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INFORMATION SHIFTING

INFORMATION SHIFTING. Jenny Levine levinej@sls.lib.il.us Suburban Library System http://www.sls.lib.il.us/infotech/presentations/access2002/. Stop This Crazy Thing!. Jenny’s Theory of Library Relevancy.

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INFORMATION SHIFTING

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  1. INFORMATION SHIFTING Jenny Levine levinej@sls.lib.il.us Suburban Library System http://www.sls.lib.il.us/infotech/presentations/access2002/

  2. Stop This Crazy Thing!

  3. Jenny’s Theory of Library Relevancy • The “Net Generation” is the first generation that has been “information shifted” from birth and expects it. • Time-shifting = 1984 court term for recording shows on VCRs and watching want you want when you want • Space-shifting = 1999 court term for making digital music files portable on MP3 players • The Library is not portable. • The Library has to become portable. • We’re getting there.

  4. The Immovable Library • How was the Library portable before 1998? • Telephone (landlines only; limited services available) • Homebound service (seniors only) • Booktalks (only librarian-selected titles) • Bookmobiles (ditto, maybe some different formats) • Fax (maybe)

  5. The More Portable Library • How is the Library portable in 2002? • E-mail • Web site • Remote databases for access from home or anywhere else • Internet-accessible catalogs • Wireless access to catalogs • Instant messaging / chat

  6. The Even More Portable Library • What else can we do? • Integrated instant messaging / chat (bots) • Wireless access for any device (cell phones, pagers, PDAs) • eBooks • MP3s • PDA channels • Webcams & videoconferencing • Distance education (e.g., LibraryU) Common denominator is the digital format.

  7. Technologies You AlreadyKnow About • E-books • Hardware (devices) • Software (netLibrary) • Wireless (cell phones/pagers) • Wireless Web • PDAs • Palm • PocketPc • MP3s • GPS (Global Positioning System)

  8. The Next Level of Technologies • Audio e-books • http://www.audible.com/ • New input methods • Laser keyboards (VKB) • E-ink • http://www.eink.com/ • http://www.parc.xerox.com/dhl/projects/gyricon/ • Wireless • Bluetooth • 802.11 (WiFi) • Heavenly Jukebox • Napster / Kazaa • MP4 (video)

  9. The Fun Part -- The Toys • MP3/MP4 players • Flipster MP4 player • Archos [Multimedia] Jukebox • PDAs (integrated keyboards & cameras) • Cybiko Extreme • FRS (Family Radio Service) • Chat • AIM, ICQ, etc. • Trillian • GPS – Visteon NavMate System • DVRs (Digital Video Recorders) • ReplayTV • Tivo

  10. Tomorrow’s Toys Will Be Based on… • Pervasive Internet, pervasive computing • Bluetooth devices • WiFi connectivity • 3G networks • Digital convergence in devices • Increased storage capacity (storage has gone mobile) • Faster processors • Smartphones Information will come to you, not the other way around.

  11. Everyone Loves Portability “[In 2000], more cell phones were sold than computers, televisions, PDAs and pagers combined…. It has even been predicted that by 2004 more people will connect to the Web via cell phone than by computer.” -- Time Digital, January/February 2001

  12. Other Countries Are More Portable than the U.S. • 34% of the U.S. population used mobile phones; • 50% of the population of western Europe used mobile phones; • 50% of the population of Japan used mobile phones (more than land-lines!); • 71% of the population of Finland used mobile phones! -- Scientific American, October 2000

  13. Portable Examples Elsewhere • Download new characters to their phones each day • Get pictures of the “10 most wanted” criminals on their phones • Get their children’s school schedule on their phones • Pay for vending machines & parking meters • Play “Street Fighter III” on their phones • It’s Alive wireless gaming site “Handy Dandy” from the Industry Standard

  14. The Net Generation Will Grow Up with... • PANs • Personal Area Networks • WPANs • Wireless Personal Area Networks • Wireless and geographic positioning to get customized information • Wireless access to music or movies (information) via their smartphones • Sophisticated games on their Java-enabled wireless devices • Mobile payments • Thumb-based input for devices

  15. The Net Generation Will Grow Up with Disposable Information Devices • Use paper or fabric devices

  16. The Net Generation Will Grow Up with Intelligent Clothes & Appliances • Interact with their cars, clothing (wearable audio), and appliances • Wearable computers

  17. See For Yourself Philips vision of wireless --http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/markets/communications/3g/

  18. Important Problems to Solve • How do we interact with our patrons when wireless access is more important than physical ownership? • How do we make sure we are prepared to serve The Net Generation in their world? Answer: Become portable (mobile)

  19. Some Things You Can Do Now • Learn about the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and CBDTPA (Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act), keep informed, and be prepared to write letters and contact legislators. (C-48, DMCA de Canada) • Talk to your vendors. Prioritize remote database access and Web-based catalog enhancements. • Start moving towards new interfaces/channels to your catalog & databases (IM, RSS, etc.) • Follow the SLS Tech Summits http://www.sls.lib.il.us/infotech/presentations/

  20. Electronic Handouts • The Heavenly Jukebox • http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/09/mann.htm • How Much Data Is That? • http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/tek1/how_big.htm • Terabyte Territory • http://www.sigmaxi.org/amsci/amsci.html • When Elephants Dance • http://www.farces.com/stories/storyReader$414 • A Technology Timeline (PDF) • http://www.btexact.com/white_papers/downloads/WP106.pdf

  21. Electronic Handouts • How to Stop Worrying and Love the Internet • http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html • Beloit College Mind List • http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/mindset/ • The Shifted Librarian • http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/

  22. Any Questions?

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