Australian Libraries Keynote Oct. 29, 2010

1. Leah Krevit Rice University The Rest of Us Stephen Abram, MLS, Gale Cengage Learning Emerging Technology Forum Geelong, Australia Oct. 2010 Future Ready

2. GOOG

4. “ The Internet has now progressed to its infancy”

5. “ Choose . . . To be a victim and feel these changes are fated and blame storm OR Create the future we need and take collective responsibility for the conversation and development.” Find Reasons not Excuses.

7. How can I lead my library and my communities or institution to be ready for 500 years?

8. People

10. A 1965 iPhone

11. Can libraries keep up with change? Can you recall buying a 45? Can you recall dials on TVs? Can you recall dialling?

15. Have Students Changed?

18. NextGen Differences Increase in IQ - 15-20 Points Brain & Developmental Changes Eye Movement Changes Massive Behavioural Changes Major Decline in Crime Rates – 65%+ But still a 70% behavior overlap with Boomers (see my book chapter)

19. Discovery & Ideas

20. Has the future changed? Has our future changed?

22. COWS, etc.

28. Books

29. Pay Real Attention To Google Editions & Google Settlement Amazon Gutenberg Etc.

30. Is Our Focus On Books And Public Image Limiting Our Future Success?

31. A window of opportunity

36. Do we really care about containers? Stone – Wax – Scrolls – Books – Next... Paper -- Schmpaper Digital – Schmidgital Holograph . . . Pffft! Transmogrifying Containers

37. Will Libraries be Device Agnostic? iPads, Kobos, Kindles, Nooks, eDGe, and Mobile Phones?

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

42. Media

46. Mobility

52. & AMAZON

54. Collections

62. Libraries Approaching the End Game of this Renaissance Build it or buy it?

64. I  my customers

65. NOT ENOUGH

66. What is the top strategic positioning for libraries Hint – not collections

72. What do we need to know? What are we going to do next?

75. Community Stories

76. Relationships Stories

77. Personalization Differentiate

78. Comfort

79. Serve Everyone!

80. The power of libraries

82. Stephen Abram , MLS, FSLA VP strategic partnerships and markets Cengage Learning (Gale) Cel: 416-669-4855 [email_address] Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog http://stephenslighthouse.com Facebook: Stephen Abram LinkedIn / Plaxo: Stephen Abram Twitter: sabram SlideShare: StephenAbram1