New Article: “Facing Reality: The Growth of Virtual Reality and Health Sciences Libraries”
The following article appears in the latest issue of The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA).
Title
Facing Reality: The Growth of Virtual Reality and Health Sciences Libraries
Authors
Susan Lessick
University of California, Irvine
Michelle Kraft
Cleveland Clinic Alumni Library
Source
Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA)
Vol 105, No 4 (2017)
Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) is an increasingly hot tech topic. Because VR may be the ultimate virtual project as defined by this column, replacing the real world with a simulated one, it is worthwhile to pause and reflect on its potential and practicality for health sciences libraries.
Direct to Full Text
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.