The changing internet world
I just returned from the Internet Librarian conference and there was a lot of talk about gaming technology and how “searching” may change in the next few years. A company called Sirsi/Dynix is working on software which allows you to locate things in the library virtually–sort of a video game format, and you, the customer, are a character moving through the space.
Other mind blowing topics–a lcd projector the size of a sugar cube, a credit card sized palm pilot device, virtual DVD instead of a physical dvd, etc.
One thing the speaker, Stephen Abrams talked about is how we need to teach kids to wade through information–and that is a vital need right now. They are already inundated and will be even more so as information continues to grow exponentially.
He presented the characteristics of a Millenial student which is defined by Richard Sweeney in this chart
(see the powerpoint slide link here — http://www.sirsi.com/Pdfs/Company/Abram/StephenAbram_KidsAreAlright4.ppt#19 .
Another good slide showing characteristics of our “future” graduates–
http://www.sirsi.com/Pdfs/Company/Abram/StephenAbram_KidsAreAlright4.ppt#43
Lots of food for thought here–Carolyn
