I spent the weekend in the Philadelphia area doing some presentations for a Board of Trustees retreat. Fun time – they were, as you could expect, VERY engaged. Here are my presentations!
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Enjoy!
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I spent the weekend in the Philadelphia area doing some presentations for a Board of Trustees retreat. Fun time – they were, as you could expect, VERY engaged. Here are my presentations!
and
Enjoy!
I just read an article about the Internet of Things overtaking mobile devices. Thanks to Michael Schofield for posting it (you ARE listening to the lib.ux podcast he does with Amanda Goodman, right?).
Anyway … here’s the article. The article states that “the Internet of Things (IoT) is set to overtake mobile phones as the largest category of connected device by 2018.”
I can believe that. Thinking about my own family’s devices, we’re close to that already! Here’s what we own that would relate to mobile devices and the Internet of Things at the moment (not counting our computers):
I’ll score that as 4 mobile devices to 3 Internet-connected non-mobile things. We could easily add more connected devices – something pretty mainstream, like health monitor bracelets, would easily do it.
Given the way connected devices and tools are quickly becoming more mainstream, I won’t be surprised when this happens in my house.
How about at the library? Does your library have some Internet of Things connected devices or tools? I’d love to hear what you’re using and why!
Want to know more about the Internet of Things? Here’s a book about it:
Image by Ian Kennedy
I was recently reading 5 facts about online video, for YouTube’s 10th birthday at the Pew Research Center, and found this:
YouTube is the second-largest social networking site, behind Facebook. A 2014 Pew Research Center study of online adults found that three-quarters (77%) of internet users are on Facebook, while 63% use YouTube. Although YouTube has a smaller reach than Facebook, it is more widely used than LinkedIn (25%), Google Plus (24%) and Twitter (21%).
The article also says that 72% of online adults use sites like YouTube and Vimeo. They are watching videos.
Ok then. Why are we not using YouTube more? It is more widely used that LinkedIn and Twitter combined!
So … some things you can do to start (we’re working through the same things):
And the hardest one – just start already. Make sure the video is short and the audio can be heard (most important thing in a YouTube video), and post that video. Then post it to social media (think about uploading separately to Facebook) and your website.
Then rinse and repeat, and see what happens.
I think about emerging trends a lot, and realized that sometimes that’s not good enough. I think about them, research them, share those ideas and projects out with other staff. Sometimes those ideas stick, and sometimes they don’t.
What’s missing? Having a plan for those emerging trends, BEFORE YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM.
How does that work? Watch my video to hear my ideas on that. I focus on these points:
Those are my thoughts. What would you add?
I have finally caught up, rested up, and thought a bit about the fun that was Computers in Libraries 2016. I learned stuff!
Here are my 3 major takeaways from the conference (there were many more takeaways, but these are worth sharing with you guys):
Takeaway #1: The technology landscape has changed. I really noticed this in two areas. Marshall Breeding really drove this home in his Library Technology Industry Update presentation. His presentation highlighted the fact that the library industry is no longer dominated by stand-alone ILS companies. Most of those companies have been bought up by larger corporations, and database companies are becoming major players (ProQuest and EBSCOHost were mentioned).
Takeaway #2: Makerspaces and other geeky gadgets are going mainstream. Well, at least mainstream for a library. Makerspaces were discussed pretty much every day at the conference. In fact, there was a whole conference track dedicated to makerspaces and making! If people weren’t talking about makerspaces specifically, they were talking about more community-focused forms of active, hands-on learning. Very different from books on a shelf.
Takeaway #3: Conferences aren’t just about the sessions. Which I know, but it’s worth repeating. I learned a TON by talking and networking with people – other librarians, some good friends (of course), and some up-and-coming vendors for my library.
If you’re looking for a fun, content-filled library tech and emerging trends-focused conference, think about attending next year’s Computers in Libraries conference (or this fall’s Internet Librarian conference). Yes, they publish my books, and yes, they really are great conferences.
Did you attend? If so – what were YOUR takeaways? Please share!
Image by the awesome Michael Edson