Emerging
Technologies:
Outlook, Problems &
Opportunities
Jeffrey Lancaster
Emerging Technologies Coordinator
Science & Engineering Division, Columbia
University Libraries
Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/jeffreylancaster
@j_lancaster
What is an Emerging
Technology?
Hackerspace
Digital Scholarship
Digital Humanities
e-Science
Emerging Technologies
via Rob Cartolano
Market Share ($$$)
Investment/Development
New &
Emerging Stars
Cash CowsLegacy
Technology Adoption
via Rob Cartolano – from Rogers, p. 247
Laggards
(16%)
Late Majority
(34%)
Early Majority
(34%)
Early Adopters
(13.5%)
Innovators
(2.5%)
Test early. Adopt late” – Sree Srinivasa
Technology Emergent
Hardware
3D Printing
Leap Motion
Kinect
Quadcopters
Google Glass
Mobile, Tablets
Data
Augmented Reality
Big Data
Data Management
Software
Blogs
Wikis
Websites
Coding, App
Development
Course Mgmt.
Systems
Learning Mgmt.
Systems
Library Mgmt.
Systems
3dprint.cul.columbia.edu
Leap Motion
Video from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b4w749Tud8
Hardware
3D Printing
Leap Motion
Kinect
Quadcopters
Google Glass
Mobile, Tablets
Data
Augmented Reality
Big Data
Data Management
Software
Blogs
Wikis
Websites
Coding, App
Development
Course Mgmt.
Systems
Learning Mgmt.
Systems
Library Mgmt.
Systems
Challenge #1:
How to keep pace with the ever-
increasing speed of technological
innovation
Issue of Time
Year of Introduction
TransistorCount
The introduction of new technologies can
outpace our ability
to adapt to using new technologies
Challenge #2:
How to embrace iterative design and
development
How to embrace a „startup‟ culture
within a library
via Alex Castellarnau (IDEO) – Educause Fall Focus 2012
Issue of Culture
Core
70%
Existing Users New Users
ExistingExperiences
New
Experiences Revolutionary
10%
Challenge #3:
What should libraries be doing?
Role for Libraries – Research Support
Data (numeric, spatial, big, small, etc.)
Standards
Institutional Repositories
Application Programming Interfaces (API‟s)
Software Development Kits (SDK‟s)
Software Environment, Virtualization
Code Repositories (e.g. github)
Versioning
„Born Digital‟
Research Workflows
Responsive Design
Identity Management
Social Media
Unique identifiers for researchers to cross-reference publications, activities, etc.
John Smith vs. J. Smith vs. John D. Smith vs.
J. D. Smith vs. JD Smith vs. …
Wang Kim vs. W. Kim vs. Kim Wang vs. K. Wang …
ORCID: 0000-0003-0458-2127
ResearcherID: J-6870-2012
ORCID, ResearcherID, DataCite, etc.
Embracing and Enacting
Change
Testing, Prototyping,
Iterating
“The hardest thing is to
know when to stop.”
--My Dad--
Thank you.
Thank you.
Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/jeffreylancaster
@j_lancaster
jeffrey.lancaster@columbia.edu
3dprint.cul.columbia.edu
Leap Motion

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Editor's Notes

  • #2 Also computation
  • #3 What is emerging in one place is not necessarily emerging at another.Resources varyThis is from the lens of Columbia.
  • #4 Agnostic to discipline, yet aware of disciplinary needs/uses
  • #15 So 10% allocation to disruptive innovation1) not about earning, but learning2) radical autonomy, don't tell people what to do3) bring passion to work4) you are your own brand5) leadership is a reflection, no a visionobserves, has empathy6) we don't know the destination, but have sense of direction7) status quo seems more dangerous than the unknown… question everythinginnovate to die
  • #18 Also nycdh.org
  • #20 To change services, protocols, and to embrace faster change/adaptation
  • #21 To change services, protocols, and to embrace faster change/adaptation
  • #22 To change services, protocols, and to embrace faster change/adaptation