tech trends - wordz to know

Scott Kehoe, Technology Advisor Massachusetts Library System

scott@masslibsystem.org / 866-627-7228

Trendy Wordz

Touch

• Touchscreens everywhere!

• tablets

• smartphones

• e-readers

• tablet computers & computer monitors

• automobile dashboards

• kitchen appliances

Apps

• psst ... it’s just software & a marketing bonanza

• It's about access, not the device

• e-books: OverDrive & Kindle & nook & Google Play & iBooks & openlibrary.org & archive.org & gutenberg.org

• app-books: Our Choice / Al Gore & Barefoot World Atlas

• Libraries: Gale AccessMyLibrary & eb.com & GoodReads & LibraryBooks & Wikipanion & MedlinePlus.com

Ecosystems

Not biology ...technology branding &

• Cell phones: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-mobile

• Game consoles: Xbox / Nintendo / Playstation

• Tablets: iPad / Android / Windows 8

• e-books: Kindle / nook / iBooks

• Libraries: OverDrive / 3M / III / Evergreen / Gale / EBSCO

Five

THE BIG HarperCollins (News Corp)

Little, Brown (Hachette)

Macmillan (Holtzbrinck)

Random House Penguin (Bertelsmann & Pearson)

Simon & Schuster (CBS)5

Ramifications

• First Sale Doctrine • DRM • licensing • multiple formats

DOWNSIDE

• Content everywhere • Cheaper content ...maybe? • Content direct from the creator,

self-publishing flourishes • Device doesn't matter • Ecosystems cross-pollinate

UPSIDE

Scott’s Pinterest on things e-books & libraries http://pinterest.com/bibliotechy/e-readers-e-books-and-libraries/ Workshop handouts, slides, links: http://www.masslibsystem.org/continuing-education/mls-ce-handouts/ New York Times Technology http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology - David Pogue’s weekly columns & reviews Wall Street Journal All Things Digital http://allthingsd.com/- Walt Mossberg’s weekly Personal Technology column

NPR Technology & Popular Culture podcasts (weekly) www.npr.org/rss/podcast Pew Internet & American Life Projectsuccinct reports on all aspects internet use by Americans www.pewinternet.org

Where to get more info!