Emerging Technology Trends for 2015

Emerging Trends in Libraries

david lee king | topeka & shawnee county public library | davidleeking.com

for 2015

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What’s NEW for you?

10 year cycles

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1Consumer Technology

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stuff we use

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smartphones, tablets, laptops

gaming - HUGE changes

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Television

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watching video

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listening to music

connected cars

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Batteries!

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What’s this mean for the

library?

wearabletech-

nology

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2

Google Glass

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smart watches

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health monitorbracelets

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what’s this mean for the

library?

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3mobileflickr.com/photos/ramyoga/3025034131/

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not a good idea

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71%of US Adults own smartphones

what do your mobile users

need?

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what do they need?

A LOT!

design for mobile

teens…

cellmostly

BYOD

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What’s this mean for

the library?

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Why?

because of mobile

72%of US Adults use social media

29%of US Adults use Facebook

every day!

pinterestvine

instagramtumblr

What’s this mean for the

library?

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photos and videos

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78%of US Adults watch online videos

What’s this mean for the

library?

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update policies

training

how to act in front of

a camera

6Grassroots Tech

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what’s going on here?

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3D printers & makerspaces

makerbot.com

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more than3D printers

drill presses vacuum cleaner

CAD/CAM software computers

CNC router normal shop tools

scroll saws

laser cutterspower tools

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Digital Media

Labs

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Co-Working spaces

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other cool stuff

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check out guitars!

What’s this mean for the

library?

7The Cloud

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webscale

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Crowdsourcing

examples

MOOCs

What’s this mean for the

library?

9The Internetof Things

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What’s this mean for the

library?

10quantified self

Trends vs. Fads

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Fad

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Trend

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how to prepare

don’t be held back by tech!

thank you!

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