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Wearable Technologies in Academic Information Search

Wearable Technologies in Academic Information Search

Robert Gibson
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781522500698|ISBN10: 1522500693|EISBN13: 9781522500704
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0069-8.ch007
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Gibson, Robert. "Wearable Technologies in Academic Information Search." Wearable Technology and Mobile Innovations for Next-Generation Education, edited by Janet Holland, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 122-146. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0069-8.ch007

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Gibson, R. (2016). Wearable Technologies in Academic Information Search. In J. Holland (Ed.), Wearable Technology and Mobile Innovations for Next-Generation Education (pp. 122-146). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0069-8.ch007

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Gibson, Robert. "Wearable Technologies in Academic Information Search." In Wearable Technology and Mobile Innovations for Next-Generation Education, edited by Janet Holland, 122-146. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0069-8.ch007

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Abstract

Wearable technologies and appliances are making inroads into a variety of consumer and commercial applications, including leisure and entertainment, health care, and gaming. A natural evolution of the technology is in academe where faculty and students have begun exploring the possibilities of the technology in a variety of settings, most visibly in libraries where the process of seeking information using such devices holds significant promise. This chapter provides an inventory of the state of wearable technology, its challenges, its possibilities, and how it might be used in academe, including a study regarding the ability to access common library indexes using two wearable appliances: Google Glass and a smart watch.

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