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  • New Publication in Preservation, Digital Technology, & Culture “Using 3D/VR for research and cultural heritage preservation”

    Exterior View of Ganjali Khan complex, including wind catcher

    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

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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”

    C&RL Cover July 2020

    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

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  • New Publication in Records Management Journal, “Archiving experience: An exploration of the challenges of preserving virtual reality.”

    Image of a 3D model of a skull, seen from the inside in a VR environment.

      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

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  • New Publication in the Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy, “Barriers to Supporting Accessible VR in Academic Libraries”

    Co-authored with Jasmine Clark (Digital Scholarship Librarian, Temple University Library) Published in The Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy, https://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/barriers-to-supporting-accessible-vr-in-academic-libraries/ Virtual reality (VR) shows great promise for enhancing the learning experience of students in higher education and academic libraries are at the forefront of efforts to bring VR into the curriculum as an innovative learning tool. This paper reviews […]

    May 20, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off

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  • New York Times Visualization of When Each U.S. State is Re-opening w/ Current Rates of Infection

    New York Times Visualization Showing If/When Each U.S.State is Re-opening, along w/ Current Rates of Infection https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/states-reopen-map-coronavirus.html

    May 3, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off

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  • Visualization of COVID19 Cases in Jersey City, NJ

    As of April 13, the rate of new cases is decreasing in Jersey City, NJ, while the rate of new deaths is seeing a spike (38 cases on 4/13). This follows a common pattern, with a peak in fatalities delayed, following a peak in the growth rate of new cases. It looks like JC peaked […]

    April 14, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off

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  • Data Visualization: NPR Predictions for Corona Virus Peak – By State

    https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/07/825479416/new-yorks-coronavirus-deaths-may-level-off-soon-when-might-your-state-s-peak  

    April 9, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off

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  • Crowd-sourced Coronavirus Handbook

    Crowd-sourced Coronavirus Handbook https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/

    March 18, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off

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  • Essential Data Visualizations of Coronavirus Outbreak

    While you are doing your civic duty to slow down the spread of coronavirus by staying home as much as possible, you can monitor the spread via these helpful/chilling data visualization sites: World Cases of Coronavirus (via Johns Hopkins):  https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 National Cases of Coronavirus (via New York Times):  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html Humanistic GIS Lab at University of […]

    March 16, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off

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  • Paper Published in Library Trends: “Reconsidering technical labor in information institutions: The case of analog video digitization”

    Image of Waveform monitor and vectorscope, video scopes

    My paper “Reconsidering technical labor in information institutions: The case of analog video digitization” was just published in a special issue of Library Trends on “Labor in Academic Libraries.” It was a pleasure working with editors Emily Drabinski, Aliqae Geraci, and Roaxanne Shirazi, and I’m honored to be included in this important collection of essays that tackle pressing questions […]

    January 25, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off

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  • New Publication in Preservation, Digital Technology, & Culture “Using 3D/VR for research and cultural heritage preservation”
  • New Publication in C&RL Journal: “3D Data Repository Features, Best Practices, and Implications for Preservation Models: Findings from a National Forum”
  • New Publication in Records Management Journal, “Archiving experience: An exploration of the challenges of preserving virtual reality.”
  • New Publication in the Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy, “Barriers to Supporting Accessible VR in Academic Libraries”
  • New York Times Visualization of When Each U.S. State is Re-opening w/ Current Rates of Infection
  • Visualization of COVID19 Cases in Jersey City, NJ
  • Data Visualization: NPR Predictions for Corona Virus Peak – By State
  • Crowd-sourced Coronavirus Handbook
  • Essential Data Visualizations of Coronavirus Outbreak
  • Paper Published in Library Trends: “Reconsidering technical labor in information institutions: The case of analog video digitization”

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