Panning for Gold: Sifting through Emerging Technologies to Find the Real Treasures
1. Panning for Gold
Sifting through Emerging Technologies
to Find the Real Treasures
Nicole C. Engard
nengard@gmail.com
VP of Education, ByWater Solutions
Tuesday, June 4, 13
2. Disclaimer:
Not all of the following are emerging
technologies, but they are all treasures!
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5. Cloud Apps
⢠Dropbox:
 h+p://dropbox.com
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⢠Google
 Drive:
 h+p://drive.google.com
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⢠Zoho
 OďŹce:
 h+p://zoho.com
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⢠iCloud:
 h+p://icloud.com
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⢠Evernote:
 h+p://evernote.com
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⢠Pandora:
 h+p://pandora.com
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7. Dropbox or Drive
⢠Dropbox
⢠2
 GB
 Free
 (increased
 by
Â
inviHng
 people/deals)
⢠Files
 need
 to
 be
Â
downloaded
⢠More
 popular
⢠Google
 Drive
⢠5
 GB
 Free
⢠Files
 opened
 in
 Googleâs
Â
oďŹce
 suite
⢠Easy
 to
 learn
 if
 you
Â
know
 Google
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9. What is Open Source
⢠Open
 source
 soPware
 is
 soPware
 that
 users
 have
 the
 ability
 to
 run,
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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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10. Open Source FUD
⢠FUD
 =
 Fear,
 Uncertainty
 and
 Doubt
⢠Open
 source
 is
 insecure
⢠I
 need
 too
 much
 staďŹ
 to
 use/support
 open
 source
⢠I
 have
 to
 be
 a
 developer
 to
 use
 open
 source
⢠There
 isnât
 an
 open
 source
 applicaHon
 to
 do
 that
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12. Evaluating Software
⢠Evaluate
 soPware
 equally
 -Ââ
 Proprietary
 and
 Open
Â
Source
 side
 by
 side
⢠Get
 reviews
 from
 trusted
 colleagues
⢠Always
 demo
 the
 soPware
 by
 performing
 operaHons
Â
youâd
 need
 to
 do
 in
 a
 producHon
 environment
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14. Windows or Ubuntu
⢠Ubuntu
⢠Free
 of
 cost
⢠Open
 source
⢠Can
 run
 most
 apps
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needed
 in
 the
 library
⢠Easy
 to
 install
 and
 learn
⢠Windows
⢠Costly
⢠Can
 run
 most
 apps
Â
needed
 in
 the
 library
⢠Becoming
 harder
 to
Â
learn
 with
 each
 release
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16. Koha or Evergreen
⢠Koha
⢠Free
 of
 cost
⢠Open
 source
⢠All
 the
 modules
 youâd
Â
need
⢠100%
 Web
 Based
⢠koha-Ââcommunity.org
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⢠Evergreen
⢠Free
 of
 cost
⢠Open
 source
⢠All
 the
 modules
 youâd
Â
need
⢠Web
 Based
 OPAC
⢠Desktop
 StaďŹ
 Client
⢠open-Ââils.org
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Just Pick One!!!
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20. Drupal or Wordpress
⢠Wordpress
⢠Free
 of
 cost/open
 source
⢠Great
 for
 most
 library
Â
websites
⢠Easy
 to
 install
⢠Easier
 to
 learn/manage
⢠Drupal
⢠Free
 of
 cost/open
 source
⢠Great
 for
 large
 library
Â
websites
⢠Easy
 to
 install
⢠Can
 be
 hard
 to
 learn
⢠Be+er
 if
 you
 have
 a
 sys
Â
admin
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22. Mobile device options
⢠Android
 Phone/Tablet
⢠Note:
 Kindle
 Fire
 is
 not
 a
 tablet!
⢠iPhone/iPad
⢠Windows
 Phone/Tablet
⢠Blackberry
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24. Choosing a Tablet
⢠If
 you
 can,
 choose
 both!
 Your
 patrons
 will
 need
 help
Â
with
 either
 one
⢠If
 you
 have
 the
 budget
 for
 one
 the
 Androids
 are
Â
usually
 more
 cost
 eďŹcient
 and
 are
 easier
 to
 design
Â
apps
 for
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25. 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
Â
wrong
 app
 for
 them
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27. Kindle or Nook
⢠If
 you
 can,
 choose
 both!
 Your
 patrons
 will
 need
 help
Â
with
 either
 one
⢠If
 budget
 is
 a
 concern
 a
 tablet
 with
 the
 apps
 for
 both
Â
will
 allow
 you
 to
 learn
 the
 basics
Â
⢠Be
 aware
 that
 the
 apps
 for
 Android
 and
 iPad
 are
 not
Â
the
 same
 as
 the
 ones
 on
 the
 device
 itself
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31. SurveyMonkey or
LimeSurvey
⢠SurveyMonkey
⢠Limits
 to
 free
 access
⢠Can
 pay
 for
 more
 access
⢠Data
 stored
 at
Â
SurveyMonkey
⢠Can
 be
 hard
 to
 get
 data
⢠LimeSurvey
⢠Free
 of
 cost/open
 source
⢠Installs
 on
 your
Â
webserver
⢠Unlimited
 access/
surveys
⢠Really
 well
 documented
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36. 3d Printers
⢠Makerbot:
 h+p://www.makerbot.com
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⢠Stratasys:
 h+p://www.stratasys.com/3d-Ââprinters
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⢠More
 here:
 www.makerlibrarian.com/3d-ÂâprinHng/
Â
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38. How do we choose?
⢠Your
 network
 is
 key:
⢠Social
 networks
⢠AssociaHons
⢠Local
 libraries
⢠Trusted
 technology
 sources
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40. Share your floorplan
⢠Google
 Floorplans:
Â
maps.google.com/
help/maps/
ďŹoorplans/
 put
 your
Â
ďŹoor
 plan
 on
 a
Â
Google
 Map
Portland Public Library, ME
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41. Other tools you
should know about
⢠IFTTT:
 iP+.com
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⢠Moodle:
 moodle.org
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⢠Scribus:
 scribus.org
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⢠Kete:
 kete.net.nz
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⢠Libki:
 libki.org
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⢠Librarybox:
Â
jasongriďŹey.net/
librarybox/
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⢠Zotero:
 zotero.org
Â
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43. Tech sites to follow
⢠Tech
 Soup
 for
 Libraries:
 techsoupforlibraries.org
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⢠Lifehacker:
 lifehacker.com
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⢠Mashable:
 mashable.com
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⢠OpenSource.com:
 opensource.com
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44. Groups to join
⢠Wordpress
 &
 Librarians:
facebook.com/groups/wordpress.librarians/
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⢠Technology
 Training
 &
 Libraries:
Â
facebook.com/groups/215892381802232/
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49. Panning for Gold
Sifting through Emerging
Technologies to Find the
Real Treasures
Nicole C. Engard
nengard@gmail.com
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