A look at the world outside the library’s doors.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 29th, 2008
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Silicon chips you can swallow for personalized medicine? Shooting high-def videos with an SLR camera? Follow this link to read more.
Check this out - a flexible display of information that can be rolled up and stored in your pocket:
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 29th, 2008
The Aarhus Public Library in Denmark has released a report about a three-year project in their Transformation Lab. They have recognized that the physical library space is in need of transformation to respond to the changes induced by the digital revolution.
Watch the video to see all the possibilities:
For the full report, click here.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 23rd, 2008
The Pew/Internet & American Life Project has published its “Future of the Internet III” report.
Here are the key findings on the survey of experts by the Pew Internet & American Life Project that asked respondents to assess predictions about technology and its roles in the year 2020:
The mobile device will be the primary connection [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 23rd, 2008
Sales of DVD’s are starting to slip. We’ll be watching movies in a totally new way, according to this article. I know that many for many libraries, DVD loans are driving their circ numbers up. This article may make you reassess a heavy investment in DVDs. Full article from the Wall Street Journal can be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2008
A hospital and library in Norwich, Connecticut are using Twitter to keep in touch with their customers.
“The William W. Backus Hospital and the Otis Library are using an instant messaging service known as Twitter. The Internet-based system sends messages containing up to only 140 characters, throwing down a challenge to the verbose everywhere.”
Twitter joins a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 12th, 2008
One of the speakers at Pop!Tech this year was Saul Griffith, a member of the WattzOn team. We are all concerned about our use of petroleum products, but we also need to be aware of how much total energy we are using. The link to the left indicates how much energy I use, and if [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2008
As many of you know, I attended the Pop!Tech Conference this year. The speakers were extraordinary and included Malcolm Gladwell. I will be using this space to share my experiences with you.
I’d like you to view this video, which set the stage for the entire Pop!Tech experience. Turn up your speakers!