Most everyone is going through a personal “digital metamorphosis” and it will (if it hasn’t already) happen to you too. This presentation highlights some of the emerging technology trends that are impacting most everyone’s lives. In it, I hope to give you some ideas and some insight that you can use in your libraries to help bring more visibility to your resources/services in order to showcase its value.
Digital Distractions & Digital Overload: Maybe Nicholas Carr was right!Cherie Dargan
This is a presentation for my Supper Club, using material from the Shallows, infographics about digital distraction, and observations from the classroom.
Digital Distractions & Digital Overload: Maybe Nicholas Carr was right!Cherie Dargan
This is a presentation for my Supper Club, using material from the Shallows, infographics about digital distraction, and observations from the classroom.
My "distinguished speaker" presentation for the global online Library 2.013 conference.
"Library Futures & Tech Directions"
By Joe Murphy, Librarian. Director, Library Futures at Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
Emerging Technologies for Libraries and Librarians, 2013Jennifer Baxmeyer
Slides from a presentation given to students in Professor Andrew P. Jackson's "Organization and Management: Public Libraries" class in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College in Queens, NY.
Gavin Bell Toc09 Long Tail Needs Community SmGavin Bell
How publishers can move beyond book sales and start running services which draw together the communities of people who have read the books they publish.
The talk focuses on user experience design concepts and references activity theory as a strong future model.
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!
This month's podcast includes highlights from Nathan's trip to the Computers in Libraries conference in Washington D.C. Favorite sessions included a Library of Congress digital preservation project, several takes on local technology interest groups, user-oriented design, and social media strategies. Non-conference news gets a few minutes too, just to be fair.
Using Web 2 0 Tools To "Enliven" Projects Nov 20Anna Koval
anna koval (me) and marie slim presented this at the 2009 california school library association conference. =)
for a hyperlinked, clickable version, please go to: http://bit.ly/5MSlsv
Some have likened libraries as museums for information handling in the industrial age.
If only they knew what you were really up to, right? If technology is shaping learning and literacy, then the evolution of social media, video games, and an app-for-everything is a sure sign libraries better get on board the information freight train, onsite and online. Re-thinking the way we partner and deliver library programs is the first step. This presentation highlights the strong correlation between library services in the web world and the real world, and how ‘merging’ them onsite and ‘mirroring’ them online can stimulate new networks and new audiences for libraries.
Ever wonder what it’s like to be inside of Bill Gates house or on the Star Trek Enterprise? The Internet of Things has brought this reality and using the Internet of Things can help your library run smoother, cheaper and more efficiently. This webinar will cover the ins and outs of putting together an automated environment.
My "distinguished speaker" presentation for the global online Library 2.013 conference.
"Library Futures & Tech Directions"
By Joe Murphy, Librarian. Director, Library Futures at Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
Emerging Technologies for Libraries and Librarians, 2013Jennifer Baxmeyer
Slides from a presentation given to students in Professor Andrew P. Jackson's "Organization and Management: Public Libraries" class in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College in Queens, NY.
Gavin Bell Toc09 Long Tail Needs Community SmGavin Bell
How publishers can move beyond book sales and start running services which draw together the communities of people who have read the books they publish.
The talk focuses on user experience design concepts and references activity theory as a strong future model.
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!
This month's podcast includes highlights from Nathan's trip to the Computers in Libraries conference in Washington D.C. Favorite sessions included a Library of Congress digital preservation project, several takes on local technology interest groups, user-oriented design, and social media strategies. Non-conference news gets a few minutes too, just to be fair.
Using Web 2 0 Tools To "Enliven" Projects Nov 20Anna Koval
anna koval (me) and marie slim presented this at the 2009 california school library association conference. =)
for a hyperlinked, clickable version, please go to: http://bit.ly/5MSlsv
Some have likened libraries as museums for information handling in the industrial age.
If only they knew what you were really up to, right? If technology is shaping learning and literacy, then the evolution of social media, video games, and an app-for-everything is a sure sign libraries better get on board the information freight train, onsite and online. Re-thinking the way we partner and deliver library programs is the first step. This presentation highlights the strong correlation between library services in the web world and the real world, and how ‘merging’ them onsite and ‘mirroring’ them online can stimulate new networks and new audiences for libraries.
Ever wonder what it’s like to be inside of Bill Gates house or on the Star Trek Enterprise? The Internet of Things has brought this reality and using the Internet of Things can help your library run smoother, cheaper and more efficiently. This webinar will cover the ins and outs of putting together an automated environment.
When you browse the net - you often send sensitive and highly personal data - passwords, banking information and so much more. One of the basic protections we have is a secure connection - or HTTPS instead of a HTTP. What does this mean? Should you enable this secure connection on your website? How can you inform your users to seek out these connections?
Typing our banking information, secure passwords or our credit card information into an unsecure connection - can put at anyone at high risk of having our information stolen.
This scenario and various others are all to true in the digital age and can wreak havoc on many individual’s personal lives. Some leading towards bankruptcy and financial ruin. This webinar will discuss:
- what HTTPS is
- how it functions
- how to enable it
- where to get a SSL certificate that will sign your HTTPS implementation
-along with where it should be implemented.
http://mindpersuasion.com/tools/
People are terrified of setting goals for two reasons. One is they feel like they'll be overly constricted. The other is that they are afraid they'll fail. Both of these are false. Learn Why: http://mindpersuasion.com/tools/
Intelligent drones, wearable technology, becoming invisible, emailing wrenches to outer space, 3D printing and design, Virtual Reality, Deep Learning, Smart Virtual Personal Assistants, “It’s like Uber for ____”, Makerspaces, self-publishing, data security, Tor Project, Blackphone, IFTTT, IoT, Open Source, and much more will be covered. So, join the Novare Library Services’ team (Diana Silveira and Chad Mairn) as they take a look back to 2014 to highlight the most successful and useful technology trends impacting librarians. They will also share some technologies that may have been missed while providing a glimpse into what to look for in the upcoming year.
Beyond the Brick and Mortar - NEFLIN 2016 - Hot Topics User Experience Confer...Justin Denton
It’s all too common that once someone leaves the Library they don’t feel
they have a need to return unless it is to return a book, access a computer system or utilize
another Library resource. In today’s market you need to keep in touch with your users on-site
while also driving constant awareness and interaction outside of the facility. This session will
talk about how to continue to engage your patrons. We will dive into how to drive a strong
online presence that engages them and draws more interaction than your typical point and
click web-presence. We will discuss concepts such as online learning, facilitated sessions
and building a strong sense of community for both online and on-site consumption.
How to Insert your Library into the mobile sharing economyJustin Denton
Have you found the phenomena of Uber, Air-BNB, and Lyft just amazing?
Through this session we will talk about how to build a library environment that leverages our patrons as a next level of literature. From leveraging & building a larger book sharing model to tapping into our users to host various in-house programs and services then expanding the network to allow additional libraries to leverage all the in-house developed connections to share with a larger patron base.
Have you found the phenomena of Uber, Air-BNB, and Lyft just amazing?
Through this session we will talk about how to build a library environment that leverages our patrons as a next level of literature. From leveraging & building a larger book sharing model to tapping into our users to host various in-house programs and services then expanding the network to allow additional libraries to leverage all the in-house developed connections to share with a larger patron base.
Libraries Do Matter: Enhancing Traditional Services with Library 2.0St. Petersburg College
What is library 2.0? Should your library actually 'upgrade' from version 1.0 to 2.0? Is Library 3.0 on the horizon? Sit back and relax while Diana Sachs-Silveira and Chad Mairn answer these questions while unscrambling the hodgepodge of Web 2.0 lingo. Diana and Chad will introduce a variety of Web 2.0 concepts that have evolved into services like MySpace, Wikipedia, Del.ic.ious, Digg, Flickr, RSS, Second Life, Writely, and others and discuss how libraries can play a part in all of this.
"93% of businesses that suffer
a significant loss of data are
out of business within 4 years."
The Bureau of Labor
Man-made and natural disasters happen all the time. How resilient is your business? Even if you have a disaster recovery plan, are you really prepared for the unexpected?
Starbucks, or a Hotel and wondered how do I get on the network and how can I print to my printer? Then you just experienced the complexity of a Mesh Network. This webinar will talk about the most common network available to everyone, the Mesh Network. We will talk about what a Mesh Network is, how it functions and how it compares to other various network types. Lastly this session will cover some basic ways to setup your own MESH Network at your library. In some instances, you may have already set one up and didn’t even know it.
Our world is changing and it can be difficult to process it all. A stimulating library can help make sense of these changes and inspire library users to participate in this era of continuous change. Libraries are enhancing people’s lives through emerging technologies and library programming. Learn how libraries are constructing an environment conducive to information discovery, sharing, and lifelong learning and glimpse the future of what libraries can become.
Many services and tools will die, but people will always remain the catalytic agent for social activities online and offline! People are still the “killer app!”
Staying on top of emerging technology trends, new apps, and other social media outlets can be overwhelming. This presentation highlights the latest and greatest of these tools and discusses possible marketing opportunities for libraries. More importantly, this presentation will rely on a theme stating that many services and tools will die, but people will always remain the catalytic agent for social activities online and offline! In other words, people are still the “killer app!”
If you're suffering from information overload when it comes to what's new in technology and Internet resources for children and young adults, join us as we learn what's new in a nutshell.
Without a doubt, technology is playing a huge role in much of society today, and it is important to create meaningful opportunities for children and young adults to master it while they learn essential analytical and problem-solving skills.
In this webinar you will learn a variety of programming ideas, computing devices, and apps to help children and young adults thrive in a world based on technology. Additionally, we will discuss the importance of limiting screen time and offer ways to teach other vital 21st Century skills without the use of technology. This webinar will offer ways to assess children and young adults on successes and failures in mastering these essential skills. Share what you are doing to provide your library users with an exciting and fun time at THEIR library.
Are museums a dial that only goes to 5? Michael Edson
For Social Media Week, Washington, D.C., "Defining and measuring social media success in museums and arts organizations." http://socialmediaweek.org/blog/event/are-you-remarkable-defining-and-measuring-social-media-success-in-museums-and-arts-organizations/#.US4XyOtARCQ
An introduction to different Web 2.0 applications and their use in libraries. Presented by Dave Pattern at the CILIPS Centenary Conference on Branch and Group Day which took place on 5 Jun 2008.
UPDATED AND UPGRADED BY "Making researchers famous with social media" ON 9 FEB 2012. MB
Presentation for UTS Library Research Week 2011 on how academic researchers can make use of various social technologies and networks.
My thanks to a colleague, Sally Scholfield for her assistance with this.
I have not described the social technologies, tools and articles referred to or linked within this presentation. Short descriptions can be found on the Diigo list that brings it all together here:
http://www.diigo.com/list/malbooth/uts-library-research-week
Connecting People, Places, Things, and Ideas Using Social Media: A PrimerSt. Petersburg College
Social Media is not new; however, it is literally everywhere today and it is connecting people, places, things, and ideas. And libraries, for centuries, have acted as conduits to help their communities obtain high-quality information while providing a social space for their users to consume, repurpose, and share content. In this interactive session learn how to enhance library resources and services that exist both online and in physical library spaces by using a variety of social media tools including blogging, mobile technologies (QR codes), microblogging, gaming, social networking, and more. This session will continue on after today so that we can see firsthand some of the new and innovative techniques that others have used to help make their library and its resources more visible while subsequently providing fresh and lasting connections with library users.
This is an old presentation, made at Reboot 7.0 in Copenhagen in 2005. Early explorations into the use of social media tools like Blogs and Wikis in collaborative projects and in research. Based on my own experiences as an accidental digital activist and an ethnographer
How the Hunt Library redefined the library for the digital ageScopernia
The James B. Hunt Jr. Library in North Carolina, USA, represents the future of libraries and a true understanding of how people can thrive in a place that is built on digital.
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Immersive Technologies imitate or extend our physical world via digital simulations to give us the sense of being completely absorbed into something. Spatial computing is a new form of immersive technology that combines computer vision and artificial intelligence to integrate visual content into the real-world around us. In this webinar:
• Understand Immersive Technologies and see how they will impact everything ranging from education to entertainment.
• Learn the differences between virtual, augmented, and mixed realities to introduce Spatial Computing.
• Hear about the tools, devices, and platforms creating these new experiences.
• Discuss potential issues these technologies may have when used in learning and teaching.
• See what libraries can do to make use of immersive technologies to create new user experiences.
Introducing How to Build a Personal Voice Assistant (AIY Edition) St. Petersburg College
On many levels, we are starting to see our society transformed because of artificial intelligence. One example is voice-controlled interfaces, sometimes referred to as personal voice assistants or digital assistants, where computers and humans are interacting in a variety of ways to accomplish certain tasks. In fact, experts reveal that by 2020 there will be 50 billion connected devices interacting with and reporting data in real-time via the “Internet of Things” network. In this webinar, learn the ins-and-outs of how a Google Voice AIY kit was assembled to use artificial intelligence (machine learning, natural language processing etc.) to power a personal voice assistant via Google’s Cloud Speech-to-Text and other services.
360° panorama photographs and video are starting to become widely used thanks to integrated smartphone gyroscopes, virtual reality, and other emerging technologies. Developing 360° experiences is not difficult and can create a sense of immersion to your web presence that can provide more visibility highlighting your library’s resources and services. In this webinar,
– Learn how 360° photographs and videos work
– Discover what 360° cameras are on the market
– Understand how live 360° video is set up and streamed
– Explore Best Practices and Tools to create a 360° tour
– Highlight emerging trends like 3D photographs and more.
Audio with slides is available at https://floridalibrarywebinars.org/events/360-tours-and-more/
Spatial computing is a new form of computing that combines computer vision and artificial intelligence to seamlessly integrate visual content into the real world around us. Read more about the tools, devices, platforms and implications for these technologies that can be used in learning, teaching and more.
Presented at Computers in Libraries 2019 with Alex Haber (Head of Education at Magic Leap), Washington D.C.
According to the Open Education Consortium, “sharing is probably the most basic characteristic of education: education is sharing knowledge, insights, and information with others, upon which new knowledge, skills, ideas, and understanding can be built." Whether they are purchased or freely acquired, librarians should be open to sharing their resources to everyone who wants to use them to enrich their lives through education. Open Education Resources (OER) include resources or tools that can be used and modified for free and without any legal or technical barriers, and when used properly can help foster a transparent culture of learning and engagement in our communities. In this webinar:
• Learn what Open Education Resources (OER) are and how they can be used to engender trust, generate rigorous learning opportunities, and potentially lead to smarter decision-making strategies.
• Discover a variety of OER and Open Access (OA) repositories to find accessible and authoritative resources, including textbooks, to use in curriculum.
• Acquire OER strategies for developing a variety of educational opportunities using a variety of formats.
•Understand various issues (e.g., GDPR) impacting OER in libraries.
In 2008, iTunes "listening stations" were created in the library so students could have easy access to a large, albeit hidden, CD collection. Hundreds of CDs were digitized and added to an iTunes collection that was shared to other computers located inside the library. The idea was to be more like a record store where people can browse for and listen to music before they buy it; but, in this case, it would be before they bring the CDs home. Fast forward to 2018 and see the vision of this “Listening Lab” becoming more clear and distinct. In this webinar,
- Learn how to digitize CDs and create a web page based on iTunes XML data.
- Discover how the donated/purchased music collection is being cataloged and shared.
- Explore a variety of programming ideas ranging from small concerts to workshops.
- Understand the basics of valuing CDs, vinyl, VHS, and other mediums.
- Highlight how people are using the space and interacting with the collection.
- Use technologies like 3D printing, graphic design, and videography for promotional purposes.
Using CoSpaces Edu to Create Virtual and Augmented Reality ExperiencesSt. Petersburg College
Virtual Reality (VR), a simulated computer environment in three dimensions, is becoming more popular for gaming, movies, and education. According to CoSpaces Edu, their creative platform “complements traditional teaching methods by immersing students into a world where they can create, consume and connect with the curriculum on a completely new level, even through the revolutionary visual mediums of Virtual and Augmented Reality (AR).” Take what you learn here to create your own library programs to teach your users how to create meaningful and interactive experiences using VR/AR. In this webinar:
- Discover what Virtual Reality is and gain a brief historical summary of it.
- Learn and explore the differences between virtual, augmented, and mixed realities.
- Explore 360° video and photograph technologies to include in a variety of formats.
- Create your own 3D/360° environments using CoSpaces EDU to test in Virtual Reality.
- Learn how to use CoSpaces EDU as a student and as a teacher.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly moving from a science-fiction concept to reality where machines now have the capability to perform tasks commonly associated with humans. We are starting to see our society transformed because of AI, so having a better understanding of what it is and what it is capable of doing is essential. AI helps power Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant, Google’s Deep Dream neural network, various marketing initiatives, health applications, the aviation industry, and much more. In this keynote,
- Discover what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is and how it is becoming a “machine trait.”
- Gain an appreciation of AI pioneers like John McCarthy, Alan Turing, Marvin Minsky et al.
- Learn how AI works and explore some applications that could play a role in your library.
- Reflect on the future of AI and the implications for libraries and society in general.
Presented at the Leading Edge Libraries Conference, hosted by the Special Library Association Florida and Caribbean Chapter. Orlando, Florida. September 21, 2018. Keynote address.
The Web is mature now. Web pages are ubiquitous and should provide a seamless experience while offering useful and engaging content to people who are accessing your pages in a variety of ways. In this webinar, discover what groundbreaking Web technologies will be on the horizon in the last half of 2018 and beyond and learn how all these advancements can fit into diverse libraries to help them remain a guiding light into the future. Specifically, we’ll
- Learn the key elements of good Web Design.
- Understand various technologies used to build Web sites.
- Highlight web design trends/techniques that are defining modern website design.
- Develop a toolkit filled with a variety of tools to help you analyze other sites to help build fresh, new Web sites.
3D printing has been a focal point in library makerspaces for several years; however, it seems that interest in the technology has decelerated. The technology may have slowed down, but there is still a lot going on in this space, which can be overwhelming to keep up with it all. In this webinar:
- Learn what 3D printing is, how it works, and gain insight on how to implement/maintain, and to perhaps build your own 3D printer.
- Get a snapshot of some of the best 3D printers and products on the market, including an overview on resin and carbon printers.
- Discover a variety of 3D design applications to help with getting ideas to working prototypes.
- Study trends in digital scanning and other emerging 3D design/printing technologies.
- Interview an expert 3D designer/printer in the industry to get even more insight into this exciting technology.
Are you receiving questions about cutting cable? Are you working on a program to help users get on board with this growing trend? Cutting cable is one of the biggest consumer trends of 2017 and often libraries are faced with helping users navigate this seemingly complex and daunting task. During this webinar, we will help you create a toolbox to help users:
- Understand how the cable and satellite industry works.
- Discover various hardware solutions to gain access to high-quality TV stations.
- Learn the pros and cons of streaming media services.
- Construct a checklist to you prepare users to successfully cut their cable
Audio with slides: https://goo.gl/CzskBr
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly moving from a science-fiction concept to reality where machines now have the capability to perform tasks commonly associated with humans. We are starting to see our society transformed because of AI, so having a better understanding of what it is and what it is capable of doing is essential. AI helps power Amazon’s Alexa personal assistant, Google’s Deep Dream neural network, various marketing initiatives, health applications, the aviation industry, and much more. In this webinar:
- Discover what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is and how it is becoming a “machine trait.”
- Gain an appreciation of AI pioneers like John McCarthy, Alan Turing, Marvin Minsky et al.
- Learn how AI works and explore some applications that could play a role in your library.
- Reflect on the future of AI and the implications for libraries and society in general.
- Special Guest, Owen Cegielski from STEM School and Academy in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, will discuss various AI projects.
Python is a widely-used and powerful computer programming language that has helped system administrators manage computer networks and problem solve computer systems for decades. Python has also built some popular applications like BitTorrent, Blender, Calibre, Dropbox, and much more. Going further, the “Pi” in Raspberry Pi stands for Python, so learning Python will instill more confidence when working with Raspberry Pi projects. Python is usually the first programming language people learn primarily because it is easy to learn and provides a solid foundation to learn other computer programming languages. In this webinar,
• Learn what Python is and what it is capable of doing.
• Install Python’s IDE for Windows and work in the Python shell.
• Use calculations, variables, strings, lists, and if statements.
• Discover Python’s built-in functions and understand modules.
• Create simple programs to build on later.
The recording is available at https://youtu.be/ThcWmJFf-ho.
3D printed cars, homes, prosthetic hands, food, International Space Station tools, and almost anything imagined is now mainstream. 3D printing seems to have taken over the world and 3D printers are now affordable for many consumers. However, basic 3D design principles tend to be neglected, especially in library makerspaces. 3D printing objects work well only when one follows basic fundamentals of 3D design. In this webinar:
- Understand 3D printing and how it works.
- Discover a variety of free 3D design applications and repositories.
- Learn basic 3D design fundamentals (e.g., understanding 3D space and geometry, modeling, surfaces, textures, and rendering images).
- Gain hands-on experience designing a 3D object that can be 3D printed.
Note: it is recommended attendees create a Tinkercad (https://www.tinkercad.com/) account before this workshop.
Are you being asked to do STEM activities in your classes and workshops and have no idea where to start or have little to no budget? STEM education refers to teaching and learning, mostly hands-on, in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Integrating STEM activities in any discipline teaches how all things relate to each other, in school and in life. As a result, librarians, media specialists, and teachers are being asked to incorporate STEM learning activities into their curriculum, regardless of the subject matter, and many of these educators are unsure how to proceed. There are several ways to mix engaging STEM activities into your library programs and curriculum and this webinar will touch on the following and more to help you demystify STEM:
- Understand the importance of STEM education.
- Practice the four Cs of learning: collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity.
- Collect best practices to create good and inexpensive (many free) STEM lessons.
- Teach 21st Century skills without technology.
- Learn strategies (e.g., productive struggle) to creatively solve real-world problems.
- Assess the success of your activities.
Learn to Compose, Record, and Produce Songs and Podcasts Using GarageBandSt. Petersburg College
GarageBand is a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) that includes a large sound library, software instruments, guitar amplifiers and effects, music lessons, and even a virtual session drummer that can adapt to your songs. Since GarageBand has an easy-to-learn interface and there are no formal music training and/or instruments required, you will be composing, recording, producing, and sharing professional recordings and/or podcasts for your library in no time! In this webinar:
Learn what GarageBand is capable of doing (e.g., audio recording, music lessons, podcasts etc.).
Become familiar and comfortable with GarageBand’s interface
Understand basic recording terminology and practices that will translate to any DAW.
Appreciate how easy it is to create a podcast to include sounds, images, and videos.
See how GarageBand can be used to create multimodal assignments/activities.
Find alternatives to GarageBand and learn ways to run it virtually within other Operating Systems.
According to the Open Education Consortium, “sharing is probably the most basic characteristic of education: education is sharing knowledge, insights, and information with others, upon which new knowledge, skills, ideas, and understanding can be built." Whether they are purchased or freely acquired, librarians should be open to sharing their resources to everyone who wants to use them to enrich their lives through education. Open Education Resources (OER) include resources or tools that can be used and modified for free and without any legal or technical barriers, and when used properly can help foster a transparent culture of learning and engagement in our communities. In this webinar:
• Learn what Open Education Resources (OER) are and how they can be used to engender trust, generate rigorous learning opportunities, and potentially lead to smarter decision-making strategies.
• Discover a variety of OER and Open Access (OA) repositories to find accessible and authoritative resources, including textbooks, to use in curriculum.
• Acquire OER strategies for developing a variety of educational opportunities using a variety of formats.
•Understand various issues (e.g., GDPR) impacting OER in libraries.
According to a 2016 “Sales, Demographic, and Usage Data” report released by the Entertainment Software Association, 63% of U.S. households have at least one person who plays video games for 3 hours or more each week. This same report states that consumers spent $23.5 billion on games in 2015 and that games are “personal learning gateways” where we will start to see them more in schools and in professional life. Libraries that provide basic video game design classes can provide that spark that ignites the next wave of video game designers. In this webinar:
• Learn the basic components of video games.
• Receive step-by-step instructions for using Kodu Game Lab.
• Discover a variety of alternative gaming engines (GameMaker, etc.) where people can learn to experiment and ultimately to design their own video games.
In today’s age, it is important to have a basic understanding of computer programming. Although not everyone will become a computer programmer as a result, it is helpful these days to understand how computers and various software applications run code behind the scenes; plus, troubleshooting esoteric messages becomes much easier with some computer programming essentials under your belt. Without a doubt, it can be difficult to teach coding skills, but if fun and engaging tools are introduced it won’t be too bad. Thinking like a programmer does involve problem solving, but it can enhance creative confidence and inventive learning. In this webinar:
• Learn the basics of some visual programming languages like Scratch, Hopscotch, App Inventor, Raptor and others.
• Understand basic code syntax to gain important mathematical, computational, and creative thinking concepts through playful learning!
• Discover alternative tools and applications to give people practice programming while having fun!
• Gain other programming ideas, computing devices, and apps to help children & young adults thrive in a world based on technology.
How to Think in the Information Age: Finding Facts in a Post-Truth WorldSt. Petersburg College
With an ever-increasing daily torrent of information raining on people from almost every perceivable angle, it is impossible to process it all and, more importantly, to “separate the wheat from the chaff.” It is vital for everyone to be able to verify the accuracy and authority of information found on the Web while being able to detect bad data and lies to achieve the final goal of making intelligent decisions. As 21st Century library and information professionals, it is essential that we know how to think in the Information Age and to be able to pass this skill on to our users. In this webinar:
~ discover what misinformation is and explore ways to combat it.
~ learn to recognize misleading news, statistics, graphs, infographics, and more.
~ understand basic fallacies and how to detect bias.
~ appreciate how fast information spreads on social media and gather tools to help you become a stronger digital citizen.
~ utilize the scientific method to become a critical thinker in the Information Age.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
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.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
32. Information fluency is the intersection of information literacy,
computer literacy and critical thinking.
33. So, I think information fluency is …
communicating, problem
solving, evaluating, analyzing,
synthesizing, and reflecting on
the entire process.
… having the ability to think critically while being able to apply this
thinking across a variety of “literacies” (e.g., information,
technological, cultural, scientific etc.) in order to “foster
understanding, support sound decision-making, and guide action” in
the classroom and beyond!
36. Help enhance online
content with
authoritative library
resources.
This will bring more
visibility to your library
and people will trust
the information
presented.
40. Twitter asks “what’s
happening” and makes the
answer spread across the
globe to millions, immediately.
Source: http://goo.gl/st9DH
41. Find out what is trending on Twitter and
support/enhance it with authoritative resources.
The U.S. Congressional Twitter Directory, http://goo.gl/s1sVZ
New Congressional Committee
Must Put National Interest First.
http://bit.ly/qUrYJr)
57. Kinect in Education
• Robotic controls
• Augmented Reality in Twitter
• Enhance theatre arts
• Navigate locations, operating systems etc.
• Learn to play guitar
• Explore anatomy
• Learn sign language
• Manipulate air drawings (Brainstorming)
• Innovative presentation tool
Source: http://apps.kinecteducation.com/
64. A Sample of Innovative Collections
• East Palo Alto Library will have a collection of
circulating guitars and will provide two 8-week
lesson programs.
• Mills Music Library has an Album Cover Art
Exhibits Archive.
• George Washington’s beer recipe is at the New
York Public Library.
65. Hardly any information technology
goes obsolete. Each new one throws
its predecessors into relief.
James Gleick.
66. In 1971, Michael S. Hart (1947 –2011)
created the first e-book by typing the
Declaration of Independence into a
computer. Project Gutenberg was launched
and now e-books are over 40 years old!
67. Be an advocate
for all of your
readers no matter
how or what they
chose to read!
68. The form of the book has
changed over time.
The ‘book’ is the content,
not the package!
89. QR (Quick Response) codes can help guide mobile users in
your physical spaces come visit your digital library spaces.
90.
91. Has the simplicity and ubiquity of
helped to make your library a center of
learning and a hub for participation?
92. According to Wikipedia, “Social media is a
term used to describe the type of media
that is based on conversation and
interaction between people online.”
Sharing is a huge component, so be a
messenger for your library!
96. Share your location. Offer incentives for users to check-in
to your library and make it worthwhile for them!
97.
98. Twitter asks “what’s
happening” and makes the
answer spread across the
globe to millions,
immediately.
Source: http://goo.gl/st9DH
99. Chat, screen share, collaborate on documents, watch and comment
on YouTube videos, and even add a mustache!
100. Do our patrons care that their
privacy is eroding? What is the
librarian role here?
101. Watch for new services/apps that can help
make your library more visible/valuable …
… but don’t feel obligated to put your
library in that space!
102. Why libraries should have a
mobile presence.
The mobile web is connecting people to
information while they are on the go,
so this is a great space for libraries!
Plus mobile phones have surpassed PCs
and landline phones combined, so your
potential audience is huge!
103. By the end of 2011, 5 billion
mobile phones were in service in a
world with 7 billion people!
Source: http://goo.gl/kxEAJ
110. A simple mobile-optimized Website using HTML and CSS
can work on all devices!
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111.
112. Or you can build something using HTML, CSS,
and JavaScript that acts like a native app!
Built using jQTouch Built using jQuery Mobile
117. Siri
“Siri does what you say, finds the
information you need, then answers you.
It’s like you’re having a conversation with
your iPhone.”
“And Siri is proactive, so it will question
you until it finds what you’re looking for.”
118.
119. Authors are slowly bypassing
publishers and this will continue.
Libraries are a middle-man too.
What will happen to libraries?
147. How do you measure value?
• Has access to information improved because of sharing
tools?
• Did marketing services and resources help provide
more visibility to your library?
• Has instant and inexpensive (probably free)
communication tools fostered more collaboration with
staff and patrons?
• Has anything enhanced learning or helped your library
users with their digital transformations?
148.
149.
150.
151. Please consider
sharing your
ideas or your
successes.
https://voicethread.com/share/1447074/
Cumbersome became convenient.I used to carry “a” book with me where ever I went. Now I carry a few thousand books with me wherever I go.
This used to be THE way to watch movies at home
I was wondering whether this type of book was about to be totally replaced…
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