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LACUNY Emerging Technologies Committee

The LACUNY Emerging Technologies Committee is dedicated to collaborative exploration of technologies that further the CUNY libraries’ missions. Through workshops, hack days, demoes, and other meetings, CUNY librarians learn new skills from each other and cultivate a community of openness, sharing, and encouragement.

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Library 2.0 "Emerging Technology" Mini-Conference

  • Library 2.0 at the School of Information at San Jose State University is excited to announce our third Library 2.019 mini-conference: “Emerging Technology,” which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 – 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone).

    Tomorrow’s technologies are shaping our world today, revolutionizing the way we live and learn. Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Drones, Personalization, the Quantified Self. Libraries can and should be the epicenter of exploring, building and promoting these emerging techs, assuring the better futures and opportunities they offer are accessible to everyone. Learn what libraries are doing right now with these cutting-edge technologies, what they’re planning next and how you can implement these ideas in your own organization.

    This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.
    REGISTER HERE
    to attend live and/or to receive the recording links afterward.
    Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.

    We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to participate in this event. The call for proposals is now open.

    Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryemergingtech on their social media posts leading up to and during the event.

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