Day 5 with Glasss at JJC Library

Day 5 is upon me and I had some frustration with Glass. Glass would not work for me last week Day 3 and 4. Glass had some serious power issues. Apparently the device goes into a low power state in which it will not boot up. Their is just a battery indicator that continues a fiil-up motion portraying that a device is charging. Google Support was helpful and gave me tips on how to troubleshoot the issue. They told me to plug glass into the wall via a charger. Let it charge for an hour and then unplug the charger and then plug it back in. Repeat this three times, then let it charge overnight. Apparently, this recycles the device. So it took a whole day (yesterday) to complete the process; and lo an behold it worked! However when I put Glass on this afternoon in the Library, it was back in that state again! Wow! This is a big problem!

First Day at JJC Library

My first day at JJC Library with Google Glass was an awesome experience! I have recently changed jobs so have not been posting. Upon walking into the building, right away the stares began. I was wondering what was bringing the extra attention on then I remembered that I had on glass. I discovered some thing about glass on my first day at JJC that I didn't know about initially. I realized that the battery isn't as bad as everyone says. As long as you are aren't shooting long videos non-stop or watching a movie, then the battery seems to hold up much better than expected. The use of Qr codes is a great way to use Glass in the Library. Many materials now come with Qr codes on them and this allows quick access to the information being link to through the code. This is great for reference interviews when information is quickly needed. However I have found that there needs to be some practice before engaging a patron with the use of glass. You don't want to be in a position where trying to figure out glass lengthen the Reference interview, in turn, irritating the patron, who may be in a rush or just don't want to play with your toy! Stay tuned for further updates!

21st Century Librarian?!!!!