Matt Hamilton : Libraries and Innovation : creating environments for encouraging and supporting creativity and innovation among staff How do we begin the messy job of creating a culture of innovation What will you need? Patience, perseverance, vision and a way to empower staff Patience is hard to come by for innovators, we see something … Continue reading Matt Hamilton : Libraries and Innovation
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Robin Hastings – Web 3.0
Symantec tagging Microformats - hcard Web as a database – rdf, subset of xml Rdfdata.org Instead of holding all info in proprietary databases data will be coded Data.gov SPARQL – sql for rdf Web as application – mashups Questions: How many security issues are we looking at? Shouldn’t put any info out there that is … Continue reading Robin Hastings – Web 3.0
Rachel Vacek –Libraries Using Mobile Devices
Instead of focusing on mobile needs of library users, focusing on mobile needs of librarians, some librarians were more interested in a netbook Every librarian got an ipod touch or a netbook Ideas that are needed the most will probably be the most difficult to implement because involve a proprietary ILS Geeks just waiting to … Continue reading Rachel Vacek –Libraries Using Mobile Devices
Jessica Moyer – Audio books, ebooks, & online reading impact on library services & collections
All the ways you can read stuff that is not in a book anymore – ipod touch, amazon kindle, has its own wireless network and email address, eink technology, biggest group of kindle owners over the age of 50, price dropped last week to $300 Audiobooks – not just bcds and cassette, but need to … Continue reading Jessica Moyer – Audio books, ebooks, & online reading impact on library services & collections
Ubiquitous Computing – Jason Griffey – Unconference Session 1
Jason Griffey – I do lots of stuff google me Ubiquitous computing – computers everywhere, mobile phones, net books, kindles Devices to devices, no longer devices to server Metcalfs law Free – Chris Anderson Cant compete on cost so much make things easies Questions & Comments from Office: What about server costs? – how can … Continue reading Ubiquitous Computing – Jason Griffey – Unconference Session 1
ALA Unconference
I'm at the ALA Unconference all day today. They have a great set up for as many topics as possible, with a lot of short presentations that are 7 minutes with 5 minutes for questions a couple of break out sessions. I'll be blogging the short presentations separately to keep topics and possible comments separate. … Continue reading ALA Unconference