How libraries went beyond books
Libraries are steadily adding AV systems such as virtual reality labs and enterprise-grade conference rooms to boost revenue and patronage. Tim Kridel explores what these and other trends mean for pro AV.
When it opened sometime in the Third
Century B.C., the Royal Library of Alexandria had not only books and scrolls,
but also a dining room, meeting spaces and a lecture hall. More than 2,200
years later, libraries are rethinking that mix, a process that means
opportunities for proAV.
One example is North Carolina State University’s James B. Hunt, Jr. Library in the US, named one of the world’s “25 coolest college libraries.” Hunt features bookBot, a robotic system that retrieves books from stacks that pack 2 million into one-ninth the space that traditional shelving uses.
bookBot is a cutting-edge example of how libraries are increasingly moving books into the background—literally and figuratively. At some libraries, that means storing rarely read books at an offsite facility. Sometimes the move includes digitisation so patrons can read the books on tablets and other devices.
No matter how the move is
accomplished, this trend benefits proAV because libraries often fill that space
with technology. At Hunt, that includes a visualisation lab featuring 10
projectors and 280 degrees of immersive video.
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior Manager @
Knowledge Repository
Khaitan
& Co
Upcoming Lecture | ACTREC - BOSLA Annual lecture series (125th birth anniversary of father of library
science, Padmashree Dr. S. R. Ranganathan) on Saturday, 12th August 2017 at Advanced Centre for Treatment,
Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. (Theme | 'MakerSpace')
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