Way Out There Tech &

Implications for

LibrariesStephen Abram, MLS

Federation of On6tario Public Libraries

Lighthouse Consulting

iSchool Symposium

February 19, 2015

What does way out mean?

Normal means that enough libraries have adopted and are learning by doing

that the adoption curve is well launched.

What does way out mean?

This stuff is ‘normal’ now.

Makerspaces

Print and Digital Publishing on demand

Wide Social Media use for engagement and marketing

Pre-

Creative?

Research

Support

Inspiration

Learning

Creative

Spaces?

Play

Learning

Making

Performing

Post-

Creative?

Organize

Store

Exhibit

Sensemaking

Are libraries … ?

The Flavours of Makerspaces

http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/4-flavors-makerspaces/

FabLabs

Hackerspaces

TechShops

Makerspaces

Bakerspaces

Writing Labs – Poetry Slams, Lyrics, NaNoWriMo

Art Shows: ArtSpaces

Music: PerformanceSpaces

1. Some ideas

ONE ILS

http://www.goscl.com/scl-working-to-create-unified-digital-platform-for-all-libraries/

2. Some Ideas

Internet of Things

What is a thing?

How does this impact library

land?

The Evolution of Integrated, Sensing,

Aware Devices

Connected-home device shipments will grow at a compound annual rate of 67% over

the next five years, much faster than smartphone or tablet device growth, and hit 1.8

billion units shipped in 2019, according to BI Intelligence estimates. Connected-home

devices include all smart appliances (washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc.), safety and security

systems (internet-connected sensors, monitors, cameras, and alarm systems), and energy

equipment like smart thermostats and smart lighting.

Connected-home device sales will drive over $61 billion in revenue this year. That

number will climb at a 52% compound annual growth rate to reach $490 billion in 2019.

Home-energy equipment and safety and security systems, including devices like

connected thermostats and smoke detectors, will become popular first, leading the

way to broader consumer adoption.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/connected-home-market-forecasts-2015-2#ixzz3S7SyxO1Y

3. Some ideas

Truly disrupting the BOOK codex

Are we at phase one of digital books where we merely create a digital version

of the Gutenberg Codex?

3 dimensional text, type, leading, spines, ears and feet.

Audio, video,

Interactivity with the server, community, other readers, classmates…

Create your own path…

Add yourself into the story – fan readers versus fan fiction…

4. Some Ideas

Beacons

NFC killed the QR Star!

Librarybox.com

To state the obvious: Modern, smartphone-toting humans spend most of their time indoors.

But indoor spaces often block cell signals and make it nearly impossible to locate devices via GPS. Beacons are a solution.

Beacons are a low-cost piece of hardware — small enough to attach to a wall or countertop — that use battery-friendly, low-energy Bluetooth connections to transmit messages or prompts directly to a smartphone or tablet. They are poised to transform how retailers, event organizers, transit systems, enterprises, and educational institutions communicate with people indoors. Consumers might even want to deploy them as part of home automation systems.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/beacons-and-ibeacons-create-a-new-market-2013-12#ixzz3S7eEl65U

5. Some Ideas

Big Data, Little Data

Insights from Aggregated and Anonymized Data Patterns

Very few libraries have truly BIG data but many of our vendors do.

Can this be the end of handcrafted book choices? Newspapers? POV

periodicals? Albums? Scholarly festschrifts?

Snapchat and their Plans

At launch, Snapchat is

working with ten media

partners, including CNN,

ESPN, and National

Geographic. These

companies will release a

new edition of Discover

content every 24 hours,

featuring both videos and

articles hand picked by

their staffers. The goal for

these media companies, of

course, is to hook a new,

younger audience that

doesn’t often connect with

traditional media.

http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/01/snapchats-new-discover-feature-could-be-a-significant-moment-in-the-evolution-of-mobile-news/

6. Some ideas

Marketing Disruption

Instagram

Facebook

20 Ways to Make People Fall in Love With Your Instagram: A Guide for

Libraries and Other Cultural Institutions

http://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/12/23/20-ways-make-people-fall-love-your-

instagram-guide-libraries-and-other-cultural

And more on Stephen’s Lighthouse

7. Some ideas

Payment Systems

Selling and Charging and Leading

Square, PayPal,

Debit cards as library card

8. Some ideas

Truly Local

GPS GIS

9. Some ideas

Pop-Ups

And Mobile-aided presence

Trend: Pop Up Retail Stores

Mobile Maker

Questions . . .

ENGAGE

Enjoy the Symposium

Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLAFederation of Ontario Public Libraries

Lighthouse Consulting Inc.Cel: 416-669-4855

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