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It’s hard for me to believe that it’s Internet Librarian time again… but here I am back in Monterey. .jpg?resize=512%2C384)
There were preconferences yesterday and today, and the full conference starts with a bang tonight with a Gaming session run by Aaron Schmidt and Erik Boekesteijn. (That’s in the DeAnza room, 5:30-8.)
~Kathy Dempsey
If you've been asked to implement taxonomies & are struggling, go along to this. 26 April online.
Need a taxonomy intro or refresher? Boot Camp BASICS is an easy-to-understand virtual session covering everything from why taxonomies are needed, their benefits & different applications. Plus extended Q&A, bring your challenges to the experts. 26 April. http://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/London/2023/
Bite-sized Taxonomy Boot Camp is tomorrow! Whether you're a newbie working on your first taxonomy project; you're struggling to explain taxonomies to budget holders; or you're a seasoned info pro seeking tips, there's still time to reserve your seat here: http://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/London/2023/Programme.aspx
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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@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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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
