Slides from a presentation given to students in Professor Andrew P. Jackson's "Organization and Management: Public Libraries" class in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at Queens College in Queens, NY.

1. Emerging Technologies for
Libraries and Librarians
(an updated look)
Jennifer W. Baxmeyer
August 1, 2013

2. Emerging technologies librarians...
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3. and even teams!
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4. Libraries showcasing cutting-edge technology –
DC Public Library Digital Commons
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5. Keeping informed...

6. Webinars and virtual conferences
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7. OCLC WebJunction
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8. ACRL Online Learning
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9. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)
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11. Blogs
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12. Blogs
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13. Blogs
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14. Wikis and team collaboration software
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15. Podcasts and webcasts
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16. Instant messaging/Chat reference
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17. Instant messaging/Chat reference
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18. RSS feeds
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19. RSS feeds
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20. Mobile apps and websites
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21. Mobile apps
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22. Screencasting
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23. QR codes
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24. eBook readers and tablets
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25. eBook lending
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26. Libraries without books!
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27. The “discovery layer” and next-generation
library systems
• Encore (Innovative Interfaces)
• EBSCO Discovery Service
• Ex Libris
– Primo
– Alma
• Serials Solutions
– Summon
– AquaBrowser
• VuFind
• Blacklight
• Umlaut
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28. Adding value to the library catalog
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29. Adding value to the library catalog, 2
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30. Adding value to the library catalog, 3
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32. Facebook
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33. Twitter
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34. YouTube
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35. Foursquare
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36. Yelp
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37. Pinterest
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38. flickr
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39. Instagram
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40. Goodreads
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41. Flipboard
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42. Crowdsourcing!
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43. Crowdsourcing!
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45. Internet Archive
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46. Open Library
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47. Google Books
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48. HathiTrust
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49. Digital Public Library of America
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50. miscellany.

51. Games and gaming in the library!
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52. 7 Things Libraries Can Do with Google Glass
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53. 3D printing!
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54. On-demand book printing!
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55. A couple more things to think about...
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56. Linked data
• What is Linked Data, and What Does it Mean for Libraries
http://www.slideshare.net/enimsakont/what-is-linked-data-and-what-does-it-
mean-for-libraries
• Tim Berners-Lee on the next Web
http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_on_the_next_web.html
• Linked Data for Libraries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWfEYcnk8Z8
• Linked Data for Libraries: Why Should We Care? Where Should We Start?
http://www.cni.org/topics/information-access-retrieval/linked-data-for-libraries/
• Linked Open Data in Libraries Archives and Museums (LODLAM)
http://lodlam.net/
• RDF Primer http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-primer/
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57. Big data
• Keeping Up with... Big Data
http://www.ala.org/acrl/publications/keeping_up_with/big_data
• A Very Short History of Big Data
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2013/05/09/a-very-short-history-of-big-
data/
• „Big data‟ tutorial: Everything you need to know
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/guides/Big-data-tutorial-Everything-you-
need-to-know
• What Governmental Big Data May Mean For Libraries
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/05/oa/what-governmental-big-data-may-
mean-for-libraries/
• Promise and Problems of Big Data
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/03/opinion/steven-bell/promise-and-
problems-of-big-data-from-the-bell-tower/
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58. Jennifer W. Baxmeyer
Leader, Serials and E-Resources Team
Princeton University Library
Technical Services Department
jennifer@jenniferbax.net
http://www.linkedin.com/in/cellobax/
​http://www.facebook.com/cellobax
​http://twitter.com/JenBaxmeyer

59. Links in this presentation, 1
• Emerging Technologies Library job on JobLIST
http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/Emerging-Technologies-and-Web-
Librarian/23580.cfm
• Stanford University Libraries Emerging Technologies Team
http://emergingtech.stanford.edu/
• DC Public Library Digital Commons
http://www.dclibrary.org/digitalcommons
• DC Public Library Digital Commons
http://www.districtdispatch.org/2013/07/launch-of-dcpls-digital-commons-
opens-doors-to-cutting-edge-technology/
• Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/center-
information-research-and-innovation-ciri/library-2013-worldwide-virtual-
conference
• List of library webinars http://neflin2.blogspot.com/
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60. Links in this presentation, 2
• Penn State University Libraries chat reference page
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/help.html
• Multnomah County Library RSS feeds https://multcolib.org/rss-feeds
• Berkeley Public Library mobile app
http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/services_and_resources/BPL_Mobile.
php
• Ohio University mobile apps
http://www.library.ohiou.edu/services/computing-printing/mobile-apps/
• MIT Libraries mobile apps
http://libguides.mit.edu/content.php?pid=174869&sid=1481866
• Skokie Public Library screencasts http://www.skokie.lib.il.us/screencasts/
• UT Health Science Center Library QR codes
http://library.uthscsa.edu/2012/05/access-e-journals-quickly-on-your-
smartphone-or-tablet-at-the-briscoe-library/
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61. Links in this presentation, 3
• QR Codes in Libraries: Some Examples
http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/04/qr-codes-in-libraries-some-
examples/
• Caltech Library iPads page
http://libguides.caltech.edu/content.php?pid=178339&sid=1500752
• OverDrive http://www.overdrive.com/libraries
• BiblioTech (Bexar County Digital Library) http://bexarbibliotech.org/
• Encore (Innovative Interfaces) http://www.iii.com/products/encore.shtml
• EBSCO Discovery Service http://www.ebscohost.com/discovery
• Ex Libris Primo http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/PrimoOverview
• Ex Libris Alma http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/AlmaOverview
• Serials Solutions Summon
http://www.serialssolutions.com/en/services/summon/
• Serials Solutions AquaBrowser
http://www.serialssolutions.com/en/services/aquabrowser/
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62. Links in this presentation, 4
• VuFind http://vufind.org/
• Blacklight http://projectblacklight.org/
• Umlaut https://github.com/team-umlaut/umlaut/wiki/What-is-Umlaut-
anyway?
• SearchWorks at Stanford University Libraries
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/
• University of Texas Libraries catalog record for Big data
http://catalog.lib.utexas.edu/record=b8268010~S29
• University of Texas Libraries catalog record for The night circus
http://catalog.lib.utexas.edu/record=b7829162~S29
• Orange County Library System catalog record for The night circus
http://iii.ocls.info/record=b1772831
• StackMap http://www.stackmap.com/
• Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/langstonhugheslibrary
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63. Links in this presentation, 5
• New York Public Library's Twitter page https://twitter.com/nypl
• University of Tennessee Libraries YouTube instruction channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/utkinstruct
• Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library on Foursquare
http://foursquare.com/venue/308934
• San Francisco Public Library - Main Branch on Yelp
http://www.yelp.com/biz/san-francisco-public-library-main-branch-san-
francisco
• Harris County Public Library's Pinterest page http://pinterest.com/hcpl/
• The Library of Congress flickr page
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/
• UCLA Powell Library's Instagram page
http://instagram.com/ucla_powell_library
• Queens Library Goodreads page
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/58240-queens-library
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64. Links in this presentation, 6
• Libraries "magazine" on Flipboard https://flipboard.com/section/libraries-
bz2m37
• Crowdsourcing at The New York Public Library http://menus.nypl.org/
• Crowdsourcing at The University of Alabama Hoole Library
http://www.lib.ua.edu/libraries/hoole/crowdsourcing
• Internet Archive http://archive.org/index.php
• Open Library http://openlibrary.org/
• Google Books http://books.google.com/
• HathiTrust http://www.hathitrust.org/
• Digital Public Library of America http://dp.la/
• International Games Day @ Your Library http://igd.ala.org/about/
• 7 Things Libraries Can Do with Google Glass
http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/libraries/6-things-libraries-can-do-with-google-glass/
• 3D printing @ Columbia Library http://3dprint.cul.columbia.edu/
• Demonstration of on-demand book printing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q946sfGLxm4
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66. Additional resources, 1
• NMC (New Media Consortium) Horizon Report, 2013 edition
http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/2013-horizon-report
(“The NMC Horizon Report is an unbiased source of information
that helps education leaders, trustees, policy makers, and others
easily understand the impact of key emerging technologies on
education, and when they are likely to enter mainstream use.”)
• Rutgers SC&I MLIS Colloquium: Panel Discussion – Emerging
Technologies and Trends in the Library World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACDoINzoPss
• ALA‟s State of America‟s Libraries Report 2013
http://www.ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2013
• What is your Library doing about Emerging Technologies (report on
panel session held at ALA in 2010)
http://litablog.org/2010/07/what-is-your-library-doing-about-
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67. Additional resources, 2
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• Library 2.0 website http://www.library20.com/
• TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talks about technology
http://www.ted.com/topics/technology
• TED Talks YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector
• 10 Great Technology Initiatives for Your Library
http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/10-great-
technology-initiatives-your-library
• Public Libraries Online: The Wired Library (blog)
http://publiclibrariesonline.org/category/the-wired-library/
• The Impact of Cloud Technologies on Libraries (panel discussion at
Virginia Commonwealth University)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLW0Nl-gtQ

68. Additional resources, 3
• 3D Printing in Libraries: Inspiration or Distraction?
http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2013/01/3d-printing-in-
libraries-inspiration-or-distraction.html
• 3D Printers in the Library: Toward a Fablab in the Academic Library
http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1403
• Web Scale Discovery What and Why?
http://alatechsource.metapress.com/content/p2148444086n7r7t/fu
lltext.html
• Organizing My Research Life (blog post about using LibX, Dropbox,
Calibre, and Zotero)
http://blogs.princeton.edu/librarian/2013/05/organizing-my-
research-life-updated/
• List of collaborative software (from Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_collaborative_software
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69. Additional resources, 4
• What is a Makerspace? Creativity in the Library
http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2012/12/what-is-a-
makerspace-creativity-in-the-library.html
• 10 Inspiring Pinterest Collections Created by Libraries and
Librarians http://inalj.com/?p=9925
• Library Pinterest Examples
http://pinterest.com/lauramgentry/library-pinterest-examples/
• What is Cloud Computing and How will it Affect Libraries?
http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/blog/what-is-cloud-computing-
and-how-will-it-affect-libraries?
• Readings on the Google Book Settlement on the ACRL website
http://www.scholcomm.acrl.ala.org/node/57
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70. Additional resources, 5
• Google wins significant ruling in digital books lawsuit (article from
July 2, 2013)
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_23584291/google-wins-
significant-ruling-digital-books-lawsuit
• OCLCResearch YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/oclcresearch
– OCLC Research is one of the world‟s leading centers devoted
exclusively to the challenges facing libraries and archives in a
rapidly changing information technology environment.
• MOOC List (a complete list of MOOCs) http://www.mooc-list.com/
• MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming
Challenge? http://www.oclc.org/research/events/2013/03-18.html
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71. Additional resources, 6
• Keeping up With... Gamification
http://www.ala.org/acrl/publications/keeping_up_with/gamification
• Why Gamify and What to Avoid in Library Gamification
http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=1633
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