Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Congratulations to @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on the well-deserved Emmy win for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking! Thank you to Kim A. Snyder and all the librarians who shared their stories to help shine a light on the fight for the freedom to read. thelibrariansfilm.com 14919
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Exciting news! The Instruction Request Podcast has been honored by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) as an online learning object! I’m proud to co-host this resource: libguides.unf.edu/IRPodcast #ACRL #AcademicLibraries #Podcast 010
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Planning for the UNF Library's Transfer Student social Thursday Septembe 17th from 11 am until 1pm. 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Take an augmented reality tour of UNF’s Virtual Learning Center! 📱✨ 1️⃣ Scan the QR code to open the web-based AR app. 2️⃣ Point your device’s camera at the trigger image to activate the video tour. No app download required—just scan, aim, and explore! 🥽 #UNFVLC #AugmentedReality #VirtualLearning 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026What resources can support Religious Studies research? In Episode 34 of the Instruction Request podcast, Lauren Odom and I explore ATLA, JSTOR, Project MUSE, primary sources, and more. Watch: youtu.be/jE18NmZMIeI #AcademicLibraries #ReligiousStudiesyoutu.beExploring Religious Studies Research Resources Episode 34 Instruction Request PodcastYouTube video by Thomas G. Carpenter Library 021
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026✨ The #ALAAC27 Call for Program & Poster Proposals is NOW OPEN! You are officially invited to share your ideas and expertise with the goal of presenting to 1000s of attendees at ALA Annual in New Orleans, June 24–28, 2027. Submit your program or poster proposal today! bit.ly/4qz7PgR 0189
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Vote for my grand girl Kalia Bing ! www.jacksonville.com/story/sports...jacksonville.comWho was Jacksonville's best in 2026 girls track? Vote in fan pollWhich Northeast Florida high school girls track athlete was best in the Jacksonville area for the 2026 FHSAA season? Vote in our fan poll to decide! 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 31/05/2026www.nytimes.com/video/world/...nytimes.comVideo: What I Saw Inside an Ebola WardOur chief Africa correspondent, Declan Walsh, walked inside an Ebola ward where both adults and children were being treated, and where someone had recently died of the disease amid a spiraling outbrea... 000
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 28/04/2026✨ We’re thrilled to welcome Jill Biden as the featured guest at the ALA President’s Program. She will join Sam Helmick to discuss her upcoming memoir, “View From the East Wing,” sharing her White House experiences for the first time, in her own words. Register today. bit.ly/4qJALBq #ALAAC26 1407
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Just published! I wrote about how a NEFLIN grant helped us build immersive learning experiences with VR and 3D scanning at UNF. It’s been meaningful to reflect on how small investments can grow into something much bigger. www.flalib.org/node/664flalib.orgFlorida Libraries Journal, Spring 2026 | Florida Library Association 010
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 15/04/2026www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gDPGRm/tiktok.comLinks to my setup in my bio @bHaptics @Virtuix Omni @HTC VIVE #Hypershell #exoskeleton #vr #gaming #vrchat TikTok video by Circitz | VR Swordsman 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 15/04/2026www.youtube.com/live/YwaK8Li...youtube.comATC LIVE: Cleared to ApplyYouTube video by Federal Aviation Administration 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 09/04/2026youtube.com/shorts/4Lysj...youtube.comI AM SHOOKETH #catholic #uspolitics #popeleoYouTube video by Under The Desk News 000
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026ALA election results are in! Congratulations to 2026-2027 President-Elect Tamika Barnes and to all of our newly elected leaders. Thank you to all the great candidates who stood for election this year and all the members who voted. Read the announcement: bit.ly/48y7RxM 316135
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026NEW: Congress has begun preparation for next year's federal budget, and they need to hear from library advocates like you. The best way to show up #ForOurLibraries during the budget process? Take action. Tell your Representative to #FundLibraries in FY 2027: ala.org/showup 06447
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack. Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections. 512181786444
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 28/01/2026In Minneapolis and many other communities across the country, we're seeing people come together to peacefully protest and support their neighbors. If you're looking to get involved, here are some ways to help:vox.comHow to help the resistance to ICE in Minnesota — and beyondWhat Minnesota’s immigrant communities need from you now. 255109093755
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12... 2767582290
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025📣 Some exciting news for Library Friends groups! @ala-united.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social are providing grants to Friends groups at small and rural libraries. Applications open Dec. 17! Learn more: bit.ly/3Wh5ZmM 03214
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 29/08/2025📢 Excited to share my article “Creating Web-Based Augmented Reality Experiences in the Academic Library” in Library Insights! It highlights UNF Library’s Jazz AR Experience + VLC AR Tour. Read here 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/1sCHO... #Libraries #ARdrive.google.comLibrary Insights - V. 1, I 2 - Summer 2025.pdf 021
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Is anyone out in the #vr world using the meta management system! My university is going to this to control headsets. I have several university created vr applications I need to install. How do I do that? 011
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialinfoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Documentary Explores Historic Struggles, Lasting Impact of Black #Librarians in America (via @wttw.bsky.social) news.wttw.com/2025/07/23/d... #libraries #publiclibrariesnews.wttw.comDocumentary Explores Historic Struggles, Lasting Impact of Black Librarians in America“Are You a Librarian? The Untold Story of Librarians” connects the history of public libraries, civil rights and literacy to the current political attacks on the public library system. 11110
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 25/07/2025The VR lab I am working in is switching from Vive Pros to quest 3s with a meta admin center controlled by IT. How will that affect my day to day? 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 16/06/2025I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: One Million Trained, Millions More Empowered” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...mobilize.usOne Million Rising: One Million Trained, Millions More Empowered · No KingsAcross the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and ... 010
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 09/06/2025I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS DUVAL” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...mobilize.usNO KINGS DUVAL · No Kings**A Duval Day of Defiance Protest** Join us to stand against the rising authoritarianism, corruption and attacks on our fundamental freedoms—all while those in power continue to serve and enrich them... 010
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialAssociation of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) @ala-acrl.bsky.social · 29/05/2025The ACRL Conference Scholarship Fund makes a real difference in the lives of academic library workers who may not have the means to ACRL Conferences on their own. Learn more about the positive impact of these scholarships and donate for ACRL 2027 today!acrl.ala.orgMake an Impact - Donate to the ACRL Conference Scholarship Fund!If you attended the ACRL 2025 Conference in Minneapolis this April, you know that it was a excellent opportunity for academic library works to learn and connect with each other! ACRL believes that eve... 011
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 30/05/2025I am thinking about forming a Family book club. I used to see my kids everyday but now that they are all grown and all 40+ I talk to them but never see them all at once anymore. I am going to try a family book club. Then maybe a Zoom call? or Dinner meetup? Looking for a good book recommnedation 010
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 22/05/2025I asked Google AI studio to create a Library Keyword game to teach how to create a search string using Boolean operators. It described it and wrote the code for it, and I embedded it in a LibGuide. Try it! #librarygames #ai #coding #oer libguides.unf.edu/Keywordgame/...libguides.unf.eduLibGuides: Library keyword Game : HomeLibGuides: Library keyword Game : Home 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 10/05/2025I am about to conduct a assessment of my Virtual learning Center to create a plan to increase VLC usage. We used Chatgpt to design the assessment survey. I figure I need to have about 400 people take the survey. We will start this fall. Any ideas as to how to get 400 students to take the survey? 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Excited! 28 new headsets and 16 current gaming computers ordered for my Virtual Learning Center 💥 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Is it true that 70 percent of VR users get dizzy and Meta is scaling back production because headsets are bad for the eyes? Had a woman on a tour blast VR as a dying "thing" today. Sounds like a hater to me and someone misrepresenting research. What say all the VR folks on Bluesky? 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I think my VR lab is getting a VR HMD upgrade. But then they told me that in September . Now they are teasing me with "the 500 dollar" one. 🙄 010
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libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I was not happy when the #WithinVR app was shuttered in lieu of a Meta directed order for the creators to focus on the #SupernaturalVR workout app. But they have my attention with my workout guru #JaneFonda on the app in #VR. Jane and I worked out on VHS! My postpartum body loved Jane! 020
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialUploadVR @uploadvr.com · 12/12/2024Samsung's Android XR headset is launching in 2025, and we went hands on. Read our impressions here: www.uploadvr.com/samsung-andr...uploadvr.comHands-On With Samsung's Android XR Headset, Shipping In 2025Samsung's Android XR headset is launching in 2025, and we went hands on. Read the details and our impressions here. 14118
Reposted by @libraryberyl.bsky.socialUploadVR @uploadvr.com · 12/12/2024While Samsung's headset will be the first, Sony, Lynx, and Xreal are building Android XR devices too: uploadvr.comSony, Lynx, And Xreal Are Building Android XR Devices TooWhile Samsung's headset will be the first, Sony, Lynx, and Xreal are building Android XR devices too. 1216
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Exciting news. I will be presenting at ALAAC 2025 in Philly! My presentation: Beyond the Books: Virtual Reality in the Academic Library #AcademicLibrary 010
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I sat in a Special Topics in #VRclass yesterday. Undergraduate students went out into the North Florida community with a 360 camera and created #VRexpereinces from a nature tour to Day in the life of a sailor #VR Experiences. I hope to get all the APKs saved to Digital Commons and as sideloads. :-) 020
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 04/12/2024If you are interested in #LibraryVR or #AcademicVR usage, like subscribe and follow the Instruction Request podcast produced by 2 #academicLibrarians at #UNF. youtube.com/playlist?lis...youtube.comInstruction Request Podcast - YouTube 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Episode 6 of the #InstructionRequestPodcast: Introducing Library VR Champion is ready. In this episode, Lauren Odom, MLS and I talk about the new Primo Research Assistant, being careful using AI and we introduce our very first Library VR Champion features Dr. Kevin Pfeil. youtu.be/VwMKz3VQgtw?...youtu.beIntroducing Library VR Champion | Instruction Request Podcast | Ep. 6YouTube video by Thomas G. Carpenter Library 000
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I did a thing. I bought flooring for my converted garage and laundry plus a recliner Sofa and sleeper chair. The Beryl room's back! And, I found a perfect throw rug to bring all the colors ( teal and grey) together! Now to find wallpaper for parts of the laundry. Did I mention I'm off till December? 010
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I just found out that the Research Technology Services at my University, has been using the Virtual Learning Center's Matterport Camera to make virtual tours! And you can see them in VR! At least they have the little web VR icon. #academicVR #VR UNF.edu/its/RTS/virtual-tours.htmlunf.eduResearch Technology Services Virtual Tours and GIS Maps 100
libraryberyl.bsky.social @libraryberyl.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Why I Love #VR #VRLove❤️ www.instagram.com/reel/DCkap8k... 010
