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Panning for Gold
Sifting through Emerging Technologies to Find the Real Treasures
Nicole C. [email protected]
VP of Education, ByWater Solutions
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Disclaimer:Not all of the following are emerging
technologies, but they are all treasures!
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What libraries need to be aware of
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Cloud Computing
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Cloud Apps• Dropbox: h+p://dropbox.com
• Google Drive: h+p://drive.google.com
• Zoho Office: h+p://zoho.com
• iCloud: h+p://icloud.com
• Evernote: h+p://evernote.com
• Pandora: h+p://pandora.com
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Cloud Options
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Dropbox or Drive• Dropbox
• 2 GB Free (increased by inviHng people/deals)
• Files need to be downloaded
• More popular
• Google Drive
• 5 GB Free
• Files opened in Google’s office suite
• Easy to learn if you know Google
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Open Source Software
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What is Open Source• Open source soPware is soPware that users have the ability to run,
distribute, study and modify for any purpose.
• No vendor lock in
• No license fees
• Release early/Release oPen
• Peer review
• Be+er security
• More transparency
• Community/CollaboraHon
• Freedom to innovate
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Open Source FUD• FUD = Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
• Open source is insecure
• I need too much staff to use/support open source
• I have to be a developer to use open source
• There isn’t an open source applicaHon to do that
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Development Type
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Evaluating Software• Evaluate soPware equally -‐ Proprietary and Open
Source side by side
• Get reviews from trusted colleagues
• Always demo the soPware by performing operaHons you’d need to do in a producHon environment
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Operating Systems
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Windows or Ubuntu• Ubuntu
• Free of cost
• Open source
• Can run most apps needed in the library
• Easy to install and learn
• Windows
• Costly
• Can run most apps needed in the library
• Becoming harder to learn with each release
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ILS
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Koha or Evergreen
• Koha
• Free of cost
• Open source
• All the modules you’d need
• 100% Web Based
• koha-‐community.org
• Evergreen
• Free of cost
• Open source
• All the modules you’d need
• Web Based OPAC
• Desktop Staff Client
• open-‐ils.org
Just Pick One!!!
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Content Management Systems (CMS)
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CMS
• Wordpress: h+p://wordpress.org
• Drupal: h+p://drupal.org
• Joomla: h+p://joomla.org
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Content Management
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Drupal or Wordpress• Wordpress
• Free of cost/open source
• Great for most library websites
• Easy to install
• Easier to learn/manage
• Drupal
• Free of cost/open source
• Great for large library websites
• Easy to install
• Can be hard to learn
• Be+er if you have a sys admin
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Mobile
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Mobile device options• Android Phone/Tablet
• Note: Kindle Fire is not a tablet!
• iPhone/iPad
• Windows Phone/Tablet
• Blackberry
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Tablets
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Choosing a Tablet
• If you can, choose both! Your patrons will need help with either one
• If you have the budget for one the Androids are usually more cost efficient and are easier to design apps for
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Designing an App
• Android is easier to design an app for
• iPads are more common to design apps for
• Poll your patrons before spending Hme on the wrong app for them
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Ebook Reader
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Kindle or Nook• If you can, choose both! Your patrons will need help
with either one
• If budget is a concern a tablet with the apps for both will allow you to learn the basics
• Be aware that the apps for Android and iPad are not the same as the ones on the device itself
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Crowdsourcing
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Crowdsourcing
• Many heads/wallets/people are be+er than one:
• Wikis
• Crowdfunding
• Surveys
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Surveys
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SurveyMonkey or LimeSurvey
• SurveyMonkey
• Limits to free access
• Can pay for more access
• Data stored at SurveyMonkey
• Can be hard to get data
• LimeSurvey
• Free of cost/open source
• Installs on your webserver
• Unlimited access/surveys
• Really well documented
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Screencasting
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Screencasting• Screencast-‐o-‐maHc: screencast-‐o-‐maHc.com
• Camstudio: camstudio.org
• Camtasia: techsmith.com/camtasia.html
• Screenflow: telestream.net/screenflow/
• Jing: techsmith.com/jing.html
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Video hosting
• YouTube: h+p://youtube.com
• Blip.tv: h+p://blip.tv
• Vimeo: h+p://vimeo.com
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3D Printing
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3d Printers
• Makerbot: h+p://www.makerbot.com
• Stratasys: h+p://www.stratasys.com/3d-‐printers
• More here: www.makerlibrarian.com/3d-‐prinHng/
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Too many choices
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How do we choose?
• Your network is key:
• Social networks
• AssociaHons
• Local libraries
• Trusted technology sources
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What else?
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Share your floorplan
• Google Floorplans: maps.google.com/help/maps/floorplans/ put your floor plan on a Google Map
Portland Public Library, ME
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Other tools you should know about
• IFTTT: iP+.com
• Moodle: moodle.org
• Scribus: scribus.org
• Kete: kete.net.nz
• Libki: libki.org
• Librarybox: jasongriffey.net/librarybox/
• Zotero: zotero.org
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Who to trust
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Tech sites to follow
• Tech Soup for Libraries: techsoupforlibraries.org
• Lifehacker: lifehacker.com
• Mashable: mashable.com
• OpenSource.com: opensource.com
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Groups to join
• Wordpress & Librarians:facebook.com/groups/wordpress.librarians/
• Technology Training & Libraries: facebook.com/groups/215892381802232/
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Final Gems
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Panning for Gold
Sifting through Emerging Technologies to Find the
Real Treasures
Nicole C. [email protected]
Slides: http://web2learning.net > Publications & Presentations
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