Research Article: “Virtual Reality: Survey of Use at an Academic Library”
The following article was published today by Information Technology and Libraries.
Title
Virtual Reality: A Survey of Use at an Academic Library
Authors
Megan Frost
Brigham Young University
Michael C Goates
Brigham Young University
Sarah Cheng
Brigham Young University
Jed Johnston
Brigham Young University
Source
Information Technology and Libraries
Vol. 39 No. 1 (2020)
DOI: 10.6017/ital.v39i1.11369
Abstract
We conducted a survey to inform the expansion of a Virtual Reality (VR) service in our library. The survey assessed user experience, demographics, academic interests in VR, and methods of discovery. Currently our institution offers one HTC Vive VR system that can be reserved and used by patrons within the library, but we would like to expand the service to meet the interests and needs of our patrons. We found use among all measured demographics and sufficient patron interest for us to justify expansion of our current services. The data resulting from this survey and the subsequent focus groups can be used to inform other academic libraries exploring or developing similar VR services.
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Filed under: Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
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. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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