Internet Librarian 2012

Transformational Power of Internet Librarians: Promise & Prospect

Danielle KaneResearch Librarian for Emerging Technologies and Service InnovationUC Irvine Libraries

Lunch2.0November 30, 2012

David Weinberger

The revolution isn’t digitizing, it’s in the networking of content

◦ Libraries as platform provide some unifying framework for thinking about____.

◦ Libraries as platform enable us to take social networks seriously.

◦ Libraries as platform increase the perceived and real value of libraries.

Transforming Knowledge in the Age of the Net

Speaker: Ken Roberts, retired Chief Librarian, Hamilton, ON Public Library.◦ Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC) - working with

publishers on e-book agreements.

Hutch Tibbetts, Digital Services Librarian at Douglas County CO◦ Developed its own model for eBooks◦ Adobe Content Server◦ Assign DRM and check out eBooks one user at a time◦ HTML5 based online e-reader◦ VuFind discovery layer◦ Visual displays of eContent◦ Buy now link so users can by eBooks◦ Patron-drive acquisition.

Adventures with Econtent and Epublishing

Use Numrange for numeric range searching (first number…second number).

Do a price range search by adding the $ sign in a range search (you can only use dollars).

Limit by title (intitle:word for a single word).

Limit by title: all words (“allintitle: word1 word2 word3″)

Google Shopping is no longer based on web crawl; stores how pay to be included.

Google Search Secrets: 50 tips!

Speakers: Walt Crawford, Chrissy Knoelke, Kreg Hasegawa

Staff Training◦ The Seattle Public Library has embarked on a staff

and user training program on e-books. ◦ Created getting started guides

Micropublishing◦ Support for library users in publishing their own books

Staff Training & Micropublishing

Speakers: Erik Adams, Elizabeth Altman, Doris Small Helfer, Steve Kutay, Mary Woodley, Gerry McKiernan

◦ Increasingly, libraries are clearing stacks to make way for flexible spaces suited to portable personal technology and replacing print holdings with electronic collections.

◦ The session begins with a case study of replacing annually purchased reference books with electronic books, includes an analysis of the economics, review of availability of materials, and a brief look at the difficulties of creating specialized ebooks to fill in gaps.

◦ The CSU group shared the results of a survey to assess the use of e-reader and tablet devices, their adoption by students and faculty, as well as how frequently and in what environments they are being used for conducting research and completing course assignments.

◦ McKiernan looks at the current landscape for digital textbooks; the vendors, platforms and initiatives happening in this space; funding options; predictions; and more!

Ebook Economics & Trends part I & II

Speakers: Aaron Stanton, CEO, Novel Projects, Inc, Michael Porter, President, Library Renewal libraryman.com

◦ Book Genome Project: http://booklamp.org/

◦ Library Renewal: http://libraryrenewal.org/

Innovation in Ebooks

Speaker - Lee Rainie

Digital Revolution 1: Broadband◦ 66% of American adults accessing the Internet from home do so

using broadband connections Digital Revolution 2:  Mobile

◦ 89% of adults have a cell phone, and many of those have Smartphones.

Digital Revolution 3:  Social Networking◦ 59% of all adults use social networking systems.

More than one-third of adults own at least 1 e-reading device, which is changing the way they acquire and think about knowledge.

Keynote: Libraries Transformed

Speakers: Adam Elsholz, Brittany Austin, Laura ten Pas, & Elise Polglaze – librarians at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM)

Changing nature of consumers is changing how retailers and brands are marketing to them.

A new kind of shopping◦ Ecommerce◦ Mobile / mcommerce◦ Web-influenced sales◦ Cross-channel commerce ◦ Shopping 3.0, commerce 3.0◦ Omni-channel retailing – consumers consuming across all

channels of sales

Retail & Technology Trends: Service Explosions

Speakers: Paul Pival and John Brosz - Taylor Family Digital Library

Virtual Tour: http://ppival.com/IL2012/

A wealth of new technology was incorporated in the building ◦ Touch technology ◦ permit the incorporation of student-generated content.   ◦ completely wireless-enabled, and all cables, etc. run under raised

flooring which provides an agile infrastructure.  ◦ The furniture is mobile technology-friendly.  ◦ There is an electrical outlet for every seat in the building.  ◦ All signage is digital.  ◦ Collaborative spaces are available and can be reserved by digital

touch screens in the hallway.

Tomorrow’s Digital Library Today

Speakers: Tim Donahue, Jeroen de Boer, and Keimpe de Heer

De Boer and de Heer◦ SocialMediaCaster◦ ExplorApp (The Library of Things)

Donahue◦ Interactive floor map - Montana State University◦ Uses flash so is not mobile◦ They’ve also added QR codes to the endcaps of all of the

stacks that gives a specific even further break-down of subjects in that stack.

Innovative, Awesome Services & Spaces!

Speakers: Deeann Allison and Lorna Dawes◦ Pixel (chatbot)

Artificial Intelligence: transforming reference

Speakers – Steve Coffman, LSSI & Roy Tennant, OCLC◦ Ebooks:

- the real problem – google and amazon have larger collections than we do- there is a huge amount of free material, and the average price is $7 so it’s cheap- amazon, audible, and Netflix are capable of setting up library-like lending services

Keynote — Transforming the Library Empire: Possible?

Speaker: Jeremy Kemp, Faculty, San Jose State University-SLIS

Sifteo Cubes: https://www.sifteo.com/product

LittleBits: http://littlebits.cc/

Arduino: http://www.arduino.cc/

High-low Tech: http://hlt.media.mit.edu/

Interactive Exhibits: Makers and Smart Objects

Speaker: Tod Colegrove, UNR

Set up library to be a collaborative learning environment

Co-hosted events with a co-working space◦ Arduino Microcontrollers◦ Mobile app development◦ 3D scanning and modeling

Mini-maker faires 3D printers

Academic Makerspaces: connections and conversations

Erik Boekesteijn, Jaap van de Geer, Jeff Wisniewski, & Paul Pival

◦ Flexible libraries and spaces, as well as flexible teams.

◦ Spaces as products and services to market.  Stanford - “which library is open now” feature

◦ The keys to success – You have to start by listening to your users and involving the community by making them a part of the library

◦ Collaborative working spaces where students can share ideas in public locations, promoting peer learning.

Closing Keynote: Reinventing Spaces & Places

50 Great Mobile Apps for Librarians

http://www.slideshare.net/lerichard/50-apps-for-librarians

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