[OPLINTECH] Question about trends

[Eric Lochtefeld]

A very nice list,

I would also add *gaming*, especially educational and creative
collaborative gaming spaces.


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On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Laura Solomon <laura at oplin.ohio.gov> wrote:

> So far, here are the thoughts I've gotten to my previous question (tech
> trends--what's important to pay attention to right now?).  *Agree?
> Disagree? Add others?*
>
>
>    - Device training for public
>    - Public "copier" services; wireless printing, scanning, faxing
>    - Maker spaces, particularly 3d printing
>    - Service mobility, making services available whenever, wherever, on
>    whatever device
>    - Virtual servers
>    -  Digital content in story times. Smart Boards, iPads, etc.Children's
>    librarians are starting to do app reviews and recommendations
>    for parents.
>    - Responsive design
>    - Digital collection management. Rhetoric around the battle over
>    library
>    terms and pricing for ebooks has cooled, but the war wages on. More
>    and more content is moving to author-controlled, and we struggle to
>    have
>    the mechanism to collect and disseminate it.
>    - Integration. API's are making it easier for libraries to make access
>    to our disparate digital collections more seamless. This will add more
>    energy to the increasing use of digital purchases and the declining
>    circulation stats of our physical collections.
>    - Coding. We need our own developers. Admin commitment to
>    this still lags behind.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 7:40 AM, Laura Solomon <laura at oplin.ohio.gov>
> wrote:
>
>> Here's a question:
>>
>> What do you think are the most important 3-5 tech trends in libraries
>> (any kind, not necessarily just public) right now?
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS*
>> *Library Services Manager,* Ohio Public Library Information Network
>> (OPLIN)
>> (614) 752-0792 (voice) | (614) 728-5256 (fax)
>> laura at oplin.org |http://www.oplin.org/
>>
>
>
>
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> --
> *Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS*
> *Library Services Manager,* Ohio Public Library Information Network
> (OPLIN)
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> laura at oplin.org |http://www.oplin.org/
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