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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
Learn more about Harnessing the Power of Communities, Conversations, & Connections to Bridge the Digital Divide at #InternetLibrarian 2022 from speakers Elizabeth Laukea, @SPLBuzz, and Theresa Sladek. Register to join us this 18-20 of October! https://internet-librarian.infotoday.com/2022/program.aspx#15440
Preserving websites to ensure perpetual access is just one of the topics in this week'sILI265 eNews. More here: http://www.infotoday.eu/ and you can sign up to receive our monthly e-news there too.
This neat session on taxo management plays host to experts from Wiley plus the EU Publications Office. Read more.
If you're upgrading or revising taxonomies in a rapidly-changing field, this virtual session on 12 October is for you. Just one of several case studies at Bite-sized Taxonomy Boot Camp, it's not just about taxonomies! More at: http://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/London/2022
Interesting! What do younger audiences want from #news? News vs "the news" Content for emergent #platforms #Libraries #InternetLibrarian #CILDC
How people under 30 define and engage with “news” @Bookmouser https://digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2022/10/04/how-people-under-30-define-and-engage-with-news/
What are #teens doing with their #Phones? #Libraries need to pay attention to their community & create services that work for the various groups! More ideas at #InternetLibrarian #CILDC
Harvard EdCast: The Complex World of Teens and Screens https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/22/10/harvard-edcast-complex-world-teens-and-screens#.Yz1yzPkL1bw.twitter
Kids creating #chatbot s; how cool! Lots more cool stuff to be discussed at #InternetLibrarian Oct 18-20, hope you can share your experiences & join the conversation. #libraries
Gotta catch 'em all... with the help of a Pokémon chatbot! This PA Day, kids can explore how AI works and create a chatbot in an online workshop with @STEAM_Labs. Celebrate Digital Inclusion Week with us and tune in live on Oct 7 at 10 am: http://ow.ly/fzxF50KWmki #DIW2022
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/.
#InternetLibrarian
#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
#InternetLibrarian
#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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