Over the Horizon: Connecting Technology Trends with

the Library of Tomorrow

Mark A. SmithSUNY Ceramics at Alfred

Joan GetmanCornell University

Dr. Harry PenceSUNY Oneonta - Emeritus

The Wannabes

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Honorable Mention

The Horizon Report

New Media Consortium / EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)

Emerging technologies impacting teaching, learning or creative expression within higher ed.

Time to adoption: One Year or Less• Mobile Computing

• Open Content

Time to adoption: Two to Three Years• Electronic Books

• Simple Augmented Reality

Time to adoption: Four to Five Years• Gesture-based Computing

• Visual Data Analysis

4 TRENDS / 4 CHALLENGES

THE ABUNDANCE OF RESOURCES & RELATIONSHIPS MADE EASILY

ACCESSIBLE VIA THE INTERNET IS INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING US TO REVISIT OUR ROLES AS EDUCATORS IN

SENSE-MAKING, COACHING, & CREDENTIALING.

Implications for Academic Libraries include:

People Expect To Be Able To Work, Learn,& Study Whenever

& Wherever They Want To.

Implications for Academic Libraries include:

The Technologies We Use Are IncreasinglyCloud-based,

& Our Notions of IT Support Are Decentralized

Implications for Academic Libraries include:

The Work Of Students Is Increasingly Seen As Collaborative By Nature, & There Is More

Cross-campus Collaboration Between Departments

Implications for Academic Libraries include:

So What Does All This Mean for Academic Libraries?

LITA Top Tech Trends 2010 1 Horizon Report 2010UX - User Experience Mobile, A.R., Gesture Comp., E-Books

Discovery Systems Mobile, Open Content, A.R., Visual Data Analysis

Augmented Reality A.R., Mobile, Gesture Comp., Vis. Data. Analysis

Discovery Systems Beyond Federated Search A.R., Vis. Data Analysis, Open Content

Mobile Tech in Libraries Mobile, E-Books, A.R., Gesture Comp.

End of Apps? – new html/css code & mobile-optimized web portals Mobile, Open Content

Reinvention of the Book Mobile, E-Books, A.R., Open Content, Vis. Data. Analysis

1 Hardo, Josh. "ALA 2010 Midwinter Meeting: Top Tech Trends Panel Focuses on End Users and Ebooks." Library Journal. 01/19/2010. Web. 5 Jun 2010. <http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6715484.html>

Thanks for Your Attention

Any Questions?Fire Away!

Mark Smith – msmith@alfred.edu

Joan Getman – jmf4@cornell.edu

Harry Pence – pencehe@oneonta.edu