Blogging from the ALA Student Chapter Talk

Topic: Emerging Technology in Libraries

Mobile Devices/Smart Phone
Society is.... ALWAYS ON!!!

Markets?
28% Andriod,
21% Iphone
36% Research in Motion (Blackberry)
9% Windows Mobile
2% Palm
4% other
Regular old mobile phones beats smart phones 290 mill / 54.7 mill

Discovery layers
Compilation of information
For instance, having a catalog, database, etc. searchable from one place.



Using Twitter for Outreach & Instruction
Twitter uses....
RSS
Library instruction sessions? (longer ones are better)

Why tweet in the library?
Promotion! Get your name out there.
Get your community involved in the library (instead of the other way around!)
Ask questions, create a contest, talk about local and national topics
Find out what your patrons want
Searching about local trends in books, movies, wants, needs, etc.

How Library Staff Keeps Up with Trends
A public library approach

23 things
Learning about 23 things from Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 technologies.
Examples from MCPL: Start your own blog, use LibraryThing, explore podcasts, maintaining
online privacy

Explain and get other excited about technology (or fall flat on your face (my words not his..))

Helps Librarians develop ideas and ways to get LEUs.




Ways to find new technology with possible library applications:
Mashable
Wired Magazine
Twitter
RSS Feeds
Reddit (Sub-categories)