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Useful to school librarians, teachers, and faculty, this book
explains the range of possibilities for creating immersive learning
experiences through the use of virtual worlds, virtual simulations,
virtual collections, exhibits by libraries and museums, and
archives. There is a renaissance occurring in education with
immersive learning via virtual applications and environments, even
at the elementary school level. This widespread new movement is
happening over more platforms than before—Second Life, Open Sim,
Unity3D, Curio, and others. Teaching and Learning in Virtual
Environments: Archives, Museums, and Libraries presents readers
with the scope of possibilities for education in virtual
environments today. Written from the perspective of the
practitioner, it provides a wealth of teaching tips for virtual
environments and for combining virtual environments with other
emerging technologies for libraries and education. Chapters
describe how recent developments in technology have made web-based
virtual worlds more accessible for teaching and learning and
discuss the unique benefits and affordances of educating in virtual
environments as well as their applications to different subjects.
The teaching applications cover the primary and secondary school
levels, higher education and graduate-level environments, and even
beyond formal education into building immersive "information
experiences" for professional training applications, library users,
and the general public. The text provides an up-to-date overview
for educators, academic and public librarians, and archives and
museum staff on recent developments with immersive learning;
presents innovative programs and teaching ideas; covers
administrative issues; and addresses the student's perspective as
well.
Covering topics such as mobile reference, eBooks, mobile websites,
and QR codes, this book examines the effects of the global mobile
revolution on libraries and library users-critical information all
librarians need. The Handheld Library: Mobile Technology and the
Librarian provides the information and guidance librarians need to
adapt themselves and their facilities to the mobile revolution-the
fastest, most diffuse worldwide technological innovation in human
history. The book provides an up-to-date survey of how mobile
technologies are affecting library use, library services, library
systems, librarians, and library users at various types of
libraries. The authors cover core topics related to mobile
libraries, including mobile reference, eBooks, mobile websites, and
QR codes, and address aspects of the mobile revolution less
frequently covered in the literature, such as mobile health
information services, the use of mobile technologies on archival
work, the impact of the mobile revolution on physical libraries,
and the ways in which new mobile technologies are creating
professional development opportunities within the profession. While
this resource is specifically targeted toward librarians who plan
and provide services using mobile technologies, academic, public,
and other librarians will also find the ideas and information
within useful. Contains contributed chapters from active,
innovative, respected librarians in the mobile library movement on
ideas and trends for mobile libraries Addresses aspects of the
mobile revolution that are rarely covered, such as the use of
tablet computers in archives and the mHealth information services
movement Provides updated descriptions of innovative mobile library
services Supplies practical advice and recommendations about mobile
library systems and services
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