VALA web smartphone enabled

 

Access a wealth of information about libraries and information technology 24/7 from your Smartphone.

As part of our ongoing efforts to further enhance the functionality and usefulness of our new web portal, VALA has introduced a mobile web interface to www.vala.org.au. Now when you are using a Smartphone, such as an iPhone or Blackberry, VALA’s web site will present our mobile interface. You can however still choose to use the normal VALA web interface on your smartphone.

VALA2010 Session 16 Saravani

VALA20120Standards informing design of library service delivery to mobile devices and nomadic learners

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 16 – Usability/Portability
Thursday 11 February 2010 13:45 – 14:15
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-16-saravani

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperSarah-Jane Saravani

Learning Hub Manager, Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand
http://www.wintec.ac.nz

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Abstract

What educational institutions are facing today are the requirements of increasing numbers of learners who are described as nomadic. The nomadic learner has specific requirements, not all of which include specific mobile devices or technologies, but rather a support system or infrastructure which allows easy access to information in a convenient form as the nomad moves from place to place. Across the education environment a shift of focus is occurring: ‘learner demands, the technology supplies seamlessly’. This shift challenges libraries to examine their service delivery and to focus on the implementation of relevant standards.

VALA2010 Plenary 4 Orlic

VALA20120The Louvre – DNP Museum Lab, a Multimedia Mediation Laboratory

VALA 2010 PLENARY 4: Stephanie Orlic
Wednesday 10 February 2010, 14:55 – 16:05
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-plenary-4-orlic

VALA2010 Keynote SpeakerStephanie Orlic

Chef de projet multimédia – Museum Lab, Service Multimédia, Direction de la production culturelle, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
http://www.louvre.fr and http://www.museumlab.jp/english

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Abstract

Based in Tokyo, the Louvre – DNP Museum Lab is an experimental project exploring new approaches to artworks in the Musée du Louvre’s collections, based on Dai Nippon Printing’s expertise in information technology and state-of-the-art digital imaging, and public outreach know-how developed at the Louvre. The project aims at determining how new technology can benefit institutions like the Musée du Louvre by implementing solutions, improving the public’s understanding of the artworks and promoting access to art in general.

VALA2010 Plenary 3 Breeding

VALA20120Blending evolution with revolution: a new cycle of library automation spins on.

VALA 2010 PLENARY 3: Marshall Breeding
Wednesday 10 February 2010, 08:45 – 09:55
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-plenary-3-breeding

VALA2010 Keynote SpeakerMarshall Breeding

Director for Innovative Technologies and Research, Vanderbilt University Libraries, Nashville, USA
http://staffweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/breeding and http://www.librarytechnology.org

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Abstract

Based on his ongoing research and analysis of the product, technology, and business trends of the library automation industry, Marshall Breeding will give his perspective on the current state of the field and what libraries can expect over the next few years. While some companies will continue a stable and evolutionary path, others articulate more dramatic changes in their strategies. Open source ILS options have already repainted the landscape, with new community source projects underway that promise additional change. The industry drives forward on two fronts, one focusing on automating internal library processes and the other providing new ways for users to discovery and access library collections. Major tech trends such as the rapid rise in smart mobile devices, the shift from local computing to platform-as-a-service cloud computing bring new mandates of change that demand new directions of innovation. These cycles all turn within an economic climate that presents great challenges in the levels of resources that libraries can bring to the table.

VALA2008 Session 10 Forsyth

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperFancy walkie talkies, Star Trek communicators or roving reference?

VALA 2008 CONCURRENT SESSION 10: Enabling Technologies
Wednesday 6 February 2008 15:10 – 15:40
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2008-proceedings/vala2008-session-10-forsyth

VALA Travel ScholarEllen Forsyth, 2006 VALA Travel Scholar

Consultant, Public Library Services, State Library of New South Wales
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au

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Abstract

This paper investigates the customer service benefits of using Vocera badges, which utilise a portable wireless technology (WiFi), to facilitate roving reference service. Use of portable voice communication devices allows the help to be taken to the people and away from service desks. These communication technologies allow library staff to easily access the expertise of other staff. There are no library uses of Vocera devices in Australia at August 2007.