Abstract
At University of Applied Sciences Wildau in Germany students have developed and evaluated a mobile and multilingual on-campus-information system, called iCampus Wildau. With the help of maps, audio tracks, and360°-pictures a user is guided across campus and provided with current information about visible and invisible services and options. Because of its modular and general approach, the guide has been used for several, quite different purposes. One very successful application case has been a multimedia guide for the university library. This has been used for introducing new library users into using the library services, providing information about the special architecture of the library building, or even as a multimedia guide for one of the many exhibitions that find their place in the library. In this paper, we will explain the features of this application, provide some practical experiences, and show how it can easily be adapted to any library(or campus).
Keywords
mobile information system, multimedia guide, augmented reality, distributed system, RFID-based orientation finder
Session Number
P422
Date of this Version
June 2012
Recommended Citation
Janett Mohnke,
"iCampus Goes Library - Advantages of Using a Multimedia Guide in a Library."
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences.
Paper 41.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul/2012/papers/41
P422 Presentation
iCampus Goes Library - Advantages of Using a Multimedia Guide in a Library
At University of Applied Sciences Wildau in Germany students have developed and evaluated a mobile and multilingual on-campus-information system, called iCampus Wildau. With the help of maps, audio tracks, and360°-pictures a user is guided across campus and provided with current information about visible and invisible services and options. Because of its modular and general approach, the guide has been used for several, quite different purposes. One very successful application case has been a multimedia guide for the university library. This has been used for introducing new library users into using the library services, providing information about the special architecture of the library building, or even as a multimedia guide for one of the many exhibitions that find their place in the library. In this paper, we will explain the features of this application, provide some practical experiences, and show how it can easily be adapted to any library(or campus).