Trends in Information Technology

Goal(s) for this Lesson:: Student will be introduced to current trends in the development of Information Technology, the World Wide Web, and Library Technologies.
Objective(s) for this Lesson:: Student will be familiar with developments in technology infrastructure:
» Wireless
» High Speed Connections at Home; Student will be familiar with developments in technology and practices related to the World Wide Web:
» Database-Driven Web Content
» XHTML / CSS
» XML / XSLT; Student will be familiar with changing technologies most closely affecting libraries:
» Integration of e-resources with the library catalog and between disparate resources (SFX, OpenURL)
» Applying trends in technologies mentioned elsewhere in a library setting -- how will these change what and how libraries do what they do?