QR Codes, Location Based Services, & Augmented Reality for Libraries

QR Codes, Location Based Services, & Augmented Reality for Libraries

Lauren Pressley | Z. Smith Reynolds Library | Wake Forest UniversityAugust 4, 2011 | Elon University | LYRASIS Ideas & Insights

Agenda

Augmented Reality

Technology in action

What it means for us

Agenda

Augmented Reality

Technology in action

What it means for us

Agenda

Augmented Reality

Technology in action

What it means for us

Augmented Reality

1. What is it?

2. Changes how people can access information

3. Information literacy

Definitions

“Augmented reality (AR) is a term for a live direct or an indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is modified (possibly even diminished rather than augmented) by a computer. As a result, the technology functions by enhancing one’s current perception of reality. By contrast, virtual reality replaces the real world with a simulated one.”

Wikipedia, August 2, 2011

OED, draft edition, December 2005

“Augmented reality n. the use of technology which allows the perception of the physical world to be enhanced or modified by computer-generated stimuli perceived with the aid of special equipment; reality as perceived in this way.”

lauren’s take on it

“Augmented reality is the overlay of digital information on the physical world.”

a physical thing with addition information embedded in it,

app that merges web-based information with real life,

or even just an overlay on your television screen

“The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed.”

-William Gibson

Changes how people can access information

Device evolution impacts how we access information.

The most recent case in point: the iPhone

Google changed how we interacted with the web.

Netflix changed how we accessed movies.

The Kindle changed how we read books.

Information Literacy

Association of College and Research Libraries

“Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.”

Association of College and Research Libraries

“Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.”

Association of College and Research Libraries

“Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze, and use information.”

“Ultimately, information literate people are those who have learned how to learn. They know how to learn because they know how knowledge is organized, how to find information, and how to use information in such a way that others can learn from them. They are people prepared for lifelong learning, because they can always find the information needed for any task or decision at hand.”

American Library Association Presidential Committee on Information Literacy, January 10, 1989

preparing people to use new tools that comes along

Agenda

Augmented Reality

Technology in action

What it means for us

Technology in Action

1. QR Codes

2. Location Based Services

3. Augmented Reality

QR Codes

Text

signsQR Codes:

buildingsQR Codes:

library or business cardsQR Codes:

productsQR Codes:

novelty itemsQR Codes:

clothingQR Codes:

tattoos??QR Codes:

Location Based Services

Foursquare

an appFoursquare:

badgesFoursquare:

as a game: •badges •points•mayorships•deals

Foursquare

Gowalla

an app for mobile devicesGowalla:

virtual bling

Gowalla

built around incentives:•stamps•pins•items•trips

Gowalla

introduced to a fully developed social network

Facebook

sharing with friends

Facebook

Google+

Google+:a website....

...& an appGoogle+

Yelp

built around reviews:•website•app

Yelp

•share reviews•find nearby places of interest

Yelp

Location Based Services + Augmented Reality!Yelp:

Augmented Reality

accrossair

Nearest Tweets

Wikitude

Layar Browser

Agenda

Augmented Reality

Technology in action

What it means for us

What it means for us

1. Changes in the information environment

2. Impact on library services

3. It’s a long ways off... in the short term

4. Connecting library services

Changes in the information environment

Based in a physical worldInformation Environment

complex systemsInformation Environment

piles with less organizationInformation Environment

using searchInformation Environment

...or Google/Apple & Some combination thereofInformation Environment

Impact on library services

People think of libraries as traditional spacesLibrary Services

while they live in a largely online worldLibrary Services

they can access information anywhereLibrary Services

and remixes unimaginable a few years agoLibrary Services

they might even want to tag things, wherever they areLibrary Services

It’s a long ways off... in the short term

can talk with other librarians about what they doWhat you can do:

play with apps and smartphonesWhat you can do:

brainstorm with colleagues

What you can do:

map out a plan

What you can do:

Connecting library services

library toursConnecting Library Services

tutorials in the stacksConnecting Library Services

virtual subject guidesConnecting Library Services

colocate ematerialsConnecting Library Services

link from physical books to online resourcesConnecting Library Services

embed archives in the real worldConnecting Library Services

supplement in marketing materialsConnecting Library Services

It all starts with experimenting!Connecting Library Services

Agenda

Augmented Reality

Technology in action

What it means for us

Photo CreditsDefinitionsMinority Report Poster from Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minority_Report.jpgTerminator 1984 Movie Poster from Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Terminator1984movieposter.jpgAR3 by Ian Truelove at http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubistscarborough/2775306507/PLANETART work in MoMA, New York by PLANETART at http://www.flickr.com/photos/PLANETART/5065846901/NFL Demo by Paul Mayne at http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulm/2233026957/Baby Shower Super Bowl by Joe Shlabotnik at http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeshlabotnik/2251964780WIlliam_Ford_Gibson from Wikipedia at http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/File:William_Ford_Gibson.jpg

Information EnvironmentMy Stack by archie4oz at http://www.flickr.com/photos/halfaloafoftofu/102494538/My iPod Touch 8G with Macbook screen reflection by guccio@文房具社 at http://www.flickr.com/

photos/yggg/2141154996/Google Lego 50th Anniversary Inspiration by Antonio Manfredonio at http://www.flickr.com/photos/manfrys/2226178289/NetFlix by Andrew Alforque at http://www.flickr.com/photos/alforque/33028494/ebooks kindle amazon by Michael Porter at http://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryman/2048264201/tcdisrupt_tc-5 by TechCrunch at http://www.flickr.com/photos/TechCrunch/5743785861/Puzzling (R0012047) by Jon Lim at http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowblink/3105218991/

Photo CreditsQR CodesTriOut Poster by Wayne Sutton at http://www.flickr.com/photos/waynesutton/5137889651/Times Square - cotobre 2010 by QRious Code at http://www.flickr.com/photos/QRiousCODE/5111237485/library loaner card with QR code by Matias Singers at http://www.flickr.com/photos/MatiasSingers/4890601028/I am a PaperCamp Cup. by Jeremy Keith at http://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/3203904948/QR Code Cupcakes by Clever Cupcakes at http://www.flickr.com/photos/clevercupcakes/4397152402/Me being QR Scanned by Finnur Magnusson at http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035769372@N01/5526008766/QR Code Temporary Tattoo SCANS!!! by Scott Blake at http://www.flickr.com/photos/17144770@N00/5036227559/

Location BasedSo this happened by dennis crowley at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dpstyles/4667273216/Holy crap! Just spotted @foursquare in Apple's new iPhone "pet finder" ad! by dennis crowley at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dpstyles/4539944714/Foursquare by Esther Vargas at http://www.flickr.com/photos/24614969@N04/5445471198/Ooofah. by JulianBleecker at http://www.flickr.com/photos/JulianBleecker/4176401036/Gowalla CEO, Josh Williams, shows off his iPhone app by Robert Scoble at http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/4422080446/122of365[NTR23] by ntr23 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ntr23/4581501569/Toy Blocks by Jo Carter at http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelsk/4029290591/

Photo CreditsAnother new Gowalla item > Kettle #14 by Jo Carter at http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelsk/3928211203/DSC_0076.JPG by Andrew Feinberg at http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewfeinberg/2324843973/Nice try Facebook Places (while in London). Thanks, but I'll stick with @Foursquare :) by paulamarttila at http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulamarttila/5004565054/Facebook Places by Erik Morner at http://www.flickr.com/photos/morner/4971281236/A Great Day At Google! by Trey Ratcliff at http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5991453746/Google+ by Tim Ubial at http://www.flickr.com/photos/timubial/5948934309/Google+ by Ruben Bonache at http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-smith/5936990473/JeremyStoppelman, Yelp by Dow Jones Events at http://www.flickr.com/photos/djevents/5149042591/Yelp Icon by yelp.com at http://www.flickr.com/photos/yelp/5540543936/The grid of icons seems to be an emerging trend in iPhone apps. by Joshua Kaufman at http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuakaufman/4285859919/IMG_0228 by Kramchang at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kramchang/5723714527/

Augmented RealityWikitude by szlagor at http://www.flickr.com/photos/szlagor/4669872860/Noticings Layar by James Bridle at http://www.flickr.com/photos/STML/4270806401/

Information Environment pt. 2Catalogue by Cher Amio at http://www.flickr.com/photos/underpuppy/4703228Pulling Out THe Cantos. by Patrick Gage Kelley at http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrickgage/3213873373

Photo Credits20080727-_DSC2896 Horton Harvest by Clifton Beard at http://www.flickr.com/photos/11444813@N03/2721443285A Nice Place to Stay on the Internet by Thomas Hawk at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/76761120An apple with the logo of Google made with laser by Ana Belen Ramon at http://www.flickr.com/photos/missha/2209205063Day 301/365-I Have Been Assimilated by Kevin Harber at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevharb/3794113704/

Library ServicesZSRLibrary by Ken Bennett My Desk by Simon Starr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonstarr/2610457820Nr Symonds Yat, Gloucestershire 25-05-2008 by David Jones at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgjones/2527968094/Playing with Wikitude outside the Bank of England by Francis Storr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/fstorr/4028545211/Lost in Tagging by Alexandre Dulaunoy at http://www.flickr.com/photos/adulau/2124178869Dropbox by Johan Larsson at http://www.flickr.com/photos/johanl/4580058581/DISH (Digital Heritage Strategies) 2011 Advisory Board Meeting by DISH2011 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dish2011/5465927990/P1000665DISH (Digital Heritage Strategies) 2011 Advisory Board Meeting by DISH2011 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dish2011/5465923320/

Photo CreditsUse in LibrariesDay 180: in the stacks by Laura Taylor at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookgrl/1348356383/A Quick Tour of Philosophy by Steve Fernie at http://www.flickr.com/photos/albinoflea/362125635/iPad library by Ownipics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/Ownipics/4838107868/Urban Visions Book: A Coruna by a r e s at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlares/3615900549/Chorley by Lancashire County Council at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lancashirecc/5208354373/QR Coe at Mulvane Art Museum by David Lee King at http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidking/5055325064/BlackBerry Storm Smartphone by Cheon Fong Liew at http://www.flickr.com/photos/liewcf/3547134847/

Questions?Comments?Lauren Pressleyhttp://twitter.com/laurenpressleyhttp://laurenpressley.comlauren@laurenpressley.com

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