Keynote presentation for Springer eBook Summit, February 2010. This presentation provides an overview of eBook trends, examples demonstrating quantitative and qualitative ROI, and examples for driving adoption of eBooks in the organisation.
E books and ereaders in your school library program buffy hamilton july 2011Buffy Hamilton
Slides to support a daylong conversation and exploration about ebooks and ereaders in school library programs for the Richland School District One, Columbia, SC
E books and ereaders in your school library program buffy hamilton july 2011Buffy Hamilton
Slides to support a daylong conversation and exploration about ebooks and ereaders in school library programs for the Richland School District One, Columbia, SC
Marketing academic libraries in a web 2 worldNed Potter
A presentation delivered at Oxford Social Media 2011. It's about marketing academic libraries with social media, but most of what it contains applies across the sectors to other library types.
Feel free to embed it! (With attribution.)
iPad Library Programs: iPad Story Time and App Chat, by Laura Doyle and Chery...Amy Koester
Laura Doyle annotated the slides for her and Cheryl Wolfe's May 2014 presentation at the Florida Library Association. She has allowed Little eLit to share these slides and her notes.
"It's 2010: 20 Technologies to Watch, and How to Cope" for SLA's Click University. The real secret is that the best way to cope is to remain positive and reframe our perception of the changes. They don't happen to us. We make them happen. Create the future. Who is better qualified to help invent the information and knowledge based economy than us?
What are ebooks for? As libraries struggle with issues around ebook platforms, digital rights management (DRM), business models, and ebook formats it is worth stepping back and revisiting the fundamental issue of what ebooks are for. Keynote Presentation at the “Ebooks 2014: Are we nearly there yet?” Conference. University of the West of England 7 April 2014 #ebooksuwe2014
Digital Story Time - Preschool Programming with the iPadJennifer Gal
Workshop for Southern Ontario Library Service – February 2013
Harness the magic of the iPad to enhance your library’s preschool programming and outreach. Understand the difference between eBooks and book apps and learn why this new and rapidly developing format has profound implications for children's literature and exciting possibilities for library programming. Preview the best children's picture book apps and learn how to integrate the iPad into your story time repertoire. Gain practical tips for getting started and maximizing your app budget. Learn where to find a quality children’s book app and where to find reliable reviews and recommendations. Discover the impressive range of children’s apps available ‘beyond the book’ and explore other ways that the iPad can be used to create exciting and innovative children’s programs and services.
In this month's news, I talk about Google's new tablet, ereaders that watch you, an introduction to maker spaces, and the latest on DRM and ebooks. Tune in!
Marketing academic libraries in a web 2 worldNed Potter
A presentation delivered at Oxford Social Media 2011. It's about marketing academic libraries with social media, but most of what it contains applies across the sectors to other library types.
Feel free to embed it! (With attribution.)
iPad Library Programs: iPad Story Time and App Chat, by Laura Doyle and Chery...Amy Koester
Laura Doyle annotated the slides for her and Cheryl Wolfe's May 2014 presentation at the Florida Library Association. She has allowed Little eLit to share these slides and her notes.
"It's 2010: 20 Technologies to Watch, and How to Cope" for SLA's Click University. The real secret is that the best way to cope is to remain positive and reframe our perception of the changes. They don't happen to us. We make them happen. Create the future. Who is better qualified to help invent the information and knowledge based economy than us?
What are ebooks for? As libraries struggle with issues around ebook platforms, digital rights management (DRM), business models, and ebook formats it is worth stepping back and revisiting the fundamental issue of what ebooks are for. Keynote Presentation at the “Ebooks 2014: Are we nearly there yet?” Conference. University of the West of England 7 April 2014 #ebooksuwe2014
Digital Story Time - Preschool Programming with the iPadJennifer Gal
Workshop for Southern Ontario Library Service – February 2013
Harness the magic of the iPad to enhance your library’s preschool programming and outreach. Understand the difference between eBooks and book apps and learn why this new and rapidly developing format has profound implications for children's literature and exciting possibilities for library programming. Preview the best children's picture book apps and learn how to integrate the iPad into your story time repertoire. Gain practical tips for getting started and maximizing your app budget. Learn where to find a quality children’s book app and where to find reliable reviews and recommendations. Discover the impressive range of children’s apps available ‘beyond the book’ and explore other ways that the iPad can be used to create exciting and innovative children’s programs and services.
In this month's news, I talk about Google's new tablet, ereaders that watch you, an introduction to maker spaces, and the latest on DRM and ebooks. Tune in!
Social on the Edge: The best social tools you may not have heard ofScott Brown
Presentation for the Special Library Association (SLA), November 15, 2011. This presentation covers some of the lesser-known social tools for finding business, competitive, and industry information.
Naked Online: How Naked Pizza and other small businesses use social networkin...Scott Brown
Examples and best practices of small businesses successfully using social networking to market their businesses and connect with customers. Presented at Parker Public Library, Parker, Colorado, May 2010.
Introduction to Second Life, Part 1 session for SLA (Special Libraries Association) members. Provides an overview of virtual worlds, reasons for participating in virtual worlds, and specifics about getting started in Second Life.
NCTE14 Stories in New Forms- Teaching Digital LiteraciesCharlene Chausis
Storytelling is sacred to the English teacher. As print text migrates to more dynamic forms, technology offers myriad possibilities to tell and read stories. Consider how storytelling is becoming more connected, adaptable, flexible, and customized with electronic text and how that changes the teaching of literacy.
Update:
-The perceived value I give on books
-on ebooks for the education sphere
-ebooks reader or tablet pc
Bringing books to another level of interactions. I do understand AB already exist, dictionnary, notes and so one, I view improvements emphasizing. I believe books exist for so long because of their own value and their specifities
ok one example? here on a fiction, so just for the mood setting and the inspiration wave I was in before writing each bits:
http://www.scoop.it/t/air-buzz
This presentation was provided by Bill Kasdorf of Apex Content Solutions during the NISO Virtual Conference, Convergence: The Web and Publishing Onto the Web, held on May 17, 2017.
Imagine a world where publishers can create a single publication that functions flawlessly both online and offline, packaged or unpacked. As publishing technologies continue to converge, it's not a far-off dream. Learn how Web Publications, EPUBs, and related standards for accessibility, annotations, and image interoperability are coming together in this presentation.
This presentation was originally presented by Apex CoVantage VP and Principal Consultant, Bill Kasdorf, at the STM Digital Publishing 2016 conference in London, UK.
Presentation for the San Francisco Chapter of SLA, January 19, 2012. The presentation covers Google +: what it is and how you'd use it to find and share information.
Social Tools for Company, Industry, and Competitive Information: Simmons GSLI...Scott Brown
Social Tools for Company, Industry, and Competitive Information: Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education Webinar, March 8, 2012
Scott Brown and Simmons GSLIS Continuing Education provide a preview of the April 2012 online CE workshop entitled "Social Tools for Company, Industry, and Competitive Intelligence." Includes a bonus piece on mobile apps as well as an introduction to the Simmons GSLIS CE offerings for spring and summer 2012.
Thriving in Tough Times: Why special librarians are perfectly positioned t...Scott Brown
Presentation give to the Colorado Association of Special Libraries (CoASL), part of the Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL), June 11, 2011, Denver, Colorado.
Presentation for Computers in Libraries (CIL) 2011 Conference, Washington, DC. Provides tips on finding and connecting with stakeholders within your organization.
Future-ready: Thriving in times of transition and changeScott Brown
Presentation given to Sun Microsystems employees on thriving in times of transition and change, November 2009. Addresses both logistical and psychological factors associated with change in the workplace.
Presentation and session for Learning 2.0 in Loveland, CO, February 20, 2010 by John Creighton and Scott Brown. Looks at frameworks of conversation, and how these can be applied offline and online through social networking tools.
Part 2 presentation and demonstration of Second Life, virtual worlds and social networking tools as used at Sun Microsystems. Provided to City of Littleton, Colorado, October 2008.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
How to Get CNIC Information System with Paksim Ga.pptxdanishmna97
Pakdata Cf is a groundbreaking system designed to streamline and facilitate access to CNIC information. This innovative platform leverages advanced technology to provide users with efficient and secure access to their CNIC details.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Thinking Outside the Book: Creating eBook success in the organisation
1. T HINKING O UTSIDE THE B OOK
Creating eBook success in the organisation
Scott Brown, Social Information Group
Springer eBooks Summit for Corporate and Government
Libraries
09 February 2010
2. A BOUT ME
Background
Managing digital
content, information
specialist, trainer at
Sun Microsystems
3. TODAY ' S A GENDA
eBooks
Quick overview of eBook trends
Adoption at Sun: Why eBooks?
How do they fit into today’s social
information environment?
Driving user adoption
ROI
12. “A- HA ” MOMENT #2
CONTENT
+
FUNCTIONALITY
FOR EVERYONE
13. E B OOKS AT S UN – W HY SO MANY ?
SpringerLink
One of the best sources for computer science and physical
science content – and engineers were asking for it
eBooks and selected journals integrated
Unlimited downloadable PDF chapters
Safari
Only source for eBooks from SMI Press, Java Press, O'Reilly
Books 24x7
Broad access to business and management titles
NetLibrary
Ability to purchase titles one-off
14. W HY E B OOKS ? O UR REAL - LIFE
REASONS
Anytime, anywhere access to content that lives in a book –
perfect for distributed sites
Supplement, not replace, print materials
Eliminate duplicate purchases
Search across multiple books – even entire collections
Answer questions in minutes without having to physically
go through a collection of books
Print or copy only those pages that are of interest to you
Preview a book in electronic form before you decide if you
want to purchase the book
Bottom line: Save TIME and MONEY, access to CRITICAL
CONTENT when and where needed
15. Now, let’s look at how
eBooks and social networks
are related to and
compliment each other…
16. P OLL : S OCIAL TOOL U SAGE
Who uses Twitter for business/organizational
purposes?
Who uses Facebook for business/organizational
purposes?
What other tools do you use for
business/organizational purposes?
Blogs
Wikis
LinkedIn
Video/audio (YouTube, podcasts, etc.)
17. “A- HA ” MOMENT #3
W HAT DO EB OOKS
AND SOCIAL TOOLS
HAVE IN COMMON ?
18. W HAT DO E B OOKS AND SOCIAL
TOOLS HAVE IN COMMON ?
Connecting Sharing Participating
19. W HAT DO E B OOKS AND SOCIAL
TOOLS HAVE IN COMMON ?
Connecting Sharing Participating
Serendipity
20. W HAT DO E B OOKS AND SOCIAL
TOOLS HAVE IN COMMON ?
Connecting Sharing Participating
Serendipity
21. W HAT DO E B OOKS AND SOCIAL
TOOLS HAVE IN COMMON ?
eBooks
Connecting Sharing Participating
Serendipity
22.
23.
24.
25. P OLL : E B OOK USAGE AND ADOPTION
Do you currently deploy eBooks within your
organization?
For those who are deploying eBooks, how would you
characterize your users?
Relatively unaware of eBooks
Using eBooks, but not a lot
Using eBooks regularly according to stats, but not
giving a lot of feedback
Very engaged, using them heavily, requesting more
26. E B RARY /N ORTHEASTERN S TATE
U NIVERSITY E B OOK SURVEY, 2007
Top problems inhibiting e-book
usage
1.Lack of awareness
27. E B RARY /N ORTHEASTERN S TATE
U NIVERSITY E B OOK SURVEY, 2007
Many students…
28. E B RARY /N ORTHEASTERN S TATE
U NIVERSITY E B OOK SURVEY, 2007
Many students…
…“don't know e-books
exist,” Mickiel said.
Publishers Weekly, 2007
29. E B RARY /N ORTHEASTERN S TATE
U NIVERSITY E B OOK SURVEY, 2007
Top drivers of e-book usage
1. MARC records and OPAC
integration
2. Professor and staff
recommendations
3. Position on library Web site
30. H OW DOES S UN DRIVE E B OOK
AWARENESS , USAGE AND ROI?
Content + functionality
Pilot
Complimentary services and content
Market the heck out of it
Train on its usage and advantages
Integrate the heck out of it
KEEP marketing the heck out of it
34. VALUE - ANECDOTAL
(eBooks are) my favorite employee perk after
health & dental. I am able to learn about new
approaches to technology and to my functional
area quickly and easily, and I can have a lot more
confidence in the information that I would have in
the results of a Google search.
Although Google has become an indispensable
reference tool, it is not able to replace
authoritative texts on technical subjects. (eBooks
have) saved me a great deal of time by allowing
me to find the best book for the task at hand.
35. ROI – VALUE OF TIME SAVED
16% of
users
40% of
users
44% of
users
36. ROI – C OST AVOIDANCE
Average Sun techemployee
purchases 5 books a year
In one eBook service, 6300
unique titles viewed over a
year
37.
38. ROI – C OST AVOIDANCE
Average Sun techemployee
spends $250/year on books
$250 x approx. 6000
employees = $1,500,000
Divide by cost of contract
More usage = more ROI
39. T HE FUTURE
“There is little doubt that by 2012
educational and professional content
will be delivered to classrooms and
training facilities in a mix of print and
digital components.”
- Jim Milliot, director of business and news for Publishers Weekly
42. T HANK YOU !
Scott Brown, Social Information Group
scott@socialinformationgroup.com
http://www.socialinformationgroup.com
Springer eBooks Summit for Corporate and
Government Libraries, 09 February 2010
43. R EFERENCES
Industry Statistics: International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)
http://www.idpf.org/doc_library/industrystats.htm
Information Gathering in the Content Age: The Hidden Cost of the Hunt (Ridge
Group/Solis Consulting):
http://www.safaribooksonline.com/company/content/pdf/pr01-20-03b.pdf
Forrester and WattPad on eBook Trends (Kindle Review):
http://ireaderreview.com/2009/06/03/forrester-and-wattpad-on-ebook-trends/
Move Over, Kindle: eBooks Hit Cell Phones (BusinessWeek):
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2008/tc20081229_937226.htm
E-Books in Higher Education: Nearing the End of the Era of Hype? (Educause):
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume43/EBooksinHig
herEducationNearing/162677
E-Books Need Visibility (Publishers Weekly):
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6460298.html
Report: EReader and EBook Market Ready for Growth (ReadWriteWeb):
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/report_ereader_and_ebook_market_ready_for_growth.php
44. R EFERENCES
UC Libraries Springer eBooks Pilot:
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/springerebooks/
eBooks: The end-user perpective (Springer white paper):
http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/eBooks+-
+the+End+User+Experience?SGWID=0-0-45-608298-0
eBooks: Costs and benefits to academic and research libraries (Springer white
paper):
http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/eBook+White+Paper.pdf?SGW
ID=0-0-45-415198-0
10 eReader and eBook predictions for 2010 (Forrester blog):
http://blogs.forrester.com/consumer_product_strategy/2009/12/ten-ereader-and-ebook-predictions-for-
2010.html
2010: The only year of the e-reader (Fast Company):
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/2010-only-year-e-reader
Apple courts publishers, while Kindle adds apps (New York Times):
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/technology/21reader.html
Booming e-book sales to drive display demand, iSuppli says (Digitimes):
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080724PR201.html