MD Tech Connect Extended - tech for all of us!

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Extended

MD Tech Connect Extended is a special webinar series offered free in addition to the annual MD Tech Connect events. The webinars are for anyone interested (Library staff local to Maryland), even if you don’t make it to the conference this year. This is a fun and easy (and free) way to keep up with emerging technologies.

Registration Now Open:

January 26, 2pm to 3pm - Top Trends from the Consumer Electronic Show

February 8, 2pm to 3pm - Metaverse

Top Trends from the Consumer Electronics Show with Brian Pichman

January 26, 2024; 2 - 3 p.m.
Register for Top Trends from the Consumer Electronics Show
Explore the cutting-edge technologies and innovations showcased at the world-renowned Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an annual gathering of the tech industry's brightest minds and groundbreaking inventions. Discover how these trends unveiled at CES can impact libraries, enhancing their services and user experiences by incorporating the latest advancements, from AI-driven devices to immersive tech, into their offerings.

Key Points:

• An overview of the top trends and innovations unveiled at CES.
• How AI and machine learning are transforming library operations and user engagement.
• The role of IoT devices in creating smart and connected library spaces.
• Practical insights on adopting CES-inspired tech in libraries while managing budgets and resources.
• Preparing for the future: Navigating potential challenges and opportunities presented by CES-inspired tech.

Metaverse with Brian Pichman

February 8, 2024; 2 - 3 p.m.
Register for Metaverse

Embark on a visionary exploration of libraries' role in the emerging metaverse. This presentation delves into the concept of the metaverse and how libraries can adapt to provide immersive and interactive information services within this evolving digital realm. Discover innovative ways libraries can engage with users, offer virtual collections and experiences, and become hubs for knowledge dissemination in the metaverse, ensuring that libraries remain relevant and accessible in this new digital frontier.

Key Points:

• What is the metaverse, and how does it relate to libraries and information access?
• Designing virtual library spaces and collections within the metaverse.
• Enhancing user interactions through virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)
• Strategies for libraries to adapt and thrive in the metaverse era while preserving their core mission of information access and knowledge dissemination.

About Brian Pichman

Brian Pichman recently presented at the Maryland Libraries Futures Conference. Brian is the Director of Strategic Innovation at the Evolve Project. Much of Evolve’s work includes building innovative works geared towards interaction and collaboration and helping libraries bridge the digital divide, break away from traditional library views and become trendsetters. Brian is dedicated to bringing libraries into the future using cost-effective measures and strategies. He often presents on innovative technology and loves collaborating with both libraries and companies. In his work with start-up companies around the world, he promotes libraries and encourages people to work closer with libraries when developing new ideas and concepts.

Accommodation requests: Zoom closed captions will be enabled. Please send interpreter requests to Nini Beegan, nini....@maryland.gov six weeks before the program.  

This project is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act Administered by the Maryland State Library Agency.