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- 1. The Future is Not Out of Reach: Trends & Transformations David Lee King Digital Branch & Services Manager Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library www.davidleeking.com
- 7. Some people think of change like this
- 15. Transformations
- 16. Tagging RSS Readers Commenting RSS Emerging Trends User- Friending Generated Mashups Content Web as Platform
- 17. comments • one-on-one in the past • maybe a letter? • Here’s what it can be now
- 20. 29 comments!
- 22. friending
- 28. content
- 30. RSS
- 37. Tagging
- 40. Web as Platform
- 41. Old way: Patrons visit library to do stuff at the library
- 42. New way: Patrons visit library to access the web... so they can do stuff outside the library
- 43. mashups • old way: combine content? Maybe in a research paper... borrow? that's against copyright! • new way: freely combine content from more than one info source... that's the given • syndetics, amazon, etc...
- 46. Why?
- 47. 1. relevant to the next generation • IM & txt messaging • Creating user-generated content • Using web 2.0 tools for storage, bookmarking, current awareness, entertainment
- 52. 2. teach the current generation • information literacy • show grandpa how to use flickr • small business owner and vanity searching • news junkie, meet RSS feeds http://flickr.com/photos/prupert/68375339/
- 55. 3: Teach them how to subscribe to your library
- 56. 4. save time! • professional reading • IM vs phone vs email • bookmarking • working smarter by using tools...
- 57. 5. Patrons want to participate
- 58. 29 comments!
- 60. 6. be a community leader • become a community resource • we were the only place teaching Word...
- 61. 7. land a cool job NextGen Librarian: “We need someone to manage Web 2.0 tool development to support member librarian blogging, podcasting, a Moodle server, Drupal, and other services.”
- 62. How do I make time for new stuff?
- 63. Finding Time
- 64. Changing focus • Finding time vs willingness and priority • You have to want to change • change job descriptions...
- 65. Schedule your time
- 67. Granting time • give time - for reading, playing, learning, creating • send staff to formal training • practical training for staff - teach what's relevant to your staff and library • buy books for training
- 69. Why?
- 70. This is not your library
- 71. This is your library
- 72. This is your library
- 73. This is your library
- 74. Thank you! davidleeking.com