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Mobile Technologies in Libraries | Supporting Libraries in the use and development of mobile technologies - AR

Mobile Technologies in Libraries | Supporting Libraries in the use and development of mobile technologies - AR | The Information Professional | Scoop.it
From mlibraries.jiscinvolve.org - December 13, 2012 5:06 AM
By Jo Alcock:

"Of the many emerging mobile technologies that libraries are looking at one that has always appealed to me is augmented reality (AR). Compared to other technologies that are discussed AR has:

- fewer introductory barriers to overcome;
- is virtually cost-free;
- does not require specialised technical staff;
- the general public will increasingly have some familiarity with it;
- can also be a lot of fun."
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Special focus on augmented reality (AR) > 9 possible uses of AR in libraries!

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nickcarman's curator insight, December 12, 2012 5:13 PM

Birmingham City University library's use of Aurasma to provide useful and timely information, plus tutorials to its customers. Via @sallyheroes
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Scholars and the Public Can and Must Co-Exist - Howard Dodson / New York Times #libraries

Scholars and the Public Can and Must Co-Exist - Howard Dodson / New York Times #libraries | The Information Professional | Scoop.it
From www.nytimes.com - May 18, 2012 3:15 AM
Scholars and the Public Can and Must Co-Exist New York Times

Howard Dodson Jr., director of the Howard University library system, was formerly the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, part of the New York Public..."

 

"The plan to renovate the New York Public Library’s main building is a return to the past as well as a gateway to the future. It does not pose the threats to scholarship that many of its critics assert.

The plan, more than a decade old, was the library’s initial response to the post-9/11 economic crisis that challenged the futures of all cultural institutions. The New York Public Library could not sustain four research centers and 85 branch libraries.Then, the digital revolution, coming on the heels of 9/11, forced all libraries to rethink their identities and missions."

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