This presentation was given at the ARLIS/NA conference on May 4, 2008. Free to use, but please credit me.

1. New Frontier: Web Based Software and Free Digital Storage It’s web-based and it’s free

3. What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008 More Power = More More speed Excess capacity The ability to offer larger scale services

4. It is frequently referred to as Cloud Computing but the definition of just what is exactly is in flux. All this power gives rise to multiple uses for all this computing power. A capacity for widely distributed networks, supplying supercomputer access through the internet is the most general definition. What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008

5. It enabled the creation of free to the consumer content based information services such as: Google Books, Flickr, iTunes, Internet Archive and YouTube Added capacity in the various datacenters has created ever cheaper storage. One of the offshoots of this technology is a transformation of software into web-based applications. What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008

6. The ability to word process, edit images and store personal data and information will transform how we use the internet. We can become cyber-nomads. Without any tangible personal financial investment. What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008

7. http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20071218/saas-study/ What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008

8. Web-Based Email What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008

10. What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008 3 Products Offered Workspace

11. What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008 Products Offered Storage

12. What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008 pack.google.com Products Offered

13. Image Editing What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008 See: http://tinyurl.com/4wg43l

15. What’s Hot & What’s Not: Trends in Technologies and Services in Libraries ARLIS/NA May 4, 2008 Proceed with Caution Free isn’t Free Read the Service Agreements and Privacy Policies Look for Opt-in and Opt-out buttons during sign-up Create a separate email address/es POOF!

16. http://tinyurl.com/5jcvfu or http:// www.smpl.org/classes/WebImageEditing/ARLISCites.htm For links and citations go to: Adina Lerner Santa Monica Public Library [email_address]