The document discusses the evolution and impact of mobile technology on libraries and information access, highlighting the dominance of smartphones and tablets in modern society. It emphasizes changing consumer expectations for access to content across various electronic devices and the implications for libraries and content providers. The presentation also references Douglas Adams' rules regarding societal reactions to technology and the ongoing challenge for libraries to adapt to these rapid technological changes.

1. The Everywhere Patron
Minnesota Academic & Research Libraries Day
April 29, 2011
Jason Griffey
@griffey
#everywherepatron

2. experiences
become
expectations

3. numbers

4. mobile

5. 5,000,000,000
photo by waldopepper - http://flic.kr/7noffb

6. cell penetration
PHOTO BY JEREMY BROOKS - HTTP://FLIC.KR/P/5SKBOT

7. cell signal
PHOTO BY BJÖRN SÖDERQVIST - HTTP://FLIC.KR/P/6EN5ZK

8. 6,100,000,000,000
PHOTO BY DONNAGRAYSON - HTTP://FLIC.KR/P/BEWCD

9. 85%
PHOTO BY BRIGHTERORANGE - HTTP://FLIC.KR/P/KUDZC

10. age differential

11. mobiles are everywhere

12. Desktops lag

13. smartphones will dominate
just a matter of time

14. cost to manufacture
producer price index

17. streaming

19. 42.1% of all Internet traffic at
UTC was streaming media

20. Photo by Bryan Gosline - http://flic.kr/p/362n8r

21. Photo by HowardLake - http://flic.kr/p/8zSXff

23. Why I turn on the TV
information habits change

24. Container != Content

25. content

26. Netflix

34. Kindle
amazonian effort
Photo by 3water - http://flic.kr/p/8FrYS4

35. Why Kindle Wins
Ubiquity & Invisiblity
Photo by oskay - http://flic.kr/p/6hFCmJ

36. Windows
Photo by Jezlyn26 - http://flic.kr/p/7eBgpK

37. OS X
Photo by mirindas27 - http://flic.kr/p/7LE8RZ

38. Kindle on iPod Touch

39. Kindle for Android

40. content providers

41. hulu

42. YouTube

43. mog

44. rdio

45. spotify

46. magazines

47. newspapers

48. books

51. container

52. personal electronics
are personal

53. Massive number of devices
http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Comparison_of_e-
book_readers

54. the shape of the future is flat
tablets, tablets everywhere
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55. >100 different tablets
Android :: Windows 7 :: QNX

56. iPad
there is no escaping it

57. Samsung Galaxy Tab
First iPad competitor
Photo by TAKA@P.P.R.S - http://flic.kr/p/8GCSyB

58. Motorola Xoom
Sweet Honeycomb

59. Blackberry Playbook
Slick, but predictable

60. Lenovo U1 Ideapad
best of both worlds?

61. HP PalmPad
can a tablet save WebOS?

62. Rise of the Superphone
Beyond the smartphone

63. 2007
before the iPhone

64. 2010
after the iPhone

65. Motorola Atrix
look carefully

66. Motorola Atrix
it’s a laptop, too

67. living room

68. apple tv

69. google tv

70. boxee

71. MiFi
Mobile hotspots

72. CR-48
Google pushing ChromeOS

73. MyFord Sync
Crazy Car Tech

74. conclusion

75. it just isn’t evenly distributed.
PHOTO BY DOMINICCAMPBELL - HTTP://FLIC.KR/P/6K3D4A

76. future tech

77. 4G = WiMax & LTE

78. Flip scanning
Masatoshi Ishikawa

79. Plenoptic Lens
computers correcting physics

80. Plenoptic Lens
in your pocket

81. Translating the real world
google goggles

82. Translating the real world
google goggles

83. Recon
Heads Up Display

84. Makerbot
at-home fabrication
Photo by bre pettis - http://flic.kr/p/9jnew1

85. moving forward

86. Douglas Adams said...
I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our
reactions to technologies:

87. Douglas Adams said...
I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our
reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is
normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of
the way the world works.

88. Douglas Adams said...
I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our
reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is
normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of
the way the world works.
2. Anything that’s invented between when you’re
fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and
revolutionary and you can probably get a career in
it.

89. Douglas Adams said...
I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our
reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is
normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of
the way the world works.
2. Anything that’s invented between when you’re
fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and
revolutionary and you can probably get a career in
it.
3. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is against
the natural order of things.

90. Adoption/Innovation Curve
where are you? where are your patrons?

91. If I’d asked them what they wanted...
...they’d have said a faster horse. - Henry Ford

93. Jason Griffey
Email: griffey@gmail.com
Site: jasongriffey.net
gVoice: 423-443-4770
Twitter: @griffey
Other: Perpetual Beta
ALA TechSource
Head of Library Information Technology
http://pinboard.in/u:griffey University of Tennessee at Chattanooga