Convergence of VoIP, 802.11x and Cellular Networks :
Convergence of VoIP, 802.11x and Cellular Networks Seamlessly move a cell phone call to a wireless network
Possible 2005 introduction
Library Issues
Reference staff mobility for better customer service
Wireless laptop and softphone = cell phone
PDA now available as both wi-fi and cell phone device
No Cell Phone Allowed!
Wireless USB:
Wireless USB Next step in USB based device development
Slated for initial release in 2005/early 2006
Provides for high-speed (andgt; 100mbps) data transfer
Does not replace wireless network devices
Gets rid of the tangle of wires around our PCs
Rich Site Services (RSS):
Rich Site Services (RSS) A means to aggregate and deliver information
Often in the form of news delivery
Library Uses
Alert users of updates to the collection
Feeds to Internet resource guides
Current activities and announcements
Library RSS Sites:
Library RSS Sites Georgia State University Library
Library News,’ ‘Science News,’ and ‘Social Sciences News
Minneapolis Public Library
http://www.mplib.org/list.asp
Wisconsin Historical Society
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/syndicate.asp
Requirements for RSS:
Requirements for RSS Newsreader or RSS aggregator
XML wrapper
Customer education on how to subscribe to the service
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Trends and Fads:
Trends and Fads A fad has no discernible reason for rising. Whereas a trend is identifiable and explainable. A fad has a life span of less than two years. A trend is indefinite. It has an end, but it has more legs than a fad. A fad has a fast rise. It explodes onto the scene. A trend has a slow rise and is difficult to pinpoint the beginning and end since it is an evolutionary process. A fad has the scope of one product, property or theme whereas a trend has several of these across the society. A fad usually disappears after a few years. A trend may fall below its peak but is still meaningfully present. A fad has little impact on developments that follow where a trend impacts the developments that follow. Some examples: Fad - Barney vs. Trend - Edutainment; Fad - Oat Bran vs. Trend - Healthy cooking; Fad - The Simpsons vs. Trend - Prime time animation.
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'I used to think that cyberspace was fifty years away. What I thought was fifty years away, was only ten years away. And what I thought was ten years away... it was already here. I just wasn't aware of it yet.' -Bruce Sterling