dead & innovative technology: moving & shaking in the information world
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Presentation at Computers in Libraries 2009This session is lively fun and intended to be humorous. The slides only capture a bit of the talk.Moderator: Stephen Abram, VP, Innovation, SirsiDynix & President, SLAMarshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technologies and Research, Vanderbilt UniversityAaron Schmidt, Digital Initiatives Librarian, District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) & Publisher, walkingpaper.orgDarlene Fichter, Data Library Coordinator, University of SaskatchewanTRANSCRIPT
Dead & Innovative Technology:
Moving & Shaking in the Information World
Darlene Fichter
University of Saskatchewan
March 31, 2009
Predictions
I’m in great company making these – after all look at how these predictions turned out made by important tech leaders:
"There is no reason in the world anyone would want a computer in their home. No reason.”
– Ken Olsen, Chairman, DEC, 1977
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
- Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1949 *
“640K of RAM ought to be enough for anybody.”– Bill Gates, 1981
Impress the audience with your credentials (cause you have none) by using a literary reference
Note to Self
Impressive Literary Reference
“Mark Twain reputedly once observed that history doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes”*
*Paul Saffo
• Mass Media Revolution• Personal Media Revolution
The end of rabbit ears?
Or the decline of TV as we know it?
Photo by typo
What biz are libraries in?
Farewell Information, it's a Media Age Paul Saffo
#1
• New technologies can be hazardous to your health.
Photo by PixieLauren
http://www.typetees.com/product/921/Video_games_ruined_my_life_two_extra_lives
Twitter cartoon
http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2009/03/24/
#2 Forecast is …
Cloudy
Optimistic View
Photo by MichaelMarlatt
Photo by guerilla futures – Jason Tester
Why does he have a laptop?
Just chip me already.
Expert Sky Watcher
• From the prairies
• Not all clouds are the same
Libraries & Cloud Computing
Watson and Olsen
"There is no reason in the world anyone would want a computer in their LIBRARY. No reason.”
– Ken Olsen, Chairman, DEC, 1977
"I think there is a world market for maybe five LIBRARY computers."
- Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1949 *
Maybe just ahead of their time?
Can’t Wait to Dance on This One!
Can’t Wait to Dance on This One!
One other technology to change
Power Cords
Photo by Herzogbr
Step 1: Power without 5 different adaptors
Step 2: Cordless computing
Bonus Video: Recover from Change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCoaBN6iOu0
