TAP Session from June 8 Future Ready webinar keynote.

1. Leah Krevit Rice University The Rest of Us Stephen Abram, MLS, Gale Cengage Learning The Future of Libraries Online Conference Alliance Libraries & TAP Information Services: June 8, 2010 Future Ready

2. These slides will also be available at Stephen’s Lighthouse blog

16. Social Glue and Libraries

18. Bricks, Clicks and Tricks

27. Are we going to a totally build it yourself world? Imagine IKEA merging with GM...

30. Yes, this is ancient wisdom: clients aren't buying your hammer, they are buying the deck of their dreams. Help them build it.

31. OK – What is happening that will change everything?

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

33. Google Books Settlement

34. Google Editions: Bookstore

35. SEO: Search Engine Optimization SMO: Social Media Optimization

36. I  my customers

37. Transmogrifying Containers

38. Geo-IP

39. Broadband

40. The Cloud … printing … software … services … storage

41. The Article Economy++ Format Agnosticism

42. The Yahoo!/Bing iPhone, Facebook Migration

43. Devices like iPads, Kobo, Kindles, eDGe, and Mobile

44. Supporting the 21 st Century book experience?

45. Kobo, Amazon, Apple, iPDF, etc. . . .

47. What about censorship? Freedom of expression? Freedom…. In general

48. Mobile

50. The Experience

51. A Third Path

55. OK – Now let’s ask ourselves what our users really, REALLY want.

57. Observe Your Users

58. Context is King , not Content.

59. Community

60. Conversations

61. Relationships

62. Community Networks The Social Life of Information

63. Life

64. Connection

65. Personalization

66. Comfort

67. Simplicity

68. Learning

71. Growing up from books, Extending the experience

72. Progress

73. These are exciting times. Choose between achieving a dynamic and exciting future vision or longing for a nostalgic past.

75. The power of libraries

76. Speak Out!

78. What is at the heart of libraries ? Learning Interaction Community Innovation Passion Progress

79. What is at the heart of libraries ? Is it you?

80. Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLA VP strategic partnerships and markets Gale Cengage Learning Cel: 416-669-4855 [email_address] Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog http://stephenslighthouse.com