internet librarian debrief presentation for public srvs mtg - colleen brazil
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Presentation given to Sno-Isle Libraries Public Service Managers on January 13, 2010. Recap of highlights from Internet Librarian Conference 2009.TRANSCRIPT
Internet Librarian2009
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Keywords for 2010
• Mobile
• Social
• Social Mobile
• Cloud
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Keynotes• Is cloud computing the answer to bit
rot?
• Net neutrality will impair anti-competitive behavior
• Live from New York Library - Interviews not lectures
• Libraries are a place of ideas -- more than books
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Gary Price Resource Shelf
• Gary’s Tip: There is a big role for us to teach public about social tools
• http://bit.ly/resourceshelf09
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Usability
• 5 second test
• 3-4 people give 90% results
• Wayfinding, not clicks
• Follow the scent
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Content
• User submitted photos of reading in favorite spots http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/
• Use whimsey - Make it fun
• EBSCO RSS feed by topic?
• Nav bars that change as page changes
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Hennepin Book Space
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Whimsey at DC Library
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The Cloud
• Embed Google calendar onto Intranet?
• Google Mobile, Google Books
• Hosted in Canada
• Montana State totally in the cloud
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Social
• Social Reference: Harnessing the hive mind
• Combine our community of experts and librarians as moderators to create a topical knowledge base
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Mobile• Mobile access for ebooks essential
• Worldcat mobile search -- map link to your library and catalog
• Mobile app that notices when you are near library and says “Hey, you have a book to pick up now”
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tank U
• Digital Downloads
• Bluetooth
• Movies, film trailers, lectures....
• In train stations, hospitals....Flickr photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/drhenkenstein/1414014718/
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tank U
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Stormy Weather• Libraries in danger -- perception is
libraries = books
• Google, Amazon, B&N gearing up with eBooks
• Change perception of the value we provide
• Home delivery, collaborate with publishers
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Stormy Weather cont.
• Create value that we are uniquely positioned to create
• Create conversations at the locus of community
• Not a time to be timid or panic
• Look at what is going to save our bacon
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
21 Century Library• Apply for a card online? Use it as a
marketing opportunity
• Allow unmoderated comments with word filters on
• Staff requirement to work on the digital branch
• Weekly manager meetings to discuss digital branch content
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Closing
• “Here comes everybody : the power of organizing without organizations” by Clay Shirky
Wednesday, January 13, 2010