Allan Cho, IKBLC, UBC Library

Internet Librarian 2011

Monterey, CA

October 17-19, 2011

* Internet Librarian 2011

Allan Cho, IKBLC, UBC Library

1. Mobile & Location-Based Applications

2. E-Books

3. Upcoming Tech Trends

* Mobile & Location-Based Applications

* Mobile & Location-Based Applications

• QR Codes

• Near-field Communication (NFC)

• Augmented Reality

e.g. Google Wallet

• Interactive Picture Books

• Digital picture E-books can add “gamification” element to stories

• E-Book is simply a new type of content aggregator

• Apps are the next frontier for books

• E-books have allowed publishers to “slice and dice” books

* E-Books – Pro’s & Con’s

• “Future of search will not be semantic, it will be visual”

• Gesture-based computing

• Microsoft Surface

• 3D sensing technology & wearable gestural interface

* Major Upcoming Trends

Allan Cho, IKBLC, UBC Library

Allan Cho

allan.cho@ubc.ca

604.827.4366

* Questions?