A quite little slideshow I use when I need to give a quick and hopefully humerous overview of what trends will and are having an impact on libraries.

1. Scott Kehoe, Technology Advisor
Massachusetts Library System
scott@masslibsystem.org / 866-627-7228
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2. Touch

3. • Touchscreens everywhere!
• tablets
• smartphones
• e-readers
• tablet computers & computer monitors
• automobile dashboards
• kitchen appliances

4. Apps

5. • 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

6. Ecosystems

7. 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

8. Five

9. THE BIG HarperCollins (News Corp)
Little, Brown (Hachette)
Macmillan (Holtzbrinck)
Random House Penguin
(Bertelsmann & Pearson)
Simon & Schuster (CBS)
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10. Ramifications

11. • First Sale Doctrine
• DRM
• licensing
• multiple formats
DOWNSIDE

12. • Content everywhere
• Cheaper content ...maybe?
• Content direct from the creator,
self-publishing flourishes
• Device doesn't matter
• Ecosystems cross-pollinate
UPSIDE

13. 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 Project
succinct reports on all aspects internet use by Americans
www.pewinternet.org
Where to get more info!