Tech and Trends

Investigate an emerging technology or participatory service trend that sparks your curiosity. This brief can serve as an introduction of a new technology to your library director or offer recommendations for enhancing an existing service within your organization. Consider its origins, key terminology, potential impact, and both its promises and challenges in LIS settings. Note: for this choice, please do not focus on a specific vendor product.

Need inspiration? Take a look at the following selected articles but feel free to select a topic not include here as well.

Public Libraries

A Day in the Life of an Anythink Library
NYPL Map Warper
Teen HQ San Jose Public Library
McDonnell, A. & Mollet, A. (2014). Five ways libraries are using Instagram to share collections and draw public interest
Oak Park Public Library (2017). Idea Box
Putnam, L. (2016). How Libraries Are Curating Current Events, Becoming Community Debate Hubs
Staffer, C. (2016). Sweating in the Stacks.
Burnett, L. (2011). Save the Troy Library “Adventures in reverse psychology”
Los Angeles Public Library. (2015). IMLS Focus: Engaging Communities.
Rey, Daniel. (2018). How Seattle’s public library is stepping up to deal with the city’s homelessness crisis.
Hood, G. (2014). 5 Ways Colorado Libraries Are Going Beyond Books.

School and Academic Libraries

Loertscher, D., & Kompar, F. (2018). LIIITES Model on school library commons.
Stone, A. (2013). 12 Technologies that will reshape school libraries.
Hamilton, B. (2012) Makerspaces, participatory learning, and libraries – the unquiet librarian.
Lauersen, C. (2016). Towards rubicon: The academic library and the importance of making a choice.
CUNY Academic Commons. (n.d.)

Galleries, Archives, and Museums

Cleveland Museum of Art (n.d.). ArtLens Wall
Mansky, J. (2018). Play Wall Art Like an Instrument
Doljenkova, V., Tung, G. (2015). Beacon Technology in Museums
Simmons, M. (2014). Innovative Museums for Kids
San Diego Museum of Art (2019). The SDMA app – Enhance your museum experience