STEAM Trends

Karst, Kelly
ET
Abram, S. (2017). What's in the Pipeline? Teacher Librarians as STEAM Vents. Internet@Schools, 24(1), 8-10.

This article lays out current and upcoming trends in library spaces, particularly in the realm of technology. Some interesting highlights are search trends of the future that go beyond algorithms and even into sensorial searches. Current and future trends in developing maker spaces are also touched on as well as expanding a library's lending collection to include things like drones, robotics tools, and 3d printer/scanners. Of course, this means that the library of the future will require a more flexible design. 

The article gave me some great ideas to think about on what can be implemented in my school library now, and how we can think about designing our future school library spaces when the school builds a new campus.