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Are Libraries Innovative Enough? June 12, 2006 SLA Leadership &Management Division

Explore the need for libraries to embrace innovation and adapt to new technologies to meet the changing needs of users. Discover the latest trends and tools in library services, such as RSS, wikis, social networking, and personalized alerts.

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Are Libraries Innovative Enough? June 12, 2006 SLA Leadership &Management Division

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  1. Are Libraries Innovative Enough?June 12, 2006SLA Leadership &Management Division Stephen Abram, Vice President, Innovation

  2. What is Innovation? I’ll know it when I see it! • 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

  3. 2002 Light Sent into Future

  4. 2003 Light Transported

  5. 2006 Light Goes Backwards Boyd's team collected data showing light traveling 'backwards,' seemingly faster than light speed. Image credit: Univ. of Rochester

  6. The question we should be asking is… What’s the BEST future FOR libraries?

  7. Expectations 1.0 • Search • Retrieve • Print • Link • Navigate • Read • . . .

  8. Darlene Fichter, 2006

  9. 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 WEB 2.0

  10. Librarian 2.0 The Guru of the Information age!

  11. Innovation Tips Fear of Failure

  12. Innovation Tips Listen Outside of Libraries, a lot

  13. Innovation Tips Cross the Generations, often

  14. Innovation Tips Follow well, and lead from the side

  15. Innovation Tips Blog Both Ways, as conversations

  16. Innovation Tips Try something New EVERY Day

  17. Play

  18. Innovation Tips Lead and Share

  19. Innovation Tips Don’t Just Criticize

  20. Innovation Tips Stay Positive

  21. Innovation Tips Learn Un

  22. Innovation Tips Focus on the Lesson Level

  23. Innovation Tips Don’t Kill the Babies

  24. Innovation Tips Work from the customer in, Really put the customer first.

  25. Innovation Tips Have a vision

  26. Innovation Tips NO PUNY VISIONS

  27. Lots 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!

  28. How do I find andtrim my vision?

  29. http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/pcpen.asp

  30. Chinese e-ink

  31. Web-enabled cards…!?

  32. eBook readers

  33. Everything’s getting smaller and more personal…

  34. Lots 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.

  35. Google invests in wired …

  36. Bidirectional wireless module Hydro Broadband

  37. 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? 

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