http://connectinglibrarian.com/2005/09/28/problems-dealing-with-new-technology/ Connecting new ideas and technologies with library service Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://connectinglibrarian.com/2005/09/28/problems-dealing-with-new-technology/#comment-5 Linda Wed, 05 Oct 2005 04:14:00 +0000 http://connectinglibrarian.com/?p=11#comment-5 I couldnt agree more about having time...We have a new digital camera at our house and I can point and shoot but thats it so far - the manual is gathering dust. Of course, in library land, its not just time spent understanding new technology but also looking for a suitable 'fit' within the organisation. Things like cost, usefulness, degree of technical ability required and the chance of getting people to do something in a different way all need to be analysed and it all takes time! The payoff is finding the 'killer app' - something so useful and obvious you wonder why nobody thought of it before! I couldnt agree more about having time…We have a new digital camera at our house and I can point and shoot but thats it so far - the manual is gathering dust. Of course, in library land, its not just time spent understanding new technology but also looking for a suitable ‘fit’ within the organisation. Things like cost, usefulness, degree of technical ability required and the chance of getting people to do something in a different way all need to be analysed and it all takes time! The payoff is finding the ‘killer app’ - something so useful and obvious you wonder why nobody thought of it before!

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