Web 3.0 the next installment

Allan Cho has written a recent article about web 3.0. Following up from an earlier post by Ross, it seems that the programming will be very open, but some parts of web 3.0 will not be as open as web 2.0. It also sounds like people are still working on ways of meaningful ways of describing web 3.0.

Being there

Bill Thompson from the BBC writes about the importance of being there. Even with new technologies which make remote access to events easier, there is something different about being present. The online line and remote options really open up possibilities when it is not possible to be where a talk, presentation or seminar are. Time differences can be a bit tricky. All the online events I have been interested in lately seem to be at 2.00am my local time.

Readius e-book reader

The Readius e-book reader (not yet on the market) is a foldable e-book reader. It takes up leass space, and yet expands to give a wider screen for reading. It will be interesting to see their effect on libraries when they become available in Australia. No date available yet.

Top Tech Trends panel from LITA

Have a look at this article from Library Journal which is about some of the discussion at the recent ALA conference from the Top Tech Trends panel from LITA (Library Information and Technology Association).

Are there any trends you would like to add to this list?

What did you have to stop doing in order to start doing these new things?

As David Lee King wrote in a recent post - this is the wrong question. Focus on meeting your libraries priorities - and think creatively about this.