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Tour of the Mobile Ecosystem for information professionals
Brief tour of the mobile ecosystem with an emphasis towards "online information" professionals in order to understand the big picture.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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Are Virtual Worlds (still) Relevant in Education?
This is a good summary of why virtual worlds have lost popularity in education. Much of it is equally applicable to libraries.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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Gamification: Using Game Mechanics to Enhance eLearning
Great summary of how to get started with gamification.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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Games in the Library
Information about starting a game collection at an academic library.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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The Children's Library of the Future
The Children's Interactive Library in Aarhus, Denmark is a fine example of a library's ability to adapt and innovate to meet the growing needs of 21st century kids. The Library is based on the idea...
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5 Tech Trends to Watch in 2012
2012 promises to be a very busy year in all things digital. Here are 5 trends likely to make a big impact in our technologically enhanced lives.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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David Weinberger on the future of libraries
"The days of the card catalogue are long over, but there are even more innovations ahead in how the information available at libraries is organized. In a recent interview on Spark, David Weinberger,...
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Content Creation, Media Labs, and Hackerspaces
David Lee King's thoughts on content creation at libraries.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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Palo Alto City Library Uses Mobile App to Book New Study Rooms
"The Palo Alto City Library has two brand new group study rooms at its downtown branch, thanks to the completion last July of an extensive renovation. And now the library is tapping into an innovative...
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Springville Library’s Painted Mirror puts you into the story
"The new Springville library has a unique piece of technology called The Painted Mirror, which is a full-length video monitor that captures your image and draws it into the story. Created and installed...
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DPLA Beta Sprinters: extraMUROS
extraMUROS proposes to shape the Digital Public Library of America into a multimedia-library-without-walls through an open source, HTML5 platform. Submitted ...See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for...
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DPLA Beta Sprinters: ShelfLife and Library Cloud
ShelfLife is intended to provide users with a rich environment for exploring the combined content of the DPLA, discovering new works, and engaging more deepl...See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for...
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DPLA Beta Sprinters: Metadata Interoperability Services
Metadata Interoperability Services (MINT) is a web-based platform that enables the aggregation of rich and diverse cultural heritage content and metadata. Su...See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for...
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DPLA Beta Sprinters: Enhanced Access & Discovery through Open Linked Data &...
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (or CIC) has been leading a coordinated effort to digitize government documents. The project continues with an app...See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for...
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So you want to start a Kindle lending program
code4lib article on starting a Kindle lending program at your library.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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24symbols white-labels its platform to give any organization its own ‘Spotify...
"24symbols, the 'Spotify for books' startup that launched last summer, has been busy developing its service that allows users instant access to a library of books for a fixed fee."See it on Scoop.it,...
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Register & Read from JSTOR
"Register & Read Beta is a new, experimental program to offer free, read-online access to individual scholars and researchers who register for a MyJSTOR account. Register & Read follows the...
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MakerBot’s Replicator is the personal 3D printer we’ve been waiting for
MakerBot announced their brand new personal 3D printer, the Replicator, at CES yesterday and we just had a chance to see it up close and in person.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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Aurasma 3D engine lets you augment your own reality
Aurasma is to announce a new customisable 3D engine to developers which will allow them to build complex augmented reality experience for smartphone users. ...See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for...
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New Espresso Book Machine Video
Video of the Espresso Book Machine at Darien Library.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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Creating the Library of Tomorrow from the Ground Up
"The public library hums. Readers peruse e-books and job seekers attend workshops. Teens organize poetry slams, and students work together on school assignments. Librarians plan programs, help...
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CIL Free & Open Source Tools
Links shared in the CIL 2012 Free & Open Source Tools presentation.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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Minecraft Comes To Darien Library!
"Darien Library is excited to be hosting its own Minecraft server. If you don't know about it already; Minecraft is an awesome sandbox construction game in which players create and destroy different...
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Maker Space Coming
From Westport Public Library: "The Library’s Maker Faire in April was so successful that we decided to keep the Maker mindset going. Builder and designer Joe Schott will be building a Maker Shed in The...
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Gimme! Powered by Scottsdale Library
This is a great new book recommendation application from Scottsdale Public Library through support from 2010 LSTA Funds.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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Librarygame - gamification for public and academic libraries
Gamify your public or academic library with LibraryGame.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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BCPL Storyville - Where joyful play is learning
BCPL's Storyville is an area that caters only to preschoolers, toddlers and infants.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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Bringing Maker-Style Garage Tinkering Into the Local Library - Culture - GOOD
Local libraries are no longer just reading rooms. They're becoming noisy, interactive, hands-on laboratories of innovation.See it on Scoop.it, via What's Next for Libraries?
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responding graciously to a job rejection — Ask a Manager
A reader writes: I wanted to give you a happy endings story. After 2 months of interviews for what was a dream internship, I found out on Friday that I didn’t get the job.See it on Scoop.it, via...
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Stanford Prize for Innovation in Research Libraries (SPIRL) | Stanford...
Stanford University Libraries offers a prize to recognize and celebrate innovation through programs, projects, and/or new or improved services that directly or indirectly benefit readers and users. The...
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