lita – Measure the Future http://measurethefuture.net Libraries & Open Hardware Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:59:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 http://measurethefuture.net/files/2015/08/cropped-Caliper-sticker-32x32.png lita – Measure the Future http://measurethefuture.net 32 32 81790761 The Case for Open Hardware in Libraries http://measurethefuture.net/2015/01/17/the-case-for-open-hardware-in-libraries/ http://measurethefuture.net/2015/01/17/the-case-for-open-hardware-in-libraries/#respond Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:34:11 +0000 http://jasongriffey.net/measurethefuture/?p=72 Read more]]> Chapter 9 from The Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know

A longer, more detailed argument for why libraries and librarians should be interested and involved with open hardware. Published in 2014 by ALA Techsource, edited by Kenneth J. Varnum.

 

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]]> http://measurethefuture.net/2015/01/17/the-case-for-open-hardware-in-libraries/feed/ 0 72 Open Hardware at LITA Top Technology Trends 2014 http://measurethefuture.net/2015/01/17/open-hardware-at-lita-top-technology-trends-2014/ http://measurethefuture.net/2015/01/17/open-hardware-at-lita-top-technology-trends-2014/#respond Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:24:09 +0000 http://jasongriffey.net/measurethefuture/?p=64 Read more]]> My part in the panel discussion about near future technology trends was the trend of open hardware. I discuss the reasons that hardware is such a powerful force in experience, some of the advantanges of moving to open hardware platforms, and what worries me about proprietary systems. Full video and panel description is on the LITA website.

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