Intro; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Part I. AR AND VR TECHNOLOGIES; Chapter 1. AR U Ready for AR/VR? An Overview of Augmented and Virtual Reality in Libraries; Chapter 2. Augmented Reality: What It Is and How It Came About; Chapter 3. Hardware and Software for AR/VR Development; Chapter 4. Presence versus Utility: Similarities and Differences between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality; Part II. CASE STUDIES; Chapter 5. Augmenting Orientation: Animating an Interactive Welcome Event at an Academic Library with AR and VR Chapter 6. Augmented Archives: Engaging Students in Archives and Special Collections through Augmented Reality TechnologyChapter 7. "Blipping" through Information Literacy: Using the Blippar App in Instruction; Chapter 8. Dance Magic Dance: A Case Study of AR and VR/360 Video and the Performing Arts; Chapter 9. Gotta Catch 'em All: A Case Study about Cal Poly Pomona's Pokemon GO AR Orientation; Chapter 10. That E-book Smell: Curating for the Senses with AR/VR; Chapter 11. Wayfinding Narratives; Chapter 12. VR, AR, and Video 360: A Case Study Toward New Realities in Education Chapter 13. Teaching through Experiencing: A Case Study Using 360-degree Video in Library InstructionIndex; About the Editors and Contributors
Summary:
This book is written for librarians, by librarians: understanding that diverse communities use libraries, museums, and archives for a variety of different reasons. It makes augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality applications much more accessible to professionals in libraries, museums, and archives.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.