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Panning for Gold

Sifting through Emerging Technologies to Find the Real Treasures

Nicole C. Engardnengard@gmail.com

VP of Education, ByWater Solutions

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Disclaimer:Not all of the following are emerging

technologies, but they are all treasures!

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What libraries need to be aware of

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Cloud Computing

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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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Cloud Options

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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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Open Source Software

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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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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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Development Type

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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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Operating Systems

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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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ILS

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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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Content Management Systems (CMS)

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CMS

• Wordpress:  h+p://wordpress.org  

• Drupal:  h+p://drupal.org  

• Joomla:  h+p://joomla.org  

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Content Management

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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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Mobile

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Mobile device options• Android  Phone/Tablet

• Note:  Kindle  Fire  is  not  a  tablet!

• iPhone/iPad

• Windows  Phone/Tablet

• Blackberry

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Tablets

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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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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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Ebook Reader

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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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Crowdsourcing

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Crowdsourcing

• Many  heads/wallets/people  are  be+er  than  one:

• Wikis

• Crowdfunding

• Surveys

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Surveys

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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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Screencasting

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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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Video hosting

• YouTube:  h+p://youtube.com  

• Blip.tv:  h+p://blip.tv  

• Vimeo:  h+p://vimeo.com  

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3D Printing

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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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Too many choices

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How do we choose?

• Your  network  is  key:

• Social  networks

• AssociaHons

• Local  libraries

• Trusted  technology  sources

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What else?

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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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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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Who to trust

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Tech sites to follow

• Tech  Soup  for  Libraries:  techsoupforlibraries.org  

• Lifehacker:  lifehacker.com  

• Mashable:  mashable.com  

• OpenSource.com:  opensource.com  

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Groups to join

• Wordpress  &  Librarians:facebook.com/groups/wordpress.librarians/  

• Technology  Training  &  Libraries:  facebook.com/groups/215892381802232/  

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Final Gems

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Panning for Gold

Sifting through Emerging Technologies to Find the

Real Treasures

Nicole C. Engardnengard@gmail.com

Slides: http://web2learning.net > Publications & Presentations

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