bags and books
The Library of Congress application for encapsulation of file transfers with embedded content check, called a bag, is an eerie simulation of the function of a physical book. This is another illustration that the activity of digital preservation requires a migration of qualities of materiality to electronic content.
“A recent report begins; “Preservation is a core function of the research library.” If so, such functionality deserves honest definition. What if the preservation functionality derives from a relative immutability of the collections? If so the research library must provide safety from unwarranted modification or deletion and an assured organization of items. In essence, this preservation functionality would then spring from a physicality of collections and media even to the extent that physicality is ascribed to electronic resources.” (more)
place based learning
“They describe it as an augmented reality application: objects viewed through the camera may be augmented by data about those objects.” Lorcan Demsey
The cell phone camera image is not just a pretty face. Underlying connectivity and prompts of information and transaction will be linked to every view. This point and click reality suggests the practicality of artificial intelligence augmenting hominid intelligence based on hand-held, but not like an old e-book, reading.
hand-off
The swirl of adaptation from the book template to the hand held device is a counterpart to the swirl of adaptation of the telephone template to the hand held device and the adaptation of the emerged book device with the emerged phone device is still in process.
The audio and video channels appear to converge and separate for handheld devices in commercially complicated diversity. But the communality of the hand held or haptic character of a communication device needs consideration. iPhones and NetBook devices are related by their single user possession, personal portability, bodily proximity and hand held, touch navigation.
But unambiguous possession of a personal communication device contrasts with mutability and transience of self identity on the networks they deliver. Unlike a physical book, these hand held devices no longer assure possession. And the demise of a cell phone user is surprisingly similar to the demise of a cell phone; interruption of connectivity.