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2011 MSU Libraries Emerging Technologies Summit
With more than 15 states represented from Oregon to Maryland, in its fourth year, the MSU Emerging Technologies Summit brings national attention to efforts in developing emerging technologies and social media tools for universities. Aaron Schmidt, a principal with Influx Library User Experience Consulting, kicked off the Summit by reminding those attending that it is the people and not the technology on which our focus should be, particularly in the design of online tools. Schmidt set the tone for a day of "Steal-this-Idea" sessions from colleagues around the country sharing their own innovations from the field. From iPads using assistive technologies, to quadricopters for API programmers, to programming for mobile devices, it became clear that the libraries field is taking the lead on introducing new technologies and tools into serving our academic communities.
Here, MSU Libraries' Thomas La Foe shares his presentation.
For more information on MSU Libraries and the Summit archives, please visit blogs.library.msstate.edu/emergingtech/.
2011 MSU Libraries Emerging Technologies Summit
With more than 15 states represented from Oregon to Maryland, in its fourth year, the MSU Emerging Technologies Summit brings national attention to efforts in developing emerging technologies and social media tools for universities. Aaron Schmidt, a principal with Influx Library User Experience Consulting, kicked off the Summit by reminding those attending that it is the people and not the technology on which our focus should be, particularly in the design of online tools. Schmidt set the tone for a day of "Steal-this-Idea" sessions from colleagues around the country sharing their own innovations from the field. From iPads using assistive technologies, to quadricopters for API programmers, to programming for mobile devices, it became clear that the libraries field is taking the lead on introducing new technologies and tools into serving our academic communities.
Here, MSU Libraries' Thomas La Foe shares his presentation.
For more information on MSU Libraries and the Summit archives, please visit blogs.library.msstate.edu/emergingtech/.