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White Paper Released: “Investigating Volumetric Video Creation and Curation for the Digital Humanities”
I recently co-authored this white paper that reports on findings from a recently completed project funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities – Digital Humanities Advancement Grant. Lischer-Katz, Z., Braggs, R., & Carter, B. (2024). Investigating volumetric video creation and curation for the digital humanities: A white paper describing findings from the project: Preserving BIPOC […]
September 7, 2024 / ZLK / Comments Off on White Paper Released: “Investigating Volumetric Video Creation and Curation for the Digital Humanities”
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Paper Published in Textual cultures: “Methods for exploring algorithmic textuality in John Cage’s practices of bibliographic encoding: The case of M.”
Lischer-Katz, Z. (2023). Methods for exploring algorithmic textuality in John Cage’s practices of bibliographic encoding: The case of M. Textual Cultures, 16(2), 180–208.Access it here: http://doi.org/10.14434/tc.v16i2.36770
January 2, 2024 / ZLK / Comments Off on Paper Published in Textual cultures: “Methods for exploring algorithmic textuality in John Cage’s practices of bibliographic encoding: The case of M.”
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New article published! “(In)accessibility and the Technocratic Library: Addressing Institutional Failures in Library Adoption of Emerging Technologies,” available now in a special issue of the journal First Monday
I just published an article with Jasmine Clark (Temple University), “(In)accessibility and the Technocratic Library: Addressing Institutional Failures in Library Adoption of Emerging Technologies,” available now in a special issue of the journal First Monday, “This Feature has been Disabled: Critical Intersections of Disability and Information Studies” https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v28i1.12928.
January 26, 2023 / ZLK / Comments Off on New article published! “(In)accessibility and the Technocratic Library: Addressing Institutional Failures in Library Adoption of Emerging Technologies,” available now in a special issue of the journal First Monday
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New Journal Article Published in LISR: A methodological framework for studying visual information practices
Check out my new article published in LISR! Lischer-Katz, Z. (2022). A methodological framework for studying visual information practices. Library & Information Science Research, ahead of print, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2022.101188 Visual information dominates our modern information landscape and plays a critical role in the production of knowledge. However, research in information studies has not fully considered how people engage […]
October 9, 2022 / ZLK / Comments Off on New Journal Article Published in LISR: A methodological framework for studying visual information practices
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Chapter published: “Virtual Reality and the Academic Library of the Future” – American Philosophical Society
Lischer-Katz, Z., & Cook, M.N. (2022). Virtual reality and the academic library of the future. In Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society: The Past, Present, and Future of Libraries, American Philosophical Society: Philadelphia, PA. This chapter is based on a presentation Matt Cook and I gave at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia in 2018. It was […]
March 3, 2022 / ZLK / Comments Off on Chapter published: “Virtual Reality and the Academic Library of the Future” – American Philosophical Society
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New Journal Article in Journal of Documentation (2022): The emergence of digital reformatting in the history of preservation knowledge: 1823- 2015.
Lischer-Katz, Z. (2022). The emergence of digital reformatting in the history of preservation knowledge: 1823- 2015. Journal of Documentation. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-04-2021-0080 Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the emergence of digital reformatting as a technique for preserving information within the cultural heritage preservation community by reviewing historical trends in modern preservation research. […]
March 3, 2022 / ZLK / Comments Off on New Journal Article in Journal of Documentation (2022): The emergence of digital reformatting in the history of preservation knowledge: 1823- 2015.
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Article Published in College & Undergraduate Libraries (2021): “Practical steps for an effective virtual reality course integration”
Cook, M., & Lischer-Katz, Z. (2021). Practical steps for an effective virtual reality course integration. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 27(2-4), 210-226. Abstract Today’s virtual reality (VR) technologies enable students to traverse immersive learning environments populated with highly engaging course content that closely resembles real-world artifacts and sites, scientific specimens, and otherwise inaccessible training scenarios. The […]
March 3, 2022 / ZLK / Comments Off on Article Published in College & Undergraduate Libraries (2021): “Practical steps for an effective virtual reality course integration”
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New Publication in Preservation, Digital Technology, & Culture “Using 3D/VR for research and cultural heritage preservation”
Using 3D/VR for Research and Cultural Heritage Preservation: Project Update on the Virtual Ganjali Khan Project. This paper describes the Virtual Ganjali Khan Project, an ongoing research initiative that is using 3D scanning and immersive virtual reality (VR) technologies to document a large historical landmark in the desert city of Kerman, Iran, the Ganjali Khan […]
August 6, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off on New Publication in Preservation, Digital Technology, & Culture “Using 3D/VR for research and cultural heritage preservation”
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New Publication in C&RL Journal: “3D Data Repository Features, Best Practices, and Implications for Preservation Models: Findings from a National Forum”
Just Published in College & Research Libraries Journal! 3D Data Repository Features, Best Practices, and Implications for Preservation Models: Findings from a National Forum DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.81.5.789 Juliet L. Hardesty, Jennifer Johnson, Jamie Wittenberg, Nathan Hall, Matt Cook, Zack Lischer-Katz, Zhiwu Xie, Robert McDonald Abstract This study identifies challenges and directions for 3D/VR repository standards and […]
July 3, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off on New Publication in C&RL Journal: “3D Data Repository Features, Best Practices, and Implications for Preservation Models: Findings from a National Forum”
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New Publication in Records Management Journal, “Archiving experience: An exploration of the challenges of preserving virtual reality.”
Purpose This paper aims to explore the opportunities and challenges that immersive virtual reality (VR) technologies pose for archival theory and practice. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper reviews research on VR adoption in information institutions and the preservation challenges of VR to identify ways in which VR has the potential to disrupt existing archival theory […]
May 21, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off on New Publication in Records Management Journal, “Archiving experience: An exploration of the challenges of preserving virtual reality.”
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