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1 Tech Trends for 2014 INNOVATIONS ON THE HORIZON

2 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 2013 http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/dec13/Breeding--Library-Technology- Forecast%20-for-2014-and-Beyond.shtml

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

4 3D Printing Food the-sugar-lab.com

5 3D Printing Medical  First 3D printed organ (liver) in 2014  Custom-built prosthetics  Molecule printers print pharmaceuticals  Dental models

6 Connected Living  The “Internet of Things” http://www.samsung.com/us/home-appliances/ http://www.samsung.com/us/home-appliances/  Nest (now by Google)  Amazon’s “Home Automation” section  Automobiles  Vulnerability to hacking

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

8 Privacy, Security & Net Neutrality  2013 saw sharp increase in concern  Market waiting for new product  Center for Democracy & Technology https://cdt.org/issue/consumer-privacy https://cdt.org/issue/consumer-privacy  Open internet http://www.fcc.gov/guides/open-internet http://www.fcc.gov/guides/open-internet  Transparency  No blocking  No unreasonable discrimination

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

10 Further Resources  LITA Top Tech Trends http://www.ala.org/lita/ttt http:// youtu.be/pKd6xiqNJPo http://www.ala.org/lita/ttt http:// youtu.be/pKd6xiqNJPo  IEEE Computer Society http://www.computer.org/portal/web/membershi p/Top-10-Tech-Trends-in-2014 http://www.computer.org/portal/web/membershi p/Top-10-Tech-Trends-in-2014


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