Living on the EdgeCutting Edge Technology in Public LibrariesJohn Blyberg, Darien Library, Darien, CT
Oct 13, 2007
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
We don’t always need to understand the big picture...
...we just need to know how to be part of it.
83% of online Americans use the internet to seek information about their hobbies
29% do every day
It’s as popular as online shopping, getting news, and surfing for fun
(Pew Internet & American Life Project)
(Pew Internet & American Life Project)
57% of all internet users watch videos online
19% of all internet users watch videos every day74% of all broadband customers watch videos online
57% of video-watchers share links to the videos with friends
(Pew Internet & American Life Project)
36% of online American adults consult Wikipedia
32% of all teenagers who use the internet have been targets of potentially menacing
online behavior.
Cyberbullying
(Pew Internet & American Life Project)
The Internet consumes 9.4% of all electricity generated in the US(350 Billion kilowatt-hours / yr)
(David Sarokin, Uclue.com)
What about libraries?
Goods
Service
(Books ‘n Stuff)
(People)
The Traditional Library
(Image by Helene Blowers)
Experience
Service
Goods(Books ‘n Stuff)
(People)
(Participation)
Transformation
The Transformative Library
The Information Experience
What role does Technology play?
Participation
Collaboration
Innovation
Distribution
Technology enables participation
(Dion Hinchcliffe, web2.wsj2.com)
Technology enables collaboration
(Dion Hinchcliffe, web2.wsj2.com)
Technology enables innovation
(Dion Hinchcliffe, web2.wsj2.com)
Technology enables distribution
(Dion Hinchcliffe, web2.wsj2.com)
Open Source
Open Standards
Open Dialogue
Open ProcessesOpen Minds
Open Meetings
Open Data
Open Spaces
Cooperate!
Case in point...
Check your priorities
Initiate contact
Offer help
Build your networks
Do a gut-check
Cooperate & Share!
