Emerging Digital Lifestyles

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Emerging Digital LifestylesKate Englebrecht and Angel Truesdale


Welcome Digital Services

Introductions

Class Description

Library Digital Services

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Digital Lifestyles

What does that mean to you?


Statistics• The wave of the future?

Photo Credit: Krocky Meshkin


Statistics


Mobile Devices/Computing • Devices

– Operating Systems/Brands

– Hardware and Software Features

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Communications:


How do we use “Digital Services”?

Learning:

Free Online Learning Resources



Learning:

Pay Online Learning Resources

http://www.learningexpresshub.com/learningexpresslibrary/home/home

http://www.learningexpresshub.com/learningexpresslibrary/home/home


• In the Workplace



Working:



Working:


Cloud Storage Services :

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“Digital Services”?

Digital Lives: Health



Digital Lives: Finance and Budgeting


Digital Lives: Dating


Digital Lives: Social Media


Digital Lives: Tech Blogs and Social News


Digital Lives: The Near Future

Google Glass Amazon Prime Air


The Digital Library:What can you use for your Library?


Options for Libraries•Does the library have enough power outlets?

•Does the library have enough work space near the power sources?

•How much bandwidth does your library have?

•Does your library checkout mobile devices?

•What are your computer lab policies?

•Can users listen to audio and video? Do you have webcams?

•Can users talk to participate in an online discussions?

•What is your Wifi policy? Is it available when the library isn’t open?

•Can users print from mobile devices?


Creating Tech Savvy Staff•Is your staff tech savvy?

•How many own a smart phone or other mobile device?

•How many of your staff know how to use their smart phone?

•How can you convert learning and training into job performance?


Creating Tech Savvy StaffTechnology Challenge

• Read a library or a technology blog

• Listen to a library podcast

• Check out a book from Circulation’s new self-checkout machine

• Complete an online copyright tutorial

• Catalog some books on LibraryThing or Good Reads

• Read an e-book with an Amazon Kindle

• Scan photos or copy them from a digital camera and then burn them onto a CD

• Backup data

• Change computer settings

• Schedule meetings with Microsoft Outlook

• Create a page or comment on a page on the library’s intranet wiki

• Use one of the library’s music databases to listen to music

• Use WordPress or Blogger to create a blog

• Post a photo on a blog

• Use Feedly or Bloglines to subscribe to a blog or news page using RSS

• Reserve and check out a digital camera, camcorder, DVR, or slide scanner from the multimedia lab and create something with it

• Convert media on the analog media racks

• Edit a family photograph using photo-editing software

• Attend a class in the multimedia lab


Creating Tech Savvy StaffDo’s and Don’ts

• Do allow freedom to explore and play• Do give staff time• Do provide an incentive, give me them something they actually want• Do participate: lack of management participation serious hinders staff participation• Don’t create scheduling conflicts, busy season• Do focus on resources and tools used/provided by your library• Don’t make it a one-time thing


Creating Tech Savvy Staff• Be sure to practice

intelligent use of technology


Library Services and Vendors


Library Digital Services

Overdrive

Freading

Zinio

FreegalTutor.com

Pronunciator

Hoopla


Other Library Digital Services and Vendors


Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library App

CMLibrary, the mobile app for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, lets you locate and search your library catalog

wherever you are.http://cm.boopsie.com/

http://cm.boopsie.com/


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