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New Journal Article Published in The Library Quarterly: “When VR Was New”: Looking Back at Undergraduate Students’ Initial Encounters with VR in an Academic Library
I’m excited to announce the publication of our new article, “When VR Was New”: Looking Back at Undergraduate Students’ Initial Encounters with Virtual Reality in an Academic Library” in The Library Quarterly. I co-authored it with our recently graduating doctoral student, Laura Werthmann Dozal. Abstract: With the release of commercially available virtual reality (VR) headsets in […]
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New Publication: “Immersive quality control for 3D data curation” in Information Research (April 2026)
I’m very happy to announced the publication of our article, “Immersive quality control for 3D data curation” in the journal Information Research. The paper was recently presented at the 2026 iConference in Edinburgh, Scotland in April 2026 with co-PI Matt Cook (Harvard) and research assistant, Helen He (Harvard). Many thanks to our research team, including […]
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New Article Published in International Journal of Digital Curation: “Volumetric video: Preservation and curation challenges of an emerging medium”
I’m happy to announce the publication of my article “Volumetric video: Preservation and curation challenges of an emerging medium,” in the International Journal of Digital Curation with co-authors, Bryan Carter (Professor, Africana Studies, Center for Digital Humanities, University of Arizona) and Rashida Braggs (Professor, Africana Studies, Williams College). It is available as an open access […]
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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
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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