Thursday, October 20, 2016

How to Spot Emerging Tech Trends


A Model for Evaluating Emerging Technologies in a Library Setting
Jennifer Koerber

THE MODEL

Source of Information > Discovery! > Questions/Brainstorming > Research> More Questions/Brains> Acquisition> Pilot/Trial> Feedback > Roll Out at Scale

These steps “Keep a Light Pulse”  and you will experience repetitive “re-discovery!”


RESOURCES
  1. Tech News
    1. The Verge
    2. CINET
    3. Endadget
    4. Gizmag
    5. Gizmodo
    6. Tech Crunch
    7. Kickstarter technology project
    8. ZDnet
    9. ArsTechnica
    10. Slashdot
    11. Hacker News on yCombinator.com

  1. Mainstream Resources
    1. Buzzfeed
    2. LifeHacker,
    3. Mind/Shift
    4. Slate
    5. NPR
    6. CityLab
    7. The Atlantic, Economist (esp Tech Quarterly), NYT, WSJ, WP
  2. Library and Nonprofit Resources
    1. NTN (nonprofit technology network)
    2. ALA transforming
    3. Chronicle of Higher Ed
    4. PEW internet of life
    5. ALA tech source
    6. Government Agencies
    7. Library of the Future

CONFERENCE (Technology)
You can attend or Ghost Conferences - if you look at the Panel and Session description you can get the Buzzwords and do the search on your own.
  • CES
  • E3
  • DEW
  • GDV
  • NTC
  • TecHomeX
  • WWDC
  • Google I/O
  • Defcon

Word of Mouth & Real Life
  • Peers
  • Staff
  • Other Libraries
  • Social Media
  • Community Meetings
  • Family & Friends
  • Window Shopping

RESEARCH AT WORK:
Shows that professional development and staff technology proficiency are management priorities (reference, research, technology).


Favorite products or ideas mentioned
VR (refer to previous post )

Staying Aware of Technology Trends even -

if we can not buy or implement it we can try !


Slides available at www.jenniferkoerber.com

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