Tech Trends for 2014 INNOVATIONS ON THE HORIZON

Why Emerging Technology? “To remain relevant, libraries must shape the way they deliver their services to accommodate each new wave of technology that captures the imagination of society. Early exploration of these trends is important lest developments come into the library sphere so late that important opportunities are missed.” from “Library Technology Forecast for 2014 and Beyond” by Marshall Breeding Computers in Libraries Dec Forecast%20-for-2014-and-Beyond.shtml

3D Printing  Thingverse  Cleveland Makers Alliance  Cleveland Public TechCentral  Chicago YouMedia  Make Magazine  3dprintingindustry.com/ 3dprintingindustry.com/

3D Printing Food the-sugar-lab.com

3D Printing Medical  First 3D printed organ (liver) in 2014  Custom-built prosthetics  Molecule printers print pharmaceuticals  Dental models

Connected Living  The “Internet of Things”  Nest (now by Google)  Amazon’s “Home Automation” section  Automobiles  Vulnerability to hacking

Massive Open Online Courses  What are MOOCs?  Coursera, iTunesU, MIT, and more  Completion rate issues  Libraries offer space, connectivity

Privacy, Security & Net Neutrality  2013 saw sharp increase in concern  Market waiting for new product  Center for Democracy & Technology  Open internet  Transparency  No blocking  No unreasonable discrimination

Continuing Trends  Social media services  Connected discovery  Bibliocommons  Encore  Electronic content/ digital convergence  Cloud storage  Location-based services

Further Resources  LITA Top Tech Trends youtu.be/pKd6xiqNJPo youtu.be/pKd6xiqNJPo  IEEE Computer Society p/Top-10-Tech-Trends-in p/Top-10-Tech-Trends-in-2014