Library Hi Tech News: Volume 33 Issue 4

Metadata specialists in transition: from MARC cataloging to linked data and BIBFRAME (data deluge column)

Donna E. Frederick

The Association of Library Collections and Technical Services, better known as ALCTS, is a division of the American Library Association.

Hosting an Appy Hour in the library

Lucas Loughmiller

This paper aims to give a detailed description of tablets (specifically iPads) in the author’s school district and the Appy Hours they offered to support instructional use.

Integrating tablet technology into information literacy training at CPUT libraries: a pilot project

Lynn Tatum Kleinveldt, Mbali Zulu

The purpose of this study is to highlight the techniques and applications used to adapt information literacy (IL) modules in such a way that students acquired the IL skills…

Current CITE-ings from the popular and trade computing literature: Google Cardboard – virtual reality for everyone

Martin Kesselman

Google Cardboard has brought virtual reality experiences to anyone with a smartphone and low-cost glasses, the first ones provided by Google made of Cardboard!

Koha enterprise resource planning system and its potential impact on information management organizations

Elisha Ondieki Makori, Norak Mauti Osebe

The purpose of this paper is to focus on Koha enterprise resource planning system and its potential impact on information management organizations in Kenya against the risks and…

Open source hardware in libraries: an introduction and overview

Mayank Yuvaraj, Ambrish Kumar Maurya

This paper aims to introduce the concept of open-source hardware to the library professionals and gives a brief of the outlook of its current and potential application in libraries