Conference Paper: “Potentials and Challenges for User-generated Video Content in Public Libraries”
The following research was shared last month at CHI 19 (ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems) in Glasgow, Scotland.
Title
Potentials and Challenges for User-generated Video Content in Public Libraries (Extended Abstract)
Authors
Daisy Yoo
University of Aarhus, Netherlands
Nathalia Novais
University of Aarhus, Netherlands
Clemens Klokmose
University of Aarhus, Netherlands
Peter Dalsgaard
University of Aarhus, Netherlands
Sofia Serholt
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Eva Eriksson
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Source
via Chalmers Research
Abstract
The role of libraries are rapidly shifting, in large part as a consequence of digitization. In addition to providing access to collections of books and other physical media, public libraries today are embracing a new role of becoming urban hubs, in which a wide range of activities take place. In these activities, local knowledge is developed, exchanged, and disseminated. However, there are still very few digital services that support this new role. Here, we explore how to develop digital services for supporting and leveraging user-generated video content in library activities. Based on interviews and design scenarios as probes, we describe the potentials and challenges for designing such services, as seen from the perspective of library staff. Our insights will inform the design of a new digital service for publics to participate in collaborative production of videos to document, exchange, and disseminate local knowledge generated in library activities
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6 pages; PDF.
Filed under: Digital Preservation, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Public Libraries

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.