This document discusses several topics related to digital technology and libraries. It begins by covering digital delivery and the rise of smartphones and apps. It then discusses the maker movement and how libraries can support it by providing digital media labs and equipment for content creation. The document also notes a lack of computer programming education and proposes free online resources libraries can offer. It concludes by looking towards future technologies like gamification, near-field communication, and Google Glass.
6. Nearly 419 million devices were
sold during the Q1 2013, with more
than 216 million, or 51.6%, being
smartphones.
International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,
April 2013
25. 58% of Americans age 16 and older
reported that they are totally likely
to use a digital media lab to create
and upload new digital content.
Pew Internet & American Life Project
January 2013
35. “9 out of 10 schools don’t teach
computer programming. At the college
level, 2% of students graduate with
computer science degrees”.
Hadi Partovi, Code.org