The Future Is Now!

Traditional Users vs. Tech-Savvy Users Traditional Services vs. Technology Services

Traditional Users vs. Tech-Savvy Users

Traditional Services vs. Technology Services

What is a library? Is that all a library can/should be? What does our community want it’s library to be? Is that wrong? Is that possible? What do we lose by becoming what our patrons want us to be?

What is a library?

Is that all a library can/should be?

What does our community want it’s library to be?

Is that wrong? Is that possible?

What do we lose by becoming what our patrons want us to be?

What can it do for us? Is there added benefit to this technology that is worth the time? How does this technology strengthen our mission? How does this technology change the way our community interacts with us/views us/understands us?

What can it do for us?

Is there added benefit to this technology that is worth the time?

How does this technology strengthen our mission?

How does this technology change the way our community interacts with us/views us/understands us?

Public Internet Computers Computer Classes Collections of Recommended Websites Positioning librarians as experts on technology and the web

Public Internet Computers

Computer Classes

Collections of Recommended Websites

Positioning librarians as experts on technology and the web

Blogging IM Reference 2.0 Websites Gaming Screencasting

Blogging

IM Reference

2.0 Websites

Gaming

Screencasting

Technology is a bridge Technology is a tool Technology demonstrates our imagination, our depth, our judgment Technology is an extension of our library Technology is a language we share with our users Technology is what we make of it – not what it makes of us

Technology is a bridge

Technology is a tool

Technology demonstrates our imagination, our depth, our judgment

Technology is an extension of our library

Technology is a language we share with our users

Technology is what we make of it – not what it makes of us

Technology is becoming less about hardware and more about applications. Old computers can do this just as well as new. Smaller/less well supported libraries are on a level playing field – in fact, small libraries can excel here.

Technology is becoming less about hardware and more about applications.

Old computers can do this just as well as new.

Smaller/less well supported libraries are on a level playing field – in fact, small libraries can excel here.

Library philosophy and open source mesh seamlessly – plus they save you $$ Linux Open Office Koha/Evergreen Firefox

Library philosophy and open source mesh seamlessly – plus they save you $$

Linux

Open Office

Koha/Evergreen

Firefox

Join the conversation Your patrons are already here Platform choice is key You must participate rather than just read to get the results you want.

Join the conversation

Your patrons are already here

Platform choice is key

You must participate rather than just read to get the results you want.

Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Comments on Blogs/Websites GoodReads/LibraryThing

Twitter

Facebook

LinkedIn

Comments on Blogs/Websites

GoodReads/LibraryThing

Promote your brand Promote your library Helps with your writing skills – pare down Quick and easy Capture your ideas as they happen Easily consumed by people you want to reach Build a network of colleagues Discern trends, discuss issues, get ideas. Learn from others

Promote your brand

Promote your library

Helps with your writing skills – pare down

Quick and easy

Capture your ideas as they happen

Easily consumed by people you want to reach

Build a network of colleagues

Discern trends, discuss issues, get ideas.

Learn from others

Firefox Add-Ons GreaseMonkey LibX

Firefox

Add-Ons

GreaseMonkey

LibX

Newsweek/TIME are not ideal sources! PopURLS FriendFeedLinks Delicious Popular List Digg StumbleUpon

Newsweek/TIME are not ideal sources!

PopURLS

FriendFeedLinks

Delicious Popular List

Digg

StumbleUpon

Google Docs Google Calendar Basecamp : www.37signals.com World of Warcraft Second Life Live Meeting/OPAL

Google Docs

Google Calendar

Basecamp : www.37signals.com

World of Warcraft

Second Life

Live Meeting/OPAL

RSS feeds that tell your patrons what books have just been returned Twitter postings that tell your patrons of updates to your website with no staff involvement Delicious links that seamlessly mesh with your library’s online database offerings Netflix models for DVD and book hold queues Giving the patrons MORE information rather than less – place in line for a title, e-blasts for popular authors, lists of books ORDERED

RSS feeds that tell your patrons what books have just been returned

Twitter postings that tell your patrons of updates to your website with no staff involvement

Delicious links that seamlessly mesh with your library’s online database offerings

Netflix models for DVD and book hold queues

Giving the patrons MORE information rather than less – place in line for a title, e-blasts for popular authors, lists of books ORDERED

For public Internet and shared staff machines Pageflakes: www.pageflakes.com Netvibes: www.netvibes.com Dublin City Public Library

For public Internet and shared staff machines

Pageflakes: www.pageflakes.com

Netvibes: www.netvibes.com

Dublin City Public Library

Using Blogger as a library homepage: Marin County Free Library Blog Blogs for New Items Menasha

Using Blogger as a library homepage:

Marin County Free Library Blog

Blogs for New Items

Menasha

Study at UCLA Measured brain activity of older adults as they searched the web Compared to people reading information without searching Compared advanced tech users with novices Most brain activity in advanced tech users conducting searches Conclusion: Good for your brain’s health!

Study at UCLA

Measured brain activity of older adults as they searched the web

Compared to people reading information without searching

Compared advanced tech users with novices

Most brain activity in advanced tech users conducting searches

Conclusion: Good for your brain’s health!

RSS Feeds Google Reader or Bloglines Drupal and other CMS programs incorporate this Koha/Evergreen incorporate this in the catalog!

RSS Feeds

Google Reader or Bloglines

Drupal and other CMS programs incorporate this

Koha/Evergreen incorporate this in the catalog!

Information made understandable by computers to automate the process of finding, sharing and combining info online Powerset: natural language search engine www.powerset.com Glue: browser plugin to connect you to friends: www.getglue.com

Information made understandable by computers to automate the process of finding, sharing and combining info online

Powerset: natural language search engine

www.powerset.com

Glue: browser plugin to connect you to friends: www.getglue.com

How do we keep personal contact via technology? How do we ensure that libraries are seen as vibrant PLACES to come to? Are we forced to change in ways that are not ideal?

How do we keep personal contact via technology?

How do we ensure that libraries are seen as vibrant PLACES to come to?

Are we forced to change in ways that are not ideal?

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You can find me @

Sites & Soundbytes: http://sites.menashalibrary.org/

Kids Lit: http://kidslit.menashalibrary.org/

TashRow on Twitter and AIM

[email_address]

http://delicious.com/tashrow

http://delicious.com/menashalibrary

http://friendfeed.com/tashrow