tech trends - wordz to know
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A quite little slideshow I use when I need to give a quick and hopefully humerous overview of what trends will and are having an impact on libraries.TRANSCRIPT
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Scott Kehoe, Technology Advisor Massachusetts Library System
[email protected] / 866-627-7228
Trendy Wordz
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Touch
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• Touchscreens everywhere!
• tablets
• smartphones
• e-readers
• tablet computers & computer monitors
• automobile dashboards
• kitchen appliances
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Apps
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• psst ... it’s just software & a marketing bonanza
• It's about access, not the device
• e-books: OverDrive & Kindle & nook & Google Play & iBooks & openlibrary.org & archive.org & gutenberg.org
• app-books: Our Choice / Al Gore & Barefoot World Atlas
• Libraries: Gale AccessMyLibrary & eb.com & GoodReads & LibraryBooks & Wikipanion & MedlinePlus.com
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Ecosystems
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Not biology ...technology branding &
• Cell phones: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-mobile
• Game consoles: Xbox / Nintendo / Playstation
• Tablets: iPad / Android / Windows 8
• e-books: Kindle / nook / iBooks
• Libraries: OverDrive / 3M / III / Evergreen / Gale / EBSCO
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Five
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THE BIG HarperCollins (News Corp)
Little, Brown (Hachette)
Macmillan (Holtzbrinck)
Random House Penguin (Bertelsmann & Pearson)
Simon & Schuster (CBS)5
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Ramifications
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• First Sale Doctrine • DRM • licensing • multiple formats
DOWNSIDE
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• Content everywhere • Cheaper content ...maybe? • Content direct from the creator,
self-publishing flourishes • Device doesn't matter • Ecosystems cross-pollinate
UPSIDE
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Scott’s Pinterest on things e-books & libraries http://pinterest.com/bibliotechy/e-readers-e-books-and-libraries/ Workshop handouts, slides, links: http://www.masslibsystem.org/continuing-education/mls-ce-handouts/ New York Times Technology http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology - David Pogue’s weekly columns & reviews Wall Street Journal All Things Digital http://allthingsd.com/- Walt Mossberg’s weekly Personal Technology column
NPR Technology & Popular Culture podcasts (weekly) www.npr.org/rss/podcast Pew Internet & American Life Projectsuccinct reports on all aspects internet use by Americans www.pewinternet.org
Where to get more info!