Tag Archives for User Experience
Not just books: Some libraries offer storytelling rooms and creative spaces
Bukit Panjang Public Library is introducing immersive storytelling space with animations and sounds to make reading more enjoyable. Read More
Top Tech Trends: Advice for Makerspaces
“Makerspaces should meet the needs of your patrons and be built around your budget and staff,” shared Radniecki. Read More
Alibaba uses AI to redefine China’s online shopping experience.
Alibaba is redefining China’s online shopping experience by embedding artificial intelligence (AI) throughout its core e-commerce operations. The service uses data integrated from Alibaba’s shopping websites and also throughout the company’s ecosystem of owned and affiliated internet assets. Read More
Innovative libraries delivering good design
The Australian Library Design Awards were created to showcase the best in contemporary library interiors and exteriors in Australia, and to celebrate the investment in libraries made by the nation’s institutions, corporations, local, state and territory governments. Read More
Voice, Natural Language Processing, and the Future of Library Experiences
Among the presentations held at the national Code4Lib conference held in Los Angeles in March of 2017, the themes of machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, voice search, and virtual assistants intersect to give a vision for what is … Continue reading
Dropbox announces massive network expansion
Dropbox announced a massive global network growth plan that is designed to increase syncing speed for users and cut costs for the company. It also looked for ways to provide service as close to the user as possible. Read More
OCLC WorldShare Management Services expands mobile capabilities
Launched on 19 June, OCLC is introducing Digby, a new mobile app specifically designed to increase the efficiency, accuracy and independence of student library workers. Read More
The Bottomless Joystick and VR
The Bottomless Joystick could be the future of controllers for virtual reality gaming.The Bottomless Joystick is especially suitable for VR, since it is capable of working even when it’s not attached to any solid base. Read More
Virtual reality to be used to boost training of Home Team officers
The Home Team Academy’s new mobile classroom (MobiC) open up to occupy three carpark lots, ready to train frontline officers using virtual reality at any neighbourhood police centre. Set to go on trial from September, it is among the initiatives … Continue reading
4 ways academic libraries are adapting for the future
Has technology rendered the library obsolete? It doesn’t seem so. Instead, centers for higher learning are finding ways to reinvigorate them while supporting the vision of the institution in a changing landscape. Read More