information shifting (2001)
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One of my first presentations about "information shifting" and how things were about to change. Future iterations incorporated more about the "heavenly jukebox" and ubiquitous wireless services. See more at http://theshiftedlibrarian.pbwiki.com.TRANSCRIPT
INFORMATION SHIFTING
Friday, February 23, 2001Jenny Levine
[email protected]://www.sls.lib.il.us/infotech/presentations/shifting/
Jenny’s Theory of Library Relevancy
Generation Y is the first generation that has been “information shifted” from birth and expects it.
Time-shifting = 1984 court term for recording shows on VCRs and watching want you want when you wantSpace-shifting = 1999 court term for making digital music files portable on MP3 players
The Library is not portable.The Library will have to become portable.We’re getting there.
The Immovable Library
How was the Library portable before 1998?Telephone (landlines only; limited services available)Homebound service (seniors only)Booktalks (only librarian-selected titles)Bookmobiles (ditto, maybe some different formats)Fax (maybe)
The More Portable Library
How is the Library portable in 2001?E-mailWeb siteRemote databases for access from home or anywhere elseInternet-accessible catalogs
The Even More Portable Library
What else can we do?ChatWireless access (cell phones, pagers, PDAs)MP3sPDA channelsWebcams & videoconferencingDistance education (e.g., LibraryU)
Common denominator is the digital format.
Technologies You May AlreadyKnow About
E-booksWireless (cell phones/pagers)PDAsMP3s
The Next Level of Technologies
Audio e-bookshttp://www.audible.com/
E-inkhttp://www.eink.com/http://www.parc.xerox.com/dhl/projects/gyricon/
BluetoothHeavenly Jukebox
NapsterMP4
The Fun Part -- The Toys
MP3 playersWireless WebPDAs (Palms vs. PocketPCs)CybikoFRS (Family Radio Service)Chat
Instant MessengerICQ
PVRs (Personal Video Recorders)ReplayTVTivo
Tomorrow’s Toys
GPS (Global Positioning System)Pervasive Internet, pervasive computing
Bluetooth devices
All-in-one devices
Information will cometo you, not the other
way around.
Everyone Loves Portability
“[In 2000], more cell phones were sold than computers, televisions, PDAs and pagers combined…. It has even been predicted that by 2004 more people will connect to the Web via cell phone than by computer.”
-- Time Digital, January/February 2001
Other Countries Are More Portable than the U.S.
34% of the U.S. population uses mobile phones;50% of the population of western Europeuses mobile phones;50% of the population of Japan uses mobile phones (more than land-lines!);71% of the population of Finland uses mobile phones!
-- Scientific American, October 2000
Portable Examples Elsewhere
Download new characters to their phones each day
Get pictures of the “10 most wanted” criminals on your phone
Get your child’s school schedule on your phone
Pay for vending machines & parking meters
Play “Street Fighter III” on their phones
“Handy Dandy” from the Industry Standard
Generation Y Will Be Able to...
PAN themselvesPersonal Area Networks
Use wireless and geographic positioning to get customized informationUse E-ink and GPS for continuously-changing
maps
Get new music or movies via their cell phone
Play any game on their Java-enabled wireless devices
Generation Y Can Already...
Locate each other and/or chatMobile Young Friends Online Network (MYFON)-- http://www.wapthis.com/
Interact with their cars and clothing (wearable audio)
See For Yourself!
Philips vision of wireless --http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/3g
/index_flash.html?mp3
Important Problems to Solve
How do we interact with our patrons when wireless access is more important than physical ownership?
How do we make sure we are prepared to serve Generation Y in their world?
Answer: Become portable.
Some Things You Can Do Now
There is no certification for “gadgets”, so be willing to play.Do email and do it efficiently, including mailing listsLearn how to chat. On both ends.Register your library’s name in ICQ, IM, etc. just in case.Learn about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA), keep informed, and be prepared to write letters.
Some Things You Can Do Now
Come to the SLS Tech Summits.Maintain a teen advisory group, teen friends group, whatever to get feedback from them.Talk to your vendors. Prioritize remote database access and Web-based catalog enhancements.
Any Questions?