Using Proximity Beacons to Connect Physical & Virtual Library Spaces: A Case Study
Proximity Beacons, or iBeacons, use a Bluetooth signal to deliver messages to mobile devices when a user is in range. Radford University used iBeacons placed throughout the library to create an interactive game for National Library Week that helps students make connections between the library's...
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| author | Katelyn Tucker Burton Jason Burton Alyssa Archer |
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| description | Proximity Beacons, or iBeacons, use a Bluetooth signal to deliver messages to mobile devices when a user is in range. Radford University used iBeacons placed throughout the library to create an interactive game for National Library Week that helps students make connections between the library's physical and virtual spaces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1cf73fa3a3547268e1970dc4a1b073b2022-12-22T00:12:54ZengVirginia Tech LibrariesVirginia Libraries2331-33312017-08-0162110.21061/valib.v62i1.1329570Using Proximity Beacons to Connect Physical & Virtual Library Spaces: A Case StudyKatelyn Tucker Burton0Jason Burton1Alyssa Archer2Virginia Western Community CollegeRadford UniversityRadford UniversityProximity Beacons, or iBeacons, use a Bluetooth signal to deliver messages to mobile devices when a user is in range. Radford University used iBeacons placed throughout the library to create an interactive game for National Library Week that helps students make connections between the library's physical and virtual spaces.https://virginialibrariesjournal.org/articles/570proximity beaconsibeaconslibrary spaces |
| spellingShingle | Katelyn Tucker Burton Jason Burton Alyssa Archer Using Proximity Beacons to Connect Physical & Virtual Library Spaces: A Case Study Virginia Libraries proximity beacons ibeacons library spaces |
| title | Using Proximity Beacons to Connect Physical & Virtual Library Spaces: A Case Study |
| title_full | Using Proximity Beacons to Connect Physical & Virtual Library Spaces: A Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Using Proximity Beacons to Connect Physical & Virtual Library Spaces: A Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Proximity Beacons to Connect Physical & Virtual Library Spaces: A Case Study |
| title_short | Using Proximity Beacons to Connect Physical & Virtual Library Spaces: A Case Study |
| title_sort | using proximity beacons to connect physical virtual library spaces a case study |
| topic | proximity beacons ibeacons library spaces |
| url | https://virginialibrariesjournal.org/articles/570 |
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