Category Archives: emerging tech

Reading Experiences: Kindle App

Posted on December 20, 2009 by abigail

After years of purposely ignoring ebooks, seeing readers come and go out of the corner of my eye – and library collections and packages tried and rejected – I’m finally experimenting with a few new ways of consuming monograph-length content.  … Continue reading →

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New reports from EDUCAUSE and OCLC

Posted on January 21, 2009 by abigail

Usually I rely on industry reports to put me to sleep, even those that generate lots of buzz and get described as “essential reading.” But today I’ve seen pointers to a couple reports that look really interesting and – bonus! … Continue reading →

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Driving Emerging Tech

Posted on May 18, 2007 by abigail

I was recently asked to speak as part of a panel on emerging technologies. Alas, I couldn’t make it, but the panel description and questions really got me thinking about how libraries decide what new projects to pursue and why. … Continue reading →

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10 Technologies to Watch for 2007

Posted on December 18, 2006 by abigail

Popular Mechanics has published a list of 10 Tech Concepts You Need to Know for 2007. My favorites: data clouds (“you’re one step closer to retiring the original data storage device—the one in your head”) and smart pills (“could make … Continue reading →

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How Do You Know Whether You’re Early or Late?

Posted on October 31, 2006 by abigail

The conventional wisdom in adopting new tech is “Neither an early adopter nor a latecomer be.” But in our ramped up “faster” world, how do you know when you’re one or the other? I think it was just last fall … Continue reading →

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OPAL, Virtual Reality, and Academic Libraries

Posted on August 29, 2006 by abigail

Looking for free or inexpensive continuing education opportunities? Check out OPAL, which describes itself as “an international collaborative effort by libraries of all types to provide web-based programs and training for library users and library staff members.” Most events are … Continue reading →

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Traditional Publishing and the Web

Posted on July 27, 2006 by abigail

Two interesting pieces recently came across my aggregator on the topic of the web’s impact on traditional publishing. The first is an article in the Chronicle, “Book 2.0,” about an experimental book format that allows readers to comment on the … Continue reading →

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What Are You Wearing?

Posted on May 22, 2006 by abigail

Futurist Joseph Coates discusses some predictions about what you will wear in the Future of Clothing. Among them: Clothing will be able to change color and will sense changes in such things as temperature, moisture level, and anxiety As they … Continue reading →

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NASIG Conference: Robin Sloan of EPIC 2014 Fame

Posted on May 5, 2006 by abigail

NASIG’s first Vision Session (aka plenary session) featured Robin Sloan of Current TV. The description was intriguing: “…Media is becoming digitized and disaggregated, free to float across the internet and get downloaded and uploaded, blogged and sold, pirated and appreciated, … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up: Beyond the Library

Posted on May 4, 2006 by abigail

There’s a lot of talk about “keeping up” in the profession these days. In addition to traditional journals and low-tech ways of learning like conference and workshop attendance, library blogs are proliferating and online conferences of both the free and … Continue reading →

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