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Friday Video: Libraries & the Post-PC era
Presented by Jason Griffey, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Duration: 1:12:35
Link: http://webcast.gigtv.com.au:80/Mediasite/Play/48a5e4324a4640f287222a67323ea85b1d?playFrom=4000
Description: Most people on the Internet are not using what we would traditionally think of as a computer. The fastest selling non-phone personal electronics device in the world is something that just a few years ago was available only in science fiction. New wireless standards promise to give us Ethernet-like speeds, anywhere we happen to be. The rise of the mobile phone and tablet signals the move into the Post-PC era. How do libraries respond to this future? What will the next 3, 5, and 10 years look like for mobility and information?
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