Ubi Comp Wla Ola 2008 Short Version

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."

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.

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)

Terminology
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

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.

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.)

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?

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.

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

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