The document discusses how libraries are adapting to a post-mobile world. It suggests that libraries become technology test kitchens and participatory spaces. New mobile technologies are extending screens and inputs beyond devices and opening doors for sensors on and near bodies. Libraries can play a role in connecting social expression to real objects by allowing custom printing and new forms of digital currencies. The future of libraries involves becoming development platforms and finding new ways for images to enable actions and ecommerce through mobile interactions.

1. The Post-Mobile Library
mLibraries Conference
Hong Kong
Joe Murphy
Director Library Futures
Innovative Interfaces
@libraryfuture

2. The library in a post-mobile world
is a technology test kitchen
@libraryfuture

3. Sally video
http://youtu.be/liWnmOruncc Sally Pewhairangi @sallyheroes @libraryfuture

4. http://bit.ly/mlib14keynote

6. From Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group -
Project Tango – 3D Indoor Mapping
Not for the mobile but with the mobile
http://youtu.be/Qe10ExwzCqk?t=20s

7. Kids react to Walkmans
http://youtu.be/Uk_vV-JRZ6E By Benny and Rafi Fine April 23, 2014

8. Let’s start basic
Modular smartphones =
Smartphone + Legos
Part of the Maker revolution – taps into higher order satisfaction
Smartphone as
expression canvas?
http://www.3dsystems.com/blog/2014/04/new-
details-project-ara-and-future-modular-phones

12. Where is this leading us?

14. Smart contact lens
http://googleblog.blogspot.hk/2014/01/introducing-
our-smart-contact-lens.html

15. Can see where we are going

17. We’ve become used to having sensors on or near our bodies.
The door has been opened …
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/muse-the-brain-sensing-headband

18. http://youtu.be/iprrSgGVkoA
“the library is a virtual, a social, and a physical space
where we make sense of an accelerated world”
- Andrew Cowie of the National Library of New
Zealand’s Learning Futures team

21. Connectivity as capital

23. Television premier on Tumblr
http://amctv.tumblr.com/
creator/curator/consumer

24. The post mobile library is not passive – it is participatory

25. Mesh networks & custom connections
https://pinocc.io/
After smart buildings – mobile as different and
as platform

26. Getting closer/clearer

27. The Internet of Things
Smart buildings
A strong role for libraries

28. Close but still blurry

29. Mobile extended the screen & input point beyond the desk,
new tools continue extending beyond the device
http://youtu.be/t1HmYNqp8NM

30. Pop up libraries reflect a similar
philosophy to how mobile libraries should
be conceived

31. Amazon Dash & extra-phone mobile
https://fresh.amazon.com/dash/

33. Custom printing on demand

34. #amazoncart
& social / ecommerce
confluence
Tweets for action

35. The library as development platform
http://instagram.com/p/oDw5k6LiRz/
the product as the platform for connecting social expression to real objects
Print a favorite Instagram pic
on your sneakers

36. If only we could extend the power of images in
conversation
to images as action …

37. Pay for a box of cereal in
Sweden by Instagramming
the product and adding the
tag #nyaspecialk (Swedish
for new Special K)
- Image as currency

38. Image as
ecommerce
Instagram being used by independent
ecommerce sellers in Kuwait
http://instagram.com/sheeps_sell

39. http://youtu.be/dEx6AotyzAM
Don’t be afraid of new tech.
Try it out and ramp it up

40. Loyalty, gaming, perks, …
premium
http://www.snapmyad.com/

41. Questions of Premium

42. https://keysduplicated.com/
Mashup of ecommerce delivery, home shopping, maker essence,
mobile as action piece, and photo for action

43. Just new mashups or
combining strengths?

44. https://itunes.apple.com/app/id720377541

46. Bitcoin –
Digital
currencies &
digital
lifeflows

48. Impact of Uber is how it is disrupting.
https://www.uber.com/cities/hong-kong
A model for reactions to its disruptions.
Are competitors wrong to focus on the
mobile aspect of Uber for its success?

50. Finding what we expect

51. It seems that a digital representation is not necessary
http://www.gosphero.com/sphero-2-0/

53. Automatic Content
Recognition comes
(directly) to social
mobile
reveals our content related behaviors
Combines mobile gadget, your experience
context, content, social – content as point for
interaction.

55. We cannot isolate
ourselves from these
“un-library” directions

57. Emerging into familiarity

58. http://instagram.com/p/mlHbSYpAiy/

59. Scribd
When partnerships make a
purchase attractive

61. Brand recognition

65. Mobile Messaging
Bringing
communication
back to phones

66. If mobile is now is
“mobile tech”
redundant?

67. Director, Library Futures
Joe Murphy
Twitter @libraryfuture
libraryfuture@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/joe
murphylibraryfuture
http://libraryfuture.com