Envisioning the Future of Technology in Libraries Law Membership
Cloud
Open Source
CLOUD AND DESKTOP SUPPORT Do More Information, Less Technical Help Desk
Desktop OS Windows
Software Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint Internet Explorer
DivorceMate
Hard Drive File storage
Hard Drive Dropbox
Desktop OS ZeroPC
Software Microsoft Web Apps
Software LexisNexis
Inte
rnet
Cloud: Office Suite
Microsoft Office
Free Web Apps Office 365
Small Business Office 365
Small Business Premium
Cloud: Office Suite
Spoon.net
Cloud: Operating System
OPEN SOURCE & CONTENT What Role Can You Play in Creating Information?
Open Source is
free to acquire
often supported by a community
an alternative to paid software
often an opportunity to learn
a software license
eBooks
Courthouse Libraries BC Clicklaw Wikibooks
http://davidpwhelan.pressbooks.com/
http://davidpwhelan.pressbooks.com/
or
Use Calibre & Sigil
Microsoft Word
Save as Web page (.html) Open in
Sigil
Sigil
Save as .epub
Calibre
Export for Amazon Kindle
Optional
Then What?
Sell It? Member Benefit?
FREE SOFTWARE & ADDED VALUE What Happens if the Cost of a Member Benefit Drops?
Pulling a case for a lawyer
chart from “Creating Value-Added Research & Analysis”, Quantum Dialog/Outsell whitepaper
Where Do You Add Value?
Pulling multiple cases for a lawyer
Current Awareness for Everyone
Tiny Tiny RSS (free, open source)
can also be tool for you to share publicly
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Dropbox
Google Docs
iCloud
Lawyers + Cloud Storage
Cloud Storage = Top 3 Cloud Uses
2013 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report, Volume 2, p. 61
Be the Cloud
ownCloud Community (free, open source)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Laptop
Phone
Tablet
Lawyers + Web Conferencing
2013 Tablet Use ≈ 2009 Laptop Use
2013 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report, Volume 6, pp. 37, 48, 63
Regularly Occasionally Seldom Never
Personal Help with WebRTC
• Browser-to-browser audio/video conferencing
• Tablets, phones, and PCs
Fake screenshot using Google Chrome WebRTC demo
Circulate Devices
Available Law
e-Books Fewer e-Readers, device
compatibility issues
iPad or Android Tablet
Kiosk Mode
e-Book reader
app
The Future, Today
Cloud computing and open source software are a foundation for new
opportunities for small, membership libraries to deliver
new services and add value.
Thank You!
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