Geelong Regional Library Public Event

1. Columbus, Cook, Magellan and Libraries: Searching for the corners of the earth, the edge of the oceans and discovering dragons ... Stephen Abram, MLS Cengage Learning / Gale Geelong Regional Library, Australia May 17, 2011

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5. Magellan Columbus Cook

20. The All-in-One Card. One geek’s dream concept of a Sun powered (literally and figuratively!) credit card thin PDA. Before you dismiss it as total fantasy, just remember how far we’ve come in only a few years in terms of portability and functionality. It only needs a small processor that does nothing but [...]

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

31. epaper

32. Nano Phone

37. Mobility

38. What changes with personal devices?

39. A 1965 iPhone

40. Can libraries keep up with change? Can you recall buying a 45? Can you recall dials on TVs? Can you recall dialling?

42. People

43. My son: Zachary

44. My son: Zachary

50. Serve Everyone!

51. GEO

52. Apple iPhone Tracking

53. What’s GEO good for In libraries?

55. Where is my branch? What is the address?

56. How do I drive there?

57. How do I walk there?

58. Can I take public transportation there?

59. What does it look like?

60. Use Google Maps, Street View, Satellite, Earth!

62. http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/

64. Encyclopedia.com

65. Google / Bing SEO

68. Nation targeting, language targeting, campus targeting

69. Political targeting as part of electoral district or state level primaries

70. Political or special interest targeting as part of census data

72. Know Your Users Where they are... Libraries are social institutions

74. Students are focused at the lesson and event (essay, test, exam) level

75. Libraries at the heart of the community is no longer just physical

76. Libraries as whole strategic R&D partners

78. Grocery Stores

79. Grocery Stores

81. Cookbooks, Chefs . . .

82. Cookbooks, Chefs . . .

83. Meals

84. Chefs, counsellors, teachers, magicians Librarians play a vital role in building the critical connections between information , knowledge and learning.

85. Change can happen very fast

86. Sensemaking

87. Is this graphic correct? What’s wrong?

90. The Physical Act of Reading

91. Think harder about book components!

93. Whose needs are met by e-books and e-libraries?

96. There is no guarantee that the e-book scenario will play out to include libraries

97. Books

98. Fiction

99. Non-Fiction

100. Encyclopedia

101. Reference

102. Directories

103. Dictionaries

104. Textbooks

105. Scholarly

106. Kiddy Lit

107. E-Learning

108. How would you reinvent the book?

109. Mobility

110. GOOG

112. As technology advances

113. Emboldened Librarians hold the key

114. News Flash “The Internet and technology have now progressed to their infancy”

122. Device Issues

124. Porn – e.g. Sports Illustrated

125. No Criticism rule

126. Politicians’ apps

127. Satire

128. Pulitzer Prize winner

129. Books as an app require approval

130. Potential restraint of trade

131. Who chooses?

138. We Only Get So Many Once-in-a-Lifetime Chances To Do Great Things

139. What Would You Attempt If You Knew You Would Not Fail?

140. Stephen Abram, MLS, FSLA VP strategic partnerships and markets Cengage Learning (Gale) Cel: 416-669-4855 stephen.abram@cengage.com Stephen’s Lighthouse Blog http://stephenslighthouse.com Facebook: Stephen Abram LinkedIn / Plaxo: Stephen Abram Twitter: sabram SlideShare: StephenAbram1