when you take into account the fact that ours is an aging profession that doesn't seem to like change. And seriously, what is our patron to librarian ratio? Wonder if anyone has ever taken the time to consider that. So many times at the reference desk you could be swamped and the you didn't have the time to teach the user how to interface with the system, it was easier, and better customer service to simply do it for them.
I liked the point that the Librarian 2.0 would be a trendspotter and allowed time to play with new technology so as to be familiar with it. Why not have some classes for patrons on some of the new Web 2.0 technology, why not teach them to use flickr?
Finally, it's all about cooperation. To survive we need to think like a business and look for collaboration opportunities. Why shouldn't we? It would be silly to labor out there ourselves, take the time and work with someone, it may save time and money in the long run.
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