Challenges and Strategies for Educational Virtual Reality

摘要

Virtual reality (VR) is a rich visualization and analytic platform that furthers the library’s mission ofproviding access to all forms of information and supporting pedagogy and scholarship acrossdisciplines. Academic libraries are increasingly adopting VR technology for a variety of research andteaching purposes, which include providing enhanced access to digital collections, offering newresearch tools, and constructing new immersive learning environments for students. This trendsuggests that positive technological innovation is flourishing in libraries, but there remains a lack ofclear guidance in the library community on how to introduce these technologies in effective ways andmake them sustainable within different types of institutions. In June 2018, the University ofOklahoma hosted the second of three forums on the use of 3D and VR for visualization and analysis inacademic libraries, as part of the project Developing Library Strategy for 3D and Virtual RealityCollection Development and Reuse (LIB3DVR), funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum andLibrary Services. This qualitative study invited experts from a range of disciplines and sectors toidentify common challenges in the visualization and analysis of 3D data, and the management of VRprograms, for the purpose of developing a national library strategy.