TECH TRENDS TO WATCH 2014

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Presenters: Chad Mairn and Diana Silveira, Novare Library Services

AGENDA

Class Resources

http://www.slideshare.net/chadmairn

http://www.slideshare.net/dee987

Real-time collaborative notebook available at: http://bit.ly/NovareTech

Highlight the “best” technologies of 2013.Discuss what is just over the horizon.Have fun!

MOBILE HAS WON!

“There are more tablets and phones being sold than personal computers.” – Eric Schmidt

So, when will tablets/smartphones be “free?” Eventually, customers will be charged ONLY to use/access services on those device[s]?

TABLETS

EBOOKS• Continued Growth of

Ebooks• Rise of Independent

Authors

Image from http://goo.gl/nRYJbN and http://goo.gl/q6lAaY

PRIVACY

HACKERSImage from http://goo.gl/nLs3LB

Data Theft/Spying will get worse before it gets any better!

NSA

http://youtu.be/b0w36GAyZIA

ONE RECENT EXAMPLE …

Source: http://goo.gl/vGVguE

SELLING METADATA

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Image from http://goo.gl/oH6Vmj

Now that you are completely freaked out …

MOBILE PAYMENTSImage from http://goo.gl/nbWcCu

MOBILE PAYMENT OPTIONS

Google Wallet

Bitcoin

Square

• Near Field Communication

• Person-to-person payments

• Mobile donations• Virtual currency

Coin

Library card

future?

WEARABLE TECH

INTERNET OF THINGS

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WIRED HOMES

• Thermostat Controlled by Smart Phones

• Text and Email Alerts for Doors and Windows

• Control Your Lights• Talk to your appliances

RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ALTERNATIVES &

COLLABORATIVE RESOURCES

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Online or Offline

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Google+ Hangouts

GOOGLE HELPOUTS

HelpHub.me

FaceTime

Facebook Messenger

WEB DESIGN TRENDS

WEB DESIGN TRENDS TO WATCH

• Fonts with personality• Flat design• Large hero areas quickly killing sliders• Focus on mobile!• Videos in place of text• Long scrolling sites• Simple color schemes• Simplified content• Dropping the sidebar• Manipulated imagery• Extras (e.g., parallax scrolling, HTML5 timed animation etc.)

Source: http://goo.gl/RdKqa8

GAMIFICATIONImage from http://goo.gl/Eo4ezO

Passport

Show what you know

A learning system that demonstrates academic

achievement through customized badges.

http://www.itap.purdue.edu/studio/passport

Activate Your Users!

Captain Up helps you reward your users with points, badges and levels for exploring your site

and sharing it with their friends!

.com

SERIOUSLY EXPLORE

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Source/Access/Learning

http://spclibrary.eduongo.com

Read more: http://goo.gl/HEpJg7

Read more: http://goo.gl/s4jXdq

MAKERSPACESImage from http://goo.gl/FXLlY7

ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY CREATES HIGH-TECH 'HACKERSPACES'

Source: http://goo.gl/wHZyR

http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/

… is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.

… is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC It also plays high-definition video. http://www.raspberrypi.org/

http://www.arduino.cc/

LITTLE BITS ARE AN OPEN SOURCE LIBRARY OF ELECTRONIC MODULES THAT SNAP TOGETHER WITH TINY MAGNETS FOR PROTOTYPING, LEARNING, AND FUN.

http://littlebits.cc/ Also, check out Synth Kit at

http://littlebits.cc/kits/synth-kit

http://makezine.com/

.com

http://goo.gl/XUG9IU Check out the Maker Cookbook at:

THE COOL THING ABOUT MAKERSPACES IS THAT YOU WILL HAVE A SPACE TO INCLUDE INTERESTING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE NOT EVEN INVENTED YET!

STAY INFORMED

Source: http://goo.gl/uRkFO7

http://www.psfk.com/

http://techcrunch.com/

http://mashable.com/

CHECK OUT HTTP://WWW.EVOLVEPROJECT.ORG/CESTO SEE HOW LIBRARIES CAN PLAY A ROLE!

TOP 10 LIBRARY STORIES OF 2013

Source: http://goo.gl/Ij23VC

1. E-book Breakthrough?2. Google and Fair Use.3. Common Core Standards

Initiative.4. Copyright Reform?5. Americans love libraries, but …6. Bookless libraries?7. NYPL Renovation.8. DPLA launches!9. Public Access.10.Aaron Swartz death.

WHAT SHOULD NOT BE ON THIS LIST?

WHAT SHOULD BE ON THIS LIST?

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WHAT TRENDS DO YOU SEE IN

2014?WHAT ARE YOU

PLANNING IN 2014?

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CONTACT US

Chad Mairn chadmairn@gmail.com slideshare.net/chadmairn twitter.com/cmairn

Skype: chadmairn

Diana Silveira Diana@novarelibrary.com delicious.com/dee987 Slideshare.net/dee987 twitter.com/dee987

https://www.facebook.com/NovareLibraryServices877-816-9638 

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