· Identify a specific application of a technology in the workplace
· Is this use innovative?
· Is the technology leveraging change?
· If so what kind of change: Sustaining or disruptive?
One of the specific applications of a technology in school library is online searching. In old days, when going to library and looking for a book, we need to ask librarians for help or search it all around the whole shelves—to check the title, IBSN number, publish date, etc on the book cover. Moreover, it caused inconvenience when looking for a book without understanding its content in advance. However, these issues can be resolved by online library/ searching. It allows people to search information of one specific book through searching engine. All book information is stored in the library database to make searching convenient and efficient. Consequently, before we pick up the book, we get enough information of it thus avoid borrowing the inappropriate one. In addition, each book’s location in the library can be easily checked through computers. When typing in key words of the book, a map is showed up to indicate where it is in library together with several similar books for you in order you can make more choice. Readers can easily borrow any books they want via electronic card which contains their personal information.
It can be regarded as innovative as transforming library searching and borrowing into electronic way.
By using the online system of library appropriately, it can act as leverage. It helps to save time on book searching, make information searching efficiently and stimulate people’s interest. Every action of book borrowing can be undertaken through the Internet.
Online searching/library make sustaining change or innovation. However, it still has threats, which is, what will happen when central database is violated, how to protect copyright, and the like. This poses new issue for us to make further discussion and investigation.
