Ithaca NYLA/SSL Carol Kearney School Library Leadership Retreat Aug. 1, 2011

1. What is the Future? The Future is Now. Stephen Abram, MLS Carol A. Kearney School Library Leadership Retreat SSL/NYLA Ithaca, NY August 1, 2011

2. Timing Of Influence

3. News Flash News Flash Tech Shift Happens People Shift Follows

4. Serve Everyone! IQ, Eyes, Post-Millennials, Genome, Sources, etc.

6. Sensemaking

7. What has changed academically? Recognize some of the key shifts: Library at the center of academic settings – NOT. Serials versus Books Non-fiction versus fiction Teens versus the rest Administration and Faculty Shift Discipline versus inter-disciplinary Technology as a tool, not the goal

9. eZine Articles (ezinearticles.com)

10. Find Articles (findarticles.com)

11. FixYa (fixya.com Helium (helium.com)

12. Hub Pages (hubpages.com)

13. InfoBarrel (infobarrel.com)

14. Livestrong (livestrong.com)

15. Mahalo (mahalo.com)

16. Mail Archive (mail-archive.com)

17. Question Hub (questionhub.com)

18. Squidoo (squidoo.com)

19. Suite101 (suite101.com)

20. Twenga (twenga.com)

21. WiseGeek (wisegeek.com)

22. Wonder How To (wonderhowto.com)

23. Yahoo! Answers (answers.yahoo.com)

24. Xomba (xomba.com)

25. All Experts (allexperts.com)

26. Answers (answers.com)

27. Answer Bag (answerbag.com)

28. Articles Base (articlesbase.com)

29. Ask (ask.com)

30. Associated Content (associatedcontent.com)

31. BizRate (bizrate.com)

32. Buzle (buzzle.com)

33. Brothersoft (brothersoft.com)

34. Bytes (bytes.com)

35. ChaCha (chacha.com)

36. eFreedom (efreedom.com)

37. eHow (ehow.com)

38. Essortment (essortment.com)

39. Examiner (examiner.com)

43. The nasty facts about Google & Bing and consumer search: SEO / SMO Content Farms Advertiser-driven Geotagging GOOG

44. StrategicAnalytics

47. 59% are female.

48. 29% are college students.

49. 5% are professors and 6% are teachers.

50. On any given day, 35% of our users are there for the very first time!

51. Only 29% found the databases via the library website.

52. 59% found what they were looking for on their first search.

53. 72% trusted our content more than Google.

55. 71% of instructors that rated student engagement levels as “high” as a result of using technology in courses.

56. 71% of students who are employed full-time and 77% of students who are employed part-time prefer more technology-based tools in the classroom.

57. 79% of instructors and 86 percent of students have seen the average level of engagement improve over the last year as they have increased their use of digital educational tools.

58. 87% of students believe online libraries and databases have had the most significant impact on their overall learning.

59. 62% identify blogs, wikis, and other online authoring tools while 59% identify YouTube and recorded lectures.

60. E-books and e-textbooks impact overall learning among 50% of students surveyed, while 42% of students identify online portals.

61. 44% of instructors believe that online libraries and databases will have the greatest impact on student engagement.

62. 32% of instructors identify e-textbooks and 30% identify interactive homework solutions as having the potential to improve engagement and learning outcomes. (e-readers was 11%)

63. 49% of students believe that online libraries and databases will have the greatest impact on student engagement.

65. Focus on the ShiftsAnd Innovate THERE The biggest shift from the internet and the web has been the social web.

66. Core reason to be ...

67. What does the next generation book look like?

68. What does the next generation Textbook look like?

72. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nessman/2590572476/

73. http://www.flickr.com/photos/briansolis/2735401175/

74. The Sharing Economy

77. E-Learning

78. The new bibliography and collection development KNOWLEDGE PORTALS KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, INFORMATION & RESEARCH COMMONS

80. Technology literacy

81. Information literacy

82. Media literacy

83. Adaptive literacy

84. Research literacy

85. Academic literacy

86. Reputation, Etc.

87. Reading literacy

88. Numeracy

89. Critical literacy

90. Social literacy

91. Computer literacy

92. Web literacy

93. Content literacy

96. Teacher Literacy: Going for Impact

98. Steal This Idea

100. 10 Common Challenges Facing Educators Richard Byrne’s excellent list: Filters Selecting appropriate tech tools Providing differentiated reference materials Helping students research and organize their findings Giving every student a voice What to do about cel phones Creating engaging projects for multiple learning styles Improving communication with parents and students Access to meaningful professional development Knowing where to start

101. Above and Beyond: The Story of the 4Cs via NeverEndingSearch by Joyce Valenza on 30/07/11 Communication Collaboration Critical thinking Creativity Source: The Partnership for 21st Century Skills

103. "Reader" came out on top, with 63 write-invotes!

104. News Flash “The Internet and technology have now progressed to their infancy”

112. Skirmishes

115. GBS

116. Launched in US on June 30th

118. Back Office: Baker & Taylor Expected Launch July 2011

119. Launched July 30th $15 Billion Franchise

120. Watch Borders locations B&N sale Copyright & Wikileaks Etc.

121. Books

123. The Chapter and Paragraph Universe

124. Integrated with Visuals – graphics and charts

125. Integrated with ‘video’

126. Integrated with Sound and Speech

127. Integrated with social web

128. Integrated with interaction and not just interactivity

131. Borders Kobo, B&N Nook, Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, Sony, etc. . . .

135. Grocery Stores

136. Grocery Stores

137. Grocery Stores

138. Cookbooks, Chefs . . .

139. Cookbooks, Chefs . . .

140. Meals

141. The new bibliography and collection development KNOWLEDGE PORTALS KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, INFORMATION & RESEARCH COMMONS

142. You have the tools.

143. Stop Making it so Hard!

144. Chefs, counsellors, teachers, magicians Librarians play a vital role in building the critical connections between information , knowledge and learning.

145. So how must library and educator strategies change?

146. Mobility

147. A 1965 iPhone

148. Whitespace Phones+ Social

149. Can we frame the e-book issue so that it can be addressed rationally?

150. What Would You Attempt If You Knew You Would Not Fail?

152. Work through the nodes

153. Focus on the Question and Impact

154. Build or Buy Knowledge Portals (as a group)

155. Emphasize Content Quality (not books)

156. Expand Programs on Information Literacy

157. Become Truly Format & Device Agnostic

159. Save the Learner!

167. The power of libraries

169. Emboldened Librarians hold the key VIDEO

170. Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLA VP strategic partnerships and markets Cengage Learning (Gale) Cel: 416-669-4855 stephen.abram@cengage.com Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog http://stephenslighthouse.com Facebook / Google+: Stephen Abram LinkedIn / Plaxo: Stephen Abram Twitter: sabram SlideShare: StephenAbram1