social applications on the verge
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Practical for libraries?
There are a lot of technologies available, but always think which one[s]
will provide the most visibility for your library and best connect your users to your library!
Many services and tools will die, but people will always remain the catalytic agent for
social activities online and offline!
We can’t solve all of our problems using algorithms and data.
We need trusted human filters (e.g., librarians!)
(Paraphrased Bob Lefsetz, http://lefsetz.com/)
People are still the “killer app!”
Source: http://goo.gl/jssxT
Recommended Reading!
Source: http://bit.ly/WzgOyk
Traditional roles still
exist!
Many people don’t need librarians to help them
search. They need help
making sense of what they
find.
Be available to help your
users when they need it.
R.I.P.
Reference Question in Facebook
Skype
Join.me
Google+ Hangout
FaceTime
Remote Desktop Control added yesterday!
Be an integral part of the transaction
Help enhance online content with
authoritative resources.
This will bring more visibility to your library
and people will trust the information
presented.
Edit Wikipedia articles and include library resources.
Open Education: What is the library’s role?
MOOCs
• Massively Open Online Courses (e.g., MIT’s edX and Stanford’s Coursera)
• MOOCs are drawing thousands and even hundreds of thousands of attendees
• What do we know about these learners? Self-directed!
• Library’s role?
Source: http://goo.gl/ip0wF
Source: http://goo.gl/aQ6G4
Watch the trailer: http://pushpoppress.com/ourchoice/
What can you imagine will happen here?
Personalized/Social Reading
Hmm, I wonder when library interfaces will look this smooth?
Source: Horizon Report
Gamification
Game-based Learning
Using competitive exercises to get students/patrons to challenge themselves
with the hopes of motivating them to learn better and more meaningfully.
Game Development Workshops
Visit http://goo.gl/dQrnd for a list of game engines!
SPC Seminole Gaming Club
openbadges.org
http://bit.ly/QEGV4a
handheldlibrarian.org/
Learning Analytics
“Educational institutions are embarking on their ownexplorations of the science of large data sets, with the
aim of improving student retention and providing ahigher quality, personalized experience for learners.”
Source: http://goo.gl/V6VBo
Ruckus E-Reader
Watch the video at: http://goo.gl/tzY2G
I got my Google Glasses!
Introducing Google Glass
Google Glass
Wearable Technology
Source: http://goo.gl/VSjkk
Self Publishing 101
Success Story
Source: http://goo.gl/4oGHd
Self publishing author Colleen Hoover with copies of her books. Hoover's novels have made the New York Times bestseller list!
www.colleenhoover.com
YOU can do this and/or you can help your patrons do it!
Self- Publishing Tools
Upload local content to “Community Reserve.”
createspace.com
kdp.amazon.comcalibre-ebook.com
vook.com/
mobipocket.com
Note: Some titles are NSFW!
Watch for proposed legislation and let everyone know how it impacts them!
https://www.eff.org/
We can’t solve all of our problems using algorithms and data.
People are still the killer app – trusted human filters.
(Paraphrased Bob Lefsetz, http://lefsetz.com/)
Source: http://goo.gl/LDb4p
Could you see any of these in your library?
Allen County Public Library Creates High-Tech 'Hackerspaces'Source: http://goo.gl/wHZyR
… host a program for the maker community on every Monday in May.
… is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.
… is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC It also plays high-definition video.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/
http://www.arduino.cc/
Location
Source: http://goo.gl/pbw5y
Visual Marketing
Book covers, archives, reading lists, promotion, infographics,
library instruction etc. http://goo.gl/JyCLg
Book displays, events, patron photos, behind-the-scenes,
etc. http://goo.gl/pCkkz
6 second tutorials, news, promotion, be creative!
http://goo.gl/BkZEY
Tell stories with data, Twitterize your library,
research, etc. http://visual.ly/
St. Pete Times article: http://goo.gl/bMi1D
Tweeted Jedi Path video: http://goo.gl/bwSTu
The research shows …
Source: http://pewinternet.org
The research shows …
• As of April 2012, 55% of adult cell owners use the internet on their mobile phones; nearly double what we found three years ago.
• 31% of current cell internet users say that they mostly go online using their cell phone, and not using some other device such as a desktop or laptop computer.
Source: http://pewinternet.org
The research shows …
Source: http://pewinternet.org
Video source: http://goo.gl/6Dk7u
Take Google Maps Indoors!
Samsung S4: Touch Free Navigation!
Promote your music collection!
Note: the border was created by Photoshop Express
Form partnerships
In 1971, Michael S. Hart (1947 –2011) created the first e-book by typing the Declaration of Independence into a
computer. Project Gutenberg was launched and now e-books are over 40 years old!
New E-Reader for Under $13
Source: http://goo.gl/dZ8qt
When will they be free?
$70 now.
Source: yotaphone.com/
YotaPhone … is a high-resolution liquid crystal display on one side and an electronic paper display on the other. It allows you to effortlessly stream information to the electronic paper display, without draining battery power or having to wake up the phone.
PEW Internet & American Life Project The Rise of E-Reading Report
Source: http://goo.gl/njMC1
Does the rise of e-reading mean a rise in literacy?
It does require a fairly literate person to navigate e-readers, the Web etc. , but are people who use
e-readers truly becoming more literate?
Offer free workshops for the public and ask people to bring their devices!
Source: github.com
psfk.com
mashable.com
pulse.me
techcrunch.com/
Stand out! Keep your library’s social
media stream flowing. Be conversational, personable, and participate in transactions. Keep it fun and you will be successful!
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