"Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies" telling stories with technology. Issue 9 (2nd November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fernandez, Peter
• Is Part Of: Library hi tech news. Volume 32:Issue 9(2015)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 7
• Publication Date: 2015-11-02
• Subjects: Audio stories -- StoryCorps model -- Adding visuals; Library science -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Libraries -- Automation -- Periodicals; 025.020285
• DOI: 10.1108/LHTN-09-2015-0061
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0741-9058

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: – This column aims to explore the technologies that are enabling libraries, and the communities they serve, to easily tell their own stories. Design/methodology/approach: – Point of view. Findings: – Libraries can facilitate the acquisition of technology and literacies necessary to make recording, sharing and preserving stories of all kinds easy for library patrons. Practical implications: – Libraries collect, preserve and help distribute information to serve their communities. Originality/value: – By facilitating access to these emerging mediums, libraries can both empower their communities and play an active role in preserving their communities' histories.