june 12, 2006 are libraries innovative enough? june 12, 2006 stephen abram, vice president,...
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Are Libraries Innovative
Enough? June 12, 2006June 12, 2006
Stephen Abram, Vice President, Innovation
What is Innovation?What is Innovation?
An innovation is an idea, practice, or object that is perceived as new by the individual or other unit of adoption.
It matters little, as far as human behavior is concerned, whether or not the idea is new as measured by the lapse of time since its first use or discovery.
The perceived newness of the idea for the individual determines his or her reaction to it. If an idea is new to the individual, it is an innovation.
Everett Rogers
I’ll know it when I see it!
2002 Light Sent into Future2002 Light Sent into Future
2003 Light Transported2003 Light Transported
2006 Light Goes Backwards2006 Light Goes Backwards
Boyd's team collected data showing light traveling 'backwards,' seemingly fasterthan light speed. Image credit: Univ. of Rochester
The question we should be asking is…The question we should be asking is…
What’s the BEST future What’s the BEST future FORFOR libraries? libraries?
Expectations 1.0
Search Retrieve Print Link Navigate Read . . .
WEB 2.0WEB 2.0 RSS – really simple syndication Wikis New Programming Tools: AJAX,
API Blogs and blogging Recommender Functionality Personalized Alerts Web Services Folksonomies, Tagging and Tag
Clouds Social Networking Open access, Open Source, Open
Content
Commentary and comments Personalization and My
Profiles Podcasting and MP3 files Streaming Media – audio
and video User-driven Reviews Rankings & User-driven
Ratings Instant Messaging and
Virtual Reference Photos (e.g. Flickr, Picasa) Socially Driven Content Social Bookmarking
Librarian 2.0
The Guru of the Information age!
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsFear of FailureFear of Failure
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsListen Outside of Libraries, a lotListen Outside of Libraries, a lot
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsCross the Generations, oftenCross the Generations, often
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsFollow well, and lead from the side
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsBlog Both Ways, as conversationsBlog Both Ways, as conversations
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsTry something New EVERY DayTry something New EVERY Day
PlayPlay
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsLead and ShareLead and Share
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsDon’t Just CriticizeDon’t Just Criticize
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsStay PositiveStay Positive
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsLearnLearnUn
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsFocus on the Lesson LevelFocus on the Lesson Level
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsDon’t Kill the BabiesDon’t Kill the Babies
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsWork from the customer in, Work from the customer in, ReallyReally put the customer first. put the customer first.
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsHave a visionHave a vision
Innovation TipsInnovation TipsNO PUNY VISIONSNO PUNY VISIONS
Lots of BIG questions to think aboutLots of BIG questions to think about
What will it mean to libraries if their services can be delivered to cheap devices that almost everyone has with them all the time? Think about it… Smart phones easily and cheaply offer Web, e-mail, music, talking books, e-books, etc. Be creative. Design your portal to deliver
just what's needed, in the format that's needed. Don't drown them!
How do I find andHow do I find andtrim my vision?trim my vision?
http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/pcpen.asp
Chinese e-inkChinese e-ink
Web-enabled cards…!?Web-enabled cards…!?
eBook readerseBook readers
Everything’s getting smaller and Everything’s getting smaller and more personal…more personal…
Lots of BIG questions to think aboutLots of BIG questions to think about
What will it mean for libraries if secure, broadband connectivity is ubiquitous in your community? Think about it… What if Google's investment in free broadband wireless through the electrical grid is wildly successful? Be creative. Compete. Make a difference by
empowering your community to take advantage. Innovate.
Google invests in wired …Google invests in wired …
Bidirectional wireless moduleBidirectional wireless module
Hydro Broadband
The questions keep coming…The questions keep coming…
What does it mean if a decent laptop is available for under $150.00? Think schools, public libraries, gyms, stores, playgrounds, clubs, etc. Think transformation. How will you
empower learning, finding, and contextual experience?
The questions keep coming…The questions keep coming…
What does it mean if virtually all content in any kind of container is available through the Internet? Video, music, books, learning, courses, pictures, drawings, art, etc. Do you drown, surf, or swim? How does
everyone learn the skills? How do “quality and context” rise above “simple search and find?” What are the risks of satisficing?
And they don’t get And they don’t get any easier to answer! easier to answer!
What impact will Millennials have? What about post-Millennials? These are Internet natives, not immigrants If people and technology change,
how must libraries and librarians evolve?
Preparing for the InevitablePreparing for the Inevitable
Usability
The A frame adopted
from newspaper
layout is not what
works.
Eyetools
Principled /
Values
More Friends More Diverse
Respect Intelligence
Optimistic /
Positive
Internet Natives
More Choices
Format Agnostic
Balanced Lives Adaptive / Flexible
Civic Minded
High Expectations
Collaborative Nomadic Gamers Experiential
Independent Confident Direct More Liberal
Multi-taskers Inclusive Patriotic Entrepreneurial
Healthy Lifestyle Family Oriented
Graphical Achievement Oriented
Millennial CharacteristicsMillennial Characteristics
Credit: Richard Sweeney, NJIT
And they don’t get And they don’t get any easier to answer! easier to answer!
What will you do when 90% of courses are supported by e-learning and potentially 65% of all students never come on campus? Focus on the Lesson level, manage
relationships at the course and departmental level.
Add hundreds of database Suppliers (MS already has about 120+)
Make it OpenURLcompliant
Make it Browserless
Add a toolbar that behavesin a research way
Integrate e-commerce for articles, standards, etc.
Predict their needs through mining of Gmail, surfing, and behaviours
Personalize it and track your needs andAdd alerts …
Add for online discussions, communities of practice, group and Individual blogsand connections through social networking software
Add tools – citation, RefWorks,ProCite, stat packages,
Add virtual reference
Do OCLC stuff
Add hundreds of database Suppliers (MS already has about 120.
Make it OpenURLcompliant
Make it Browserless
Add a toolbar that behavesin a research way
Integrate e-commerce for articles, standards, etc.
Predict their needs through mining of Gmail, surfing, and behaviours
Personalize it and track your needs andAdd alerts …
Add for online discussions, communities of practice, group and Individual blogsand connections through social networking software
Add tools – citation, RefWorks,ProCite, stat packages,
And then ally withSun to build a new OS
for wireless world…Writely! Google Spreadsheets
Add virtual reference
Do OCLC stuff
What if. . .What if. . .
Search gets better and needs new hooks? (and it will)
Are you up on tagging?How about folksonomies?
EverQuestEverQuest
Reminder:150,000 or more
PER DAY!
Second Life Library Second Life Library
Second Life Library eBooks Second Life Library eBooks
Teen SL Library services meeting, Sun 5/7/06 Teen SL Library services meeting, Sun 5/7/06
PodcastingPodcasting
Video iPod etc.
And everybody’s talking about Google!
If libraries simply align themselves with Google, what are they missing? Who remembers that Google is focused on “search”
for meeting commercial and advertiser’s needs Who's ensuring that people and entire communities
have access to quality information, resources, and services --- i.e. sustaining knowledge?
Who’s keeping in mind that discovering knowledge involves more than simply “searching and finding” content?
US
The Long Tail of QUESTIONSThe Long Tail of QUESTIONS
libraries
So, Are Libraries Innovative Enough?
And one final questionAnd one final question
What if there were no special librarians? What would you do if you were
starting from scratch to meet people’s needs? Would your plans bear any resemblance to current plans we have for the future?
“A year from now you may wish
you had started today.”
—Karen Lamb
““The best way to predict The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”the future is to invent it.”
― ― Alan KayAlan KayComputer Technology PioneerComputer Technology Pioneer
Stephen Abram, MLSVP Innovation
http://www.sirsidynix.com
Thanks
Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog has all PPTs and articles on it.