Ubicomp and Libraries: Current examples and evolving implications OLA/WLA Joint Conference April 17, 2008 Chris Peters TechSoup Michael Porter WebJunction, libraryman.com

Ubiquitous Computing "a model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities."

"a model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities."

Ubiquitous Computing When computing and information access and interaction happens when and where we need it. Enabled by “calm” technology that is everywhere, yet easily modified and controlled by the user so that it is a natural extension of ourselves.

When computing and information access and interaction happens when and where we need it.

Enabled by “calm” technology that is everywhere, yet easily modified and controlled by the user so that it is a natural extension of ourselves.

Ubiquitous Computing Happens at the scale of: The Body The Room The Building

Happens at the scale of:

The Body

The Room

The Building

This slide replaces 62 colorful, image only slides that facilitated discussions around: Moore’s Law – Flash drive size and cost over time as examples Cell phone ubiquity Eye-Fi card Roomba/Scooba Cothing/Technology mergers: solar, music, biofeedback, input-output technologies Ambient technology Homebrew robotics OpenSource potentials Chumby Interactive surfaces VOIP library “communicators” Pixel Roller Design inovations iPhone Nike/Apple design/input-output convergence Role of gaming in increasing ubiquity Content access ubiquity Apple TV, Sat>Go (Direct TV), Slingbox, Mobile device evolution Platform:Google phone FOLED Tiny projector tech BUG gadget platform RFID Loopt Digital fabrication Cloud computing Data portability Open source (more)

Moore’s Law – Flash drive size and cost over time as examples

Cell phone ubiquity

Eye-Fi card

Roomba/Scooba

Cothing/Technology mergers:

solar, music, biofeedback, input-output technologies

Ambient technology

Homebrew robotics

OpenSource potentials

Chumby

Interactive surfaces

VOIP library “communicators”

Pixel Roller

Design inovations

iPhone

Nike/Apple design/input-output convergence

Role of gaming in increasing ubiquity

Content access ubiquity

Apple TV, Sat>Go (Direct TV), Slingbox,

Mobile device evolution

Platform:Google phone FOLED Tiny projector tech

BUG gadget platform

RFID

Loopt

Digital fabrication

Cloud computing

Data portability

Open source (more)

Terminology Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp) Ambient Computing Pervasive Computing The Internet of Things

Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp)

Ambient Computing

Pervasive Computing

The Internet of Things

Visions of Ubiquitous Computing Low cost, low power microprocessors embedded in everyday objects The Post-P.C. Environment Computers should be invisible and unobtrusive Technology should create calm

Low cost, low power microprocessors embedded in everyday objects

The Post-P.C. Environment

Computers should be invisible and unobtrusive

Technology should create calm

Visions of Ubiquitous Computing Embedded : many networked devices are integrated into the environment Context awareness : these devices can recognize you and your situational context Personalized : they can be tailored to your needs Adaptive : they can change in response to you Anticipatory : they can anticipate your desires without conscious mediation.

Embedded : many networked devices are integrated into the environment

Context awareness : these devices can recognize you and your situational context

Personalized : they can be tailored to your needs

Adaptive : they can change in response to you

Anticipatory : they can anticipate your desires without conscious mediation.

What Trends and Technologies Will Power Ubicomp? Basic Small, low cost processors Small, low cost antennas Universal identification (i.e. IPv6) Interoperability and open standards Advanced Sensors Storage New inputs and outputs (gestural, voice, etc.)

Basic

Small, low cost processors

Small, low cost antennas

Universal identification (i.e. IPv6)

Interoperability and open standards

Advanced

Sensors

Storage

New inputs and outputs (gestural, voice, etc.)

Social Networks and Libraries Think like a venture capitalist – what could libraries do with all this information in social networks if it were combined with the circulation records in our ILS? Anticipatory Reference?

Think like a venture capitalist – what could libraries do with all this information in social networks if it were combined with the circulation records in our ILS?

Anticipatory Reference?

Library as Place If content is accessible everywhere and everyone is a content mediator, then controlling access to information becomes less valued. But as community becomes more and more important, and real estate becomes more expensive (in the long term), people need a place to meet and collaborate. Library as place becomes more valued.

If content is accessible everywhere and everyone is a content mediator, then controlling access to information becomes less valued.

But as community becomes more and more important, and real estate becomes more expensive (in the long term), people need a place to meet and collaborate. Library as place becomes more valued.

Space Planning in the 21 st Century More group study spaces -- Integration between smartboards and laptops and mobile devices Emotional Mapping of the library space

More group study spaces -- Integration between smartboards and laptops and mobile devices

Emotional Mapping of the library space