CNI: Coalition for Networked Information

3D Scanning and Augmented Reality as a Method to Deliver and Promote Digital Collections in Libraries & Museums

Chad Hutchens
Head of Digital Collections
University of Wyoming

Tyler Kerr
Coe Student Innovation Center Makerspace Coordinator
University of Wyoming

Two years ago, the University of Wyoming (UW) Libraries and Geological Museum began 3D scanning fossil specimens using structured light scanners. To date, approximately 600 fossil specimens spanning 2.6 billion years, from the Precambrian to the Pleistocene Era, have been scanned and made available via UW’s Digital Collections repository. Ultimately, our goal was to share accessible 3D content with a wide audience, which proved challenging due to a lack of existing standards for interactive 3D digital collections. Typical library/archival digital asset management systems lack support for interactive 3D content delivery. Further, prohibitive costs and technical and spatial requisites prevent virtual reality (VR) from being widely adopted by the general public. To address these challenges, we partnered with UW’s Coe Student Innovation Center makerspace to develop a 3D content delivery system that utilizes both traditional print media as well as a smart device augmented reality (AR) application. This new, easily accessible content delivery method for collections has exciting potential for public outreach, fundraising, mobile and interactive collection uses, as well as promising pedagogical use as open educational resources. Attendees will be encouraged to try the system on their own iOS or Android phones/tablets.

http://www.uwyo.edu/ceas/engineering-initiative/csic/
http://hdl.handle.net/10176/wyu:167614

Alternative RDM Service Models for Smaller Research Libraries

 

Andrew White
Director, Library Information Services
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

A number of large research libraries have established institutional repositories in an effort to support research data management (RDM). While this model has had a modicum of success at some universities, we do not believe that such a model is feasible at smaller research institutions. In general, the scholarly communications ecosystem has evolved to be highly decentralized and federated. Various repositories, like PubMed or arXiv, have grown with their own set of data and publication storing options. Concurrently, many scholarly publishers now offer services to deposit and reference research data sets in conjunction with article publication. Thus smaller research institutions could support RDM through a different service model, instead of expecting libraries to host and serve as a data repository. This presentation will consider this new model and review the lessons learned about RDM from a collaborative effort between the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Elsevier’s Research Data Management Solutions Team using Elsevier’s Data Monitor software.

Beyond Tools and Space: Building a Community of Practice for Making

Beth Marhanka
Head of the Gelardin New Media Center
Georgetown University

Don Undeen
Maker Hub Manager
Georgetown University

Makerspaces are defined less by the tools they contain, and more by the communities of practice that develop within them. But how do you build the expertise needed for your community to thrive? The Maker Neighbor and volunteer programs at the Georgetown University Library Maker Hub have resulted in a diverse, talented pool of collaborators who attract new users from all areas of the campus and the community into the library. This dynamic environment is creating opportunities for interdisciplinary work and collaboration, leading to entrepreneurial ventures and surprising innovations. From traditional research practices to research through design and creative production, the Georgetown University Library staff is supporting the processes of generating and communicating new knowledge.

https://www.library.georgetown.edu/makerhub

Building a Trusted Framework for Coordinating OA Monograph Usage Data

Kevin S. Hawkins
Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communication, Libraries
University of North Texas

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently funded a study of the landscape of usage data for open-access scholarly monographs and an investigation of the viability of creating a data trust for the sharing of usage data among stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem. In spring 2019, the Book Industry Study Group will publish a final white paper that takes into account feedback from the community during a consultation period. This presentation will provide a summary of the main findings and proposals of the forthcoming white paper.

https://bisg.org/page/WhitePapers

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Collecting, Correlating, Stitching, Enriching: How Commercial Publishers are Creating Value by Profiling Users

David Lacy
Director, Library Technology & Knowledge Management
Temple University

Cody Hanson
Director, Web Development, Libraries
University of Minnesota

Patron privacy has a deep, historical presence in libraries, a presence increasing in complexity as the information economy broadens its reach across online platforms. A study of the user tracking mechanisms in place on publisher platforms shows that many publishers are engaged in efforts to profile and identify library users, even without the identifying information that could be provided by libraries through federated authentication. Whether by design or accident, many publishers are sharing library usage data and potentially personally identifying information with advertisers, data brokers, and other commercial entities. The use of institutional identity management systems is increasing across a variety of library systems, and work is currently underway in defining a common configuration implementing this technology for use on commercial publisher platforms (see RA21). Components enabling this authentication & authorization (SSO/SAML/Trust Federations) will be discussed, as well as concerns surrounding patron privacy and its potential for financial exploitation. Following the talk will be an open discussion on strategies to abate these (perceived) unnecessary flows of information.

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