“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” telling stories with technology

– This column aims to explore the technologies that are enabling libraries, and the communities they serve, to easily tell their own stories.

– Point of view.

– Libraries can facilitate the acquisition of technology and literacies necessary to make recording, sharing and preserving stories of all kinds easy for library patrons.

– Libraries collect, preserve and help distribute information to serve their communities.

– By facilitating access to these emerging mediums, libraries can both empower their communities and play an active role in preserving their communities’ histories.