What Your Tech Wants You to Know Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS Library Services Manager OPLIN [email_address] www.librarygeekwoes.com

A sense of humor is critical

A sense of humor is critical

Technology evolves. Constantly.

Technology evolves.

Constantly.

“ It’s always been done that way!” “ This is technology. It hasn’t been done ANY way yet!”

“ It’s always been done that way!”

“ This is technology. It hasn’t been done ANY way yet!”

Technophobes are obstacles

Technophobes are obstacles

Technology is rarely new. Just shiny.

Technology is rarely new. Just shiny.

Technology is NOT a silver bullet

Technology is NOT a silver bullet

Working in a vacuum equals irrelevancy.

Working in a vacuum equals irrelevancy.

function new_service{ if($service != “convenient”){ $patrons=0; }else{ $patrons++; } }

function new_service{

if($service != “convenient”){

$patrons=0;

}else{

$patrons++;

}

}

OPACS suck.

OPACS suck.

Question everything. Especially vendors.

Question everything. Especially vendors.

Understand that spam is a fact of life.

Understand that spam is a fact of life.

Beta is forever.

Beta is forever.

Don’t ignore the long term.

Don’t ignore the long term.

Better doesn’t always win. Logic isn’t always logical.

Better doesn’t always win.

Logic isn’t always logical.

Don’t try this at home

Library 2.0 and Web 2.0 are your friends.

Library 2.0 and Web 2.0 are your friends.

But not necessarily your BEST friends.

But not necessarily your BEST friends.

Technolust is not your friend either.

Technolust is not your friend either.

And the Joneses. Forget them, too.

And the Joneses. Forget them, too.

Galileo had it right.

Galileo had it right.

Support us.

Support us.

Get a clue Retain the clue Pass the clue to the next shift

Get a clue

Retain the clue

Pass the clue to the next shift

How to get good tech help (really!) Don’t be embarassed to ask for help. Don’t procrastinate. Explain what you are trying to do when something went wrong and then what happened— exactly. Don't turn your emergency into someone else's. Please don’t call us to plug in your printer. Pretty please?

Don’t be embarassed to ask for help.

Don’t procrastinate.

Explain what you are trying to do when something went wrong and then what happened— exactly.

Don't turn your emergency into someone else's.

Please don’t call us to plug in your printer. Pretty please?

We are not the enemy.

We are not the enemy.

Library school is not enough.

Library school is not enough.

Libraries are technology-driven.

Libraries are technology-driven.

Playing and dreaming is part of a tech’s job description.

Playing and dreaming is part of a tech’s job description.

“ We are all techies now.” (Don Yarman)

“ We are all techies now.” (Don Yarman)

Questions, discussion, rants, raves and soapboxes (Tacky clipart)

Questions, discussion, rants, raves and soapboxes