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A Technology Library of Things - SJSU iSchool's

Library Technology Integration (LTI) Lab

Anthony Chow, PhD, SJSU iSchool Director

Gayathri Kanth, Director, Palo Alto City Library

Dan Lou, Senior Librarian, Palo Alto City Library

California Library Association Annual Conference

June 4, 2022 - Sacramento, CA

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Overview

  • Introduction to LTI, technology and discussion around each
  • Hologram Pyramids
  • Augmented Reality (AR) - HoloLens 2
  • Virtual Reality - Mozilla Hubs; Meta Quest (Oculus Quest 2)
  • Drones
  • Robots

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The SJSU iSchool LTI Lab

  • The iSchool is the leading MLIS provider in the nation - In 2021 accounting for 13% of all MLIS students in the nation
  • We are situated in the middle of Silicon Valley and own the moniker of being Silicon Valley’s School of Information
  • We need partners to pilot technology in applied library settings as a fully online program
  • Palo Alto City Libraries is our first strategic partner - we buy the tech, they apply it, and we research use and impact

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City of Palo Alto Library Director Gaythri Kanth

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Holograms

Why?

-Draw attention to your booths, programs, etc. using technology

-Digital literacy and STEM related regarding how it works

-Present information in 3D

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AR and VR (Augmented and Virtual Reality)

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Mozilla Hubs and FrameVR

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Drones

-Digital Literacy

-Experiences and Perspectives

-STEM curriculum

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Robots

Dewey

Elsie

FarmBot

Beam

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Robo Dojo: A Coding Workshop

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Robo Dojo with Dewey is selected as the California State Library CopyCat Grant

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Robot Show: Early Digital Literacy

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How to Develop a Robot?

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Input

Comprehension

Conversation

Actions

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Voice commands,

controls etc..

NLP, sensors etc..

Programmable answers, APIs etc..

Talk, dance, movements etc..

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Videos about Our Robots

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For more information: https://library.cityofpaloalto.org/program-robotics/

https://github.com/PaloAltoLibrary

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Questions and Contact Information

Anthony Chow

a.chow@sjsu.edu

Dan Lou

dan.lou@cityofpaloalto.org

Gayathri Kanth

gayathri.kanth@cityofpaloalto.org

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