Emerging
Trends in
Libraries
david lee king | topeka & shawnee county public library | davidleeking.com
for 2015
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10 year cycles
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What’s NEW
for you?
1Consumer
Technology
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stuff we use
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smartphones,
tablets, laptops
gaming - HUGE
changes
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Television
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watching
video
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listening
to music
connected cars
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Batteries!
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What’s this
mean for the
library?
wearable

tech-

nology
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Google Glass
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smart watches
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health monitor

bracelets
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what’s this
mean for the
library?
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3mobile
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not a
good
idea
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64%of US Adults own smartphones
what do your
mobile users
need?
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design for
mobile
teens…
cell

mostly
BYOD
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What’s this
mean for
the library?
Social
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Why?
because of
mobile
71%of US Adults use social media
29%of US Adults use Facebook

every day … at work!
What’s this
mean for the
library?
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visual
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photos
and videos
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pinterest
vine
instagram
tumblr
78%of US Adults watch online videos
What’s this
mean for the
library?
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update policies
training
how to act

in front of

a camera
6Grassroots Tech
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what’s going
on here?
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3D printers &
makerspaces
makerbot.com
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more than

3D printers
drill presses vacuum cleaner
CAD/CAM software computers
CNC router normal shop tools
scroll saws
laser cutters
power tools
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Digital
Media
Labs
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Co-Working
spaces
other
cool
stuff
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check out
guitars!
What’s this
mean for the
library?
7The Cloud
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webscale
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Crowdsourcing
examples
MOOCs
What’s this
mean for the
library?
9The Internet

of Things
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0quantified self
0iBeacons
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What’s this
mean for the
library?
Trends vs. Fads
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Fad
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Trend
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how to
prepare
don’t be held
back by tech!
thank you!
davidleeking.com

Emerging Trends in Libraries for 2015