Keynote address from NEPaLA 2013

1. Panning for Gold
Sifting through Emerging Technologies
to Find the Real Treasures
Nicole C. Engard
nengard@gmail.com
VP of Education, ByWater Solutions
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2. Disclaimer:
Not all of the following are emerging
technologies, but they are all treasures!
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3. What libraries need
to be aware of
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4. Cloud Computing
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5. Cloud Apps
• Dropbox:
h+p://dropbox.com
• Google
Drive:
h+p://drive.google.com
• Zoho
Office:
h+p://zoho.com
• iCloud:
h+p://icloud.com
• Evernote:
h+p://evernote.com
• Pandora:
h+p://pandora.com
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6. Cloud Options
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7. Dropbox or Drive
• Dropbox
• 2
GB
Free
(increased
by
inviHng
people/deals)
• Files
need
to
be
downloaded
• More
popular
• Google
Drive
• 5
GB
Free
• Files
opened
in
Google’s
office
suite
• Easy
to
learn
if
you
know
Google
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8. Open Source Software
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9. What is Open Source
• Open
source
soPware
is
soPware
that
users
have
the
ability
to
run,
distribute,
study
and
modify
for
any
purpose.
• No
vendor
lock
in
• No
license
fees
• Release
early/Release
oPen
• Peer
review
• Be+er
security
• More
transparency
• Community/CollaboraHon
• Freedom
to
innovate
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10. Open Source FUD
• FUD
=
Fear,
Uncertainty
and
Doubt
• Open
source
is
insecure
• I
need
too
much
staff
to
use/support
open
source
• I
have
to
be
a
developer
to
use
open
source
• There
isn’t
an
open
source
applicaHon
to
do
that
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11. Development Type
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12. Evaluating Software
• Evaluate
soPware
equally
-­‐
Proprietary
and
Open
Source
side
by
side
• Get
reviews
from
trusted
colleagues
• Always
demo
the
soPware
by
performing
operaHons
you’d
need
to
do
in
a
producHon
environment
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13. Operating Systems
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14. Windows or Ubuntu
• Ubuntu
• Free
of
cost
• Open
source
• Can
run
most
apps
needed
in
the
library
• Easy
to
install
and
learn
• Windows
• Costly
• Can
run
most
apps
needed
in
the
library
• Becoming
harder
to
learn
with
each
release
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15. ILS
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16. Koha or Evergreen
• Koha
• Free
of
cost
• Open
source
• All
the
modules
you’d
need
• 100%
Web
Based
• koha-­‐community.org
• Evergreen
• Free
of
cost
• Open
source
• All
the
modules
you’d
need
• Web
Based
OPAC
• Desktop
Staff
Client
• open-­‐ils.org
Just Pick One!!!
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17. Content Management
Systems (CMS)
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18. CMS
• Wordpress:
h+p://wordpress.org
• Drupal:
h+p://drupal.org
• Joomla:
h+p://joomla.org
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19. Content Management
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20. Drupal or Wordpress
• Wordpress
• Free
of
cost/open
source
• Great
for
most
library
websites
• Easy
to
install
• Easier
to
learn/manage
• Drupal
• Free
of
cost/open
source
• Great
for
large
library
websites
• Easy
to
install
• Can
be
hard
to
learn
• Be+er
if
you
have
a
sys
admin
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21. Mobile
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22. Mobile device options
• Android
Phone/Tablet
• Note:
Kindle
Fire
is
not
a
tablet!
• iPhone/iPad
• Windows
Phone/Tablet
• Blackberry
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23. Tablets
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24. Choosing a Tablet
• If
you
can,
choose
both!
Your
patrons
will
need
help
with
either
one
• If
you
have
the
budget
for
one
the
Androids
are
usually
more
cost
efficient
and
are
easier
to
design
apps
for
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25. Designing an App
• Android
is
easier
to
design
an
app
for
• iPads
are
more
common
to
design
apps
for
• Poll
your
patrons
before
spending
Hme
on
the
wrong
app
for
them
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26. Ebook Reader
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27. Kindle or Nook
• If
you
can,
choose
both!
Your
patrons
will
need
help
with
either
one
• If
budget
is
a
concern
a
tablet
with
the
apps
for
both
will
allow
you
to
learn
the
basics
• Be
aware
that
the
apps
for
Android
and
iPad
are
not
the
same
as
the
ones
on
the
device
itself
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28. Crowdsourcing
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29. Crowdsourcing
• Many
heads/wallets/people
are
be+er
than
one:
• Wikis
• Crowdfunding
• Surveys
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30. Surveys
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31. SurveyMonkey or
LimeSurvey
• SurveyMonkey
• Limits
to
free
access
• Can
pay
for
more
access
• Data
stored
at
SurveyMonkey
• Can
be
hard
to
get
data
• LimeSurvey
• Free
of
cost/open
source
• Installs
on
your
webserver
• Unlimited
access/
surveys
• Really
well
documented
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32. Screencasting
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33. Screencasting
• Screencast-­‐o-­‐maHc:
screencast-­‐o-­‐maHc.com
• Camstudio:
camstudio.org
• Camtasia:
techsmith.com/camtasia.html
• Screenflow:
telestream.net/screenflow/
• Jing:
techsmith.com/jing.html
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34. Video hosting
• YouTube:
h+p://youtube.com
• Blip.tv:
h+p://blip.tv
• Vimeo:
h+p://vimeo.com
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35. 3D Printing
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36. 3d Printers
• Makerbot:
h+p://www.makerbot.com
• Stratasys:
h+p://www.stratasys.com/3d-­‐printers
• More
here:
www.makerlibrarian.com/3d-­‐prinHng/
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37. Too many
choices
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38. How do we choose?
• Your
network
is
key:
• Social
networks
• AssociaHons
• Local
libraries
• Trusted
technology
sources
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39. What else?
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40. Share your floorplan
• Google
Floorplans:
maps.google.com/
help/maps/
floorplans/
put
your
floor
plan
on
a
Google
Map
Portland Public Library, ME
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41. Other tools you
should know about
• IFTTT:
iP+.com
• Moodle:
moodle.org
• Scribus:
scribus.org
• Kete:
kete.net.nz
• Libki:
libki.org
• Librarybox:
jasongriffey.net/
librarybox/
• Zotero:
zotero.org
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42. Who to trust
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43. Tech sites to follow
• Tech
Soup
for
Libraries:
techsoupforlibraries.org
• Lifehacker:
lifehacker.com
• Mashable:
mashable.com
• OpenSource.com:
opensource.com
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44. Groups to join
• Wordpress
&
Librarians:
facebook.com/groups/wordpress.librarians/
• Technology
Training
&
Libraries:
facebook.com/groups/215892381802232/
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45. Final Gems
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49. Panning for Gold
Sifting through Emerging
Technologies to Find the
Real Treasures
Nicole C. Engard
nengard@gmail.com
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