Tech Trends for 2014INNOVATIONS ON THE HORIZON

Why Emerging Technology?“To remain relevant, libraries must shape the way they deliver their services to accommodate each new wave of technology that captures the imagination of society. Early exploration of these trends is important lest developments come into the library sphere so late that important opportunities are missed.”

from “Library Technology Forecast for 2014 and Beyond”

by Marshall Breeding Computers in Libraries Dec 2013

http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/dec13/Breeding--Library-Technology-Forecast%20-for-2014-and-Beyond.shtml

3D Printing

Thingversehttp://www.thingiverse.com/

Cleveland Makers Alliance

Cleveland Public TechCentral

Chicago YouMedia

Make Magazine

3dprintingindustry.com/

3D Printing Food

the-sugar-lab.com

3D Printing Medical

First 3D printed organ (liver) in 2014

Custom-built prosthetics

Molecule printers print pharmaceuticals

Dental models

Connected Living

The “Internet of Things”http://www.samsung.com/us/home-appliances/

Nest (now by Google)

Amazon’s “Home Automation” section

Automobiles

Vulnerability to hacking

Massive Open Online Courses

What are MOOCs?

Coursera, iTunesU, MIT, and more

Completion rate issues

Libraries offer space, connectivity

Privacy, Security & Net Neutrality

2013 saw sharp increase in concern

Market waiting for new product

Center for Democracy & Technologyhttps://cdt.org/issue/consumer-privacy

Open internethttp://www.fcc.gov/guides/open-internet

Transparency

No blocking

No unreasonable discrimination

Continuing Trends

Social media services

Connected discovery Bibliocommons

Encore

Electronic content/ digital convergence

Cloud storage

Location-based services

Further Resources

LITA Top Tech Trends http://www.ala.org/lita/ttthttp:// youtu.be/pKd6xiqNJPo

IEEE Computer Societyhttp://www.computer.org/portal/web/membership/Top-10-Tech-Trends-in-2014