Over the Horizon Connecting Technology Trends with the Library of Tomorrow - 2010
Transcript of Over the Horizon Connecting Technology Trends with the Library of Tomorrow - 2010
Over the Horizon: Connecting Technology Trends with the Library of Tomorrow
Mark A. SmithSUNY Ceramics at Alfred
Joan GetmanCornell University
Dr. Harry PenceSUNY Oneonta - Emeritus
The Horizon Report New Media Consortium / EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
(ELI)
Emerging technologies impacting teaching, learning or creative expression within higher ed.
Time to adoption: One Year or Less• Mobile Computing
• Open Content
Time to adoption: Two to Three Years• Electronic Books
• Simple Augmented Reality
Time to adoption: Four to Five Years• Gesture-based Computing• Visual Data Analysis
4 TRENDS / 4 CHALLENGES
THE ABUNDANCE OF RESOURCES & RELATIONSHIPS MADE EASILY
ACCESSIBLE VIA THE INTERNET IS INCREASINGLY
CHALLENGING US TO REVISIT OUR ROLES AS EDUCATORS IN
SENSE-MAKING, COACHING, & CREDENTIALING.Implications for Academic Libraries include:
People Expect To Be Able To Work, Learn,& Study Whenever
& Wherever They Want To.
Implications for Academic Libraries include:
The Technologies We Use Are IncreasinglyCloud-based,
& Our Notions of IT Support Are Decentralized
Implications for Academic Libraries include:
The Work Of Students Is Increasingly Seen As
Collaborative By Nature, & There Is More Cross-campus Collaboration Between
DepartmentsImplications for Academic Libraries include:
LITA Top Tech Trends 2010 1 Horizon Report 2010
UX - User Experience Mobile, A.R., Gesture Comp., E-Books
Discovery Systems Mobile, Open Content, A.R., Visual Data Analysis
Augmented Reality A.R., Mobile, Gesture Comp., Vis. Data. Analysis
Discovery Systems Beyond Federated Search
A.R., Vis. Data Analysis, Open Content
Mobile Tech in Libraries Mobile, E-Books, A.R., Gesture Comp.
End of Apps? – new html/css code & mobile-optimized web portals
Mobile, Open Content
Reinvention of the Book Mobile, E-Books, A.R., Open Content, Vis. Data.
Analysis
1 Hardo, Josh. "ALA 2010 Midwinter Meeting: Top Tech Trends Panel Focuses on End Users and Ebooks." Library Journal. 01/19/2010. Web. 5 Jun 2010. <http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6715484.html>
Thanks for Your Attention
Any Questions?Fire Away!
Mark Smith – [email protected] Getman – [email protected]
Harry Pence – [email protected]