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Gadgets & Gizmos
Gadgets & Gizmos Personal Electronics and the Library An issue of Library Technology Reports written by Jason Griffey in 2010 that focused on the emergence of hardware as a concern for libaries...
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Gadgets & Gizmos II
Gadgets & Gizmos Libraries & the Post-PC Era A sequel to the 2010 publication above, written in 2012. Continued examination of the landscape of hardware and personal electronics and what...
View ArticleOpen Hardware at LITA Top Technology Trends 2014
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...
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The Case for Open Hardware in Libraries
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...
View ArticleThe LibraryBox Project
The LibraryBox Project Portable Private Digital Distribution Jason’s first open source hardware project! LibraryBox is an open source project that uses inexpensive hardware to bridge gaps in the...
View ArticleRoundup of Media on Measure the Future
Just a quick link roundup on media coverage of the announcement around the web: Measure the Future – a Knight Foundation Grant winner from Sparkfun Electronics Knight News Challenge: How Can Libraries...
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Measuring the Future and Privacy
Over at Miskatonic University Press, William Denton writes up a good summary of concerns about the Measure the Future project and privacy. In that post, he says: Measure the Future has all the best...
View ArticleALA Midwinter 2015 Presentation
At ALA Midwinter 2015, the Knight Foundation gave a stage to the 8 News Challenge winners in order to introduce their projects to the world. Here’s the presentation I put together for Measure the...
View ArticleKIVI in Boise features Meridian Public Library and Measure the Future
Warning! Auto-Playing Video! A local Boise Fox affiliate did a story on Meridian and their involvement in the Measure the Future project! While the report manages to hit the “omg sensors” point a few...
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Measure the Future: Privacy and More Details…
I realized a few weeks ago that I haven’t said nearly enough about the technology and plans for Measure the Future. Mostly I haven’t because I’m in crazy ramp-up mode, trying to get technology sorted,...
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Dev Team Assemble!
Thus far in the development process for Measure the Future I’ve been working to ensure that I understood the need and was heading down a path that librarians found valuable. I did this via a survey...
View ArticleDevelopment, Integration, and the Hard Work of Launching
We’re rounding the bend on the last bits of development on Measure the Future before we do Alpha installs. Lots of details to get to, and tons of work yet to do…but the goal is in sight and the things...
View ArticleALA Annual 2016 & Measure the Future
It’s been too long since a public update made its way out for Measure the Future. In light of the rapidly approaching ALA Annual 2016, here’s the current state of the Project…. The Good News Enormous...
View ArticleMeasure the Future Public Beta
I am pleased and proud to announce, after 2 years of development, that the Measure the Future project is entering the next stage of its development, and is now officially in public Beta. This means...
View ArticleComputers in Libraries 2018 Presentation
Slides from my Measure the Future presentation at Computers in Libraries 2018.
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