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The Exhibit Hall opened tonight with a reception and high interest in the exhibitors’ offerings. Here are some scenes from the event.
ITI authors assemble for a book signing.
The Shanachies sign copies of their newly published book, ShanachieTour: A Library Road Trip Across America.
As always, the e-mail stations were popular.
Don Hawkins
Columnist, Information Today and IL 2008 Blog Coordinator
User-centred taxonomies for kickass search results is 1 of 3 sessions at virtual Bite-sized Taxonomy Boot Camp, 10 November. Learn how to get rid of vague/grandiose terminology in your taxonomies & content for kickass search results. #TBCL21 Tickets & info http://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/London/2021/default.aspx
Join the @roeschlibrary’s and EBSCO for a discussion about whether discovery service user interfaces should emulate aspects of commercial websites. Register for the session: https://ebsco.is/3BxsmZ4 #InternetLibrarian #UI
Look for our director @cmairn at #CILandILConnect next month. He will be highlighting the educational possibilities using @spatialxr and other #VR technologies. More info at https://pheedloop.com/IL2021/site/home/.
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#CILDC
@dssctr & I presented “Engaging Users with VR” for @FLVirtualCampus. We used @spatialxr to explain VR & offer ideas to show it’s potential for education, esp. exploring mockups of outer space, art museums, avatar journalists, science labs, & more.
http://youtu.be/wScT0XGzJyc
It is so cool to see @spatialxr being used as a podcasting platform. Check out episode 2 with Archeologist Giles Morrow at https://youtu.be/ArBY-zpXL5Q via @YouTube
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#CILDC
#CILandILConnect
So happy to hear this after @drturnerlee at #CILandILConnect urged more #libraries to do creative things in their parking lots! #CILDC #InternetLibrarian
Nice #library project in Rhode Island, opening up parking lots for internet access:
https://www.oslri.org/parking-lot-wi-fi/
As always, #libraries are digital divide heroes.
Heard at @osheanRI
Over 800 ppl hear @lrainie keynote talk at #CILandILConnect in Sept & here's some interesting #Covid19 info from @FactTank. #CILDC #InternetLibrarian @ARLnews @ALALibrary #SLA #IFLA
NEW: How people around the world see the World Health Organization’s initial coronavirus response https://pewrsr.ch/3pp7X2v
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