Queensland's Indigenous Strategy Reference Group (ISRG) is a Queensland University Libraries Office of Cooperation (QULOC) working group formed in 2017 to review and report on the progress of QULOC libraries' actions and activities in meeting the targets of the 'Universities Australia Indigenous Strategy 2017-2020' report (bit.ly/2FL7Vyn). After completing a literature review and report, the group developed a policy tool to facilitate an Indigenous Australian focus within library policies, standards and procedures. The policy is designed to be used with a maturity model, enabling and complementing existing reconciliation action plans and work already underway at member libraries. Beyond these initial actions, the group agreed it was essential to continue to meet to address entrenched inequalities and issues, and advocate for change. Members share information and resources to help improve library engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, researchers and professional staff.
Mount Gambier Library will bring virtual reality (VR) technology to local residents in aged care facilities as part of the Immersive Storytelling Project. It follows the South Australian (SA) Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Stephen Wade MLC, announcing that a $16,900 Age Friendly SA grant will support the roll out of the initiative, as one of eight successful projects.
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In recent years, many university libraries in Australia and internationally have been experimenting with and embracing VR, AR, and 360° content, and offering access to equipment and experiences. Responding to the need of its users, the Queensland University of Technology Library supplies IT devices to its users to enable them to better create, play, and learn. As the technologies evolve and mature, QUT Library will continue to add to its ‘library of things’ to ensure that anyone and everyone at QUT has the opportunity to ‘have a go’ – and to experience, explore, and implement these emerging technologies
Academic libraries are now at a critical point, when they have the potential to further establish their worth as centres of community engagement and cultivators of cultural expression and debate. In the face of exponential change brought about by digital disruption, they face ever-increasing pressure to remain relevant, and agility and innovation are seen as the key means to attain that goal.;
