Think Ahead. Think Opportunity: An OLC Education Event for Ohio's Libraries on March 31, 2010.

1. Think Ahead. Think Opportunity: An OLC Education Event for Ohio's Libraries March 31, 2010 http://www.olc.org/ Going to the Need Virtual & Mobile Library Services Brian C. Gray Head of Reference & Engineering Librarian Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University

2. Presentation online: http://www.slideshare.net/bcg8

3. We wish everyone worked in the library…

4. College-Based Librarian

5. College-Based Librarian

6. “Librarian in the Laboratory”

10. Considering time & place of need?

11. Virtual Chat & IM

12. Text Messaging & Skype

13. Video In June of 2009, CISCO estimated that 90% of all consumer IP traffic will be video by 2013.

19. Plug-in Page

20. Second Life

21. Mobile Access toData and Information 62% of all Americans are part of a wireless, mobile population that participates in digital activities away from home or work. Pew Internet Mar 5, 2008 http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2008/ Mobile-Access-to-Data-and-Information.aspx

22. Wireless Internet Use More than half of adult Americans have accessed the internet wirelessly on some device, such as a laptop, cell phone, MP3 player, or game console. Pew Internet Jul 22, 2009 http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/ 12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx

23. Wireless Internet Use On the typical day, nearly one-fifth (19%) of Americans use the internet on a mobile device, up substantially from the 11% level recorded in December 2007. Pew Internet Jul 22, 2009 http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/ 12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx

24. Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back Cell phone ownership among adults has risen to 85% as of April 2009. Pew Internet Aug 19, 2009 http://www.authoring.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/14--Teens-and-Mobile-Phones-Data-Memo.aspx

25. Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back Mobile phone use has climbed steadily among teens ages 12 to 17 to 71% in early 2008. Pew Internet Aug 19, 2009 http://www.authoring.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/ 14--Teens-and-Mobile-Phones-Data-Memo.aspx

26. Mobile Interfaces

28. Phone Web Emulator http://iphonetester.com/ http://www.testiphone.com/

29. E-Devices

30. Are we listening to our users? Are we watching our users? Are the info needs driving the tools? Are libraries defaulting to info vendors? Lets Make Sure We Are In The Game!

31. Going to the Need: Virtual and Mobile Library Services Brian C. Gray Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University bcg8@case.edu http://www.slideshare.net/bcg8 http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/ http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0