5. Libraries & Technology
Here today:
WiFi
eBooks & digital libraries (e.g., Google Book & Scholar)
RSS feeds, Podcasts, & downloadable media (e.g., MP3s)
Social networking software (e.g., Library Thing, MySpace)
User tagging of catalogue records (e.g., WorldCat)
Ratings & reviews, shareable lists, personal profiles
Recommender/notification services
“Library 2.0”
6. Libraries & Technology
Coming soon:
Lightweight, high resolution e-readers
(e.g., Amazon “Kindle”)
Rapid expansion of digital libraries
(especially if copyright issues are resolved)
Print on demand (NY Public Library - “POD ATM machine”)
7. The Paradigm Shift
From: Libraries as “temples to books,” with librarians as
gatekeepers & decoders of catalogue systems (Dewey Decimal,
Library of Congress)
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9. The Paradigm Shift
To: Libraries as “mental gymnasiums,” with librarians as
facilitator-guides, and patrons as contributors & co-cataloguers
of a wide range of print & virtual resources
11. Imagining Future Needs
What will our youngest patrons (0-12) need in 2012? 2017?
What will our teenage patrons (13-19) need in 2012? 2017?
What will our adult patrons (20-65) need in 2012? 2017?
What will our senior patrons (65+) need in 2012? 2017?
12. Our Vision
What products, programs & services to emphasize?
What activities do we want to enable?
(read - connect - grow?)
What’s our niche?