IMMERSIVE LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS

The following is a summary about Immersive Libraries and Museums, from the http://jied.org/ website.  What I read basically gave us the reader an insight on what is out there for us to get things easily and how people are out there to help us know what kind of new technology or virtual worlds are available."The Libraries and Museums technology working group known as (LAM.TWG) (Page 2)".  This group does the hard work, they define, implement, anything to do with library and museums that involved with Immersive Education.  There is a membership in order to be part of this.

This group (LAM.TWG), is extremely important in today's world because things are always changing everyday.  Things from how people obtain resources everyday keep changing. They want to make it easy for us to be able to go out and find info.  This is particularly good for libraries, since not a lot of people don't use libraries no more and they are more focused on online research.  In museums they use things such as "3D graphics and animation"(Page 3).  They use things such as videos, simulators, games and etc. as a way of being able to interact with people who visit and also a way of keeping up with the way people listena nd react around technology.

"LAM.TWG", works with strong objectives.  For example, "define and publish best practices fot the provision and assessment of Immersive Education Library and Museum Services"(page 3).  They also have seven criteria for success statements that they follow.  One that was interesting to me was, "Develop and maintain an up to date digital library of scientific and professional information related to Immersive libraries and museums"(Page 4).  I liked this one because, everyday things change and developers develop new things, so it is important to stay updated day in and day out with things.

"LAM.TWG" also uses cases to help them along the way.  They use real life situations that happened so they can use to help them improve things in there end.  It is extremely important to use virtual worlds to be able to teach people/students.  It is much more easy and fun way to learn.  I t can be used or even created in various languages.  "LAM.TWG", holds meeting with it's members via teleconferences or in the virtual world, once a month. This is a great way for every one to get updates and share things or ideas, the group even meets "face to face twice a year for three day sessions"(Page 8).

Reference: Immersive Education Libraries and Museums Technology Working Group (LAM.TWG)