<div dir="ltr">This is bleeding-edge and piggy-backs on "Service mobility, making services available whenever, wherever...", but how about TV whitespace for extending a library's reach into public spaces not necessarily typically associated with the library (Ie. a local park, etc.)<div><br></div><div>It's the latest buzzword, after all.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>______________________________<br><b>Chad Neeper</b><br><font size="1">Senior Systems Engineer</font><br><br><b>Level 9 Networks</b><br><font size="1">740-548-8070 (voice)<br>866-214-6607 (fax)</font><br><br><font size="1"><i>Full IT/Computer consulting services -- Specialized in libraries and schools</i></font><br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Laura Solomon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:laura@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">laura@oplin.ohio.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">So far, here are the thoughts I've gotten to my previous question (tech trends--what's important to pay attention to right now?). <b>Agree? Disagree? Add others?</b><div><br></div><div><p></p><ul><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Device training for public<br></font></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Public "copier" services; wireless printing, scanning, faxing</font></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Maker spaces, particularly 3d printing</font></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Service mobility, making services available whenever, wherever, on whatever device</font></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Virtual servers</font></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"> Digital content in story times. Smart Boards, iPads, etc.</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">Children's librarians are starting to do app reviews and recommendations</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">for parents.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Responsive design</font></li><li><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">Digital collection management. Rhetoric around the battle over library</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">terms and pricing for ebooks has cooled, but the war wages on. More</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">and more content is moving to author-controlled, and we struggle to have</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">the mechanism to collect and disseminate it.</span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">Integration. API's are making it easier for libraries to make access</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">to our disparate digital collections more seamless. This will add more</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">energy to the increasing use of digital purchases and the declining</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">circulation stats of our physical collections.</span></li><li><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">Coding. We need our own developers. Admin commitment to</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">this still lags behind.</span><br></li></ul><p></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:16px"><br></p></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 7:40 AM, Laura Solomon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:laura@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">laura@oplin.ohio.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Here's a question:<div><br></div><div>What do you think are the most important 3-5 tech trends in libraries (any kind, not necessarily just public) right now?</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><div><br></div><br><div><div dir="ltr">-- <br><b>Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS</b><br>
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<i>Library Services Manager,</i> Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)<br>
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