For the month of February 2023, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission is collecting data about Internet speeds from all Texas public libraries (both mains and branches) with an online speed test. The test measures how much Internet speed (how fast things load from the Internet) patrons can receive from their library location and…
In May 2019, I highlighted the topic of telehealth for my Henry’s High-Tech Highlights blog series. I think it’s high time we take another look. Before this year, telehealth was a fairly new technology that only a handful of folks were thinking about and exploring. With the pandemic, it’s risen to the forefront of people’s…
I’ve highlighted a lot of exciting technologies in this blog series, but there is one out there right now that I believe libraries should be making every effort to acquire and take advantage of, if they haven’t already. Harnessing it will ensure that both the library and the community it serves will continue to thrive…
Hi there, Henry here.This month’s High-Tech Highlight is a special edition for the new year. I wanted to share a fun project of mine where I took three World War II recruitment posters and updated them (via Photoshop) to help highlight some of the new technology roles that modern library staff should adopt today. But…
We can talk about virtual reality, self-driving cars, AI, and robots all day – but the truth of the matter is that none of these amazing technologies will work in the world as we all hope and envision unless we have one thing first. There’s a deceptively tiny word for this thing – two-characters: one…
Let’s talk about an emerging trend that promises to transform lives and become the next big thing. And libraries are poised to play a big part of it. Today’s highlight: Telehealth What is it? When you cross telecommunications technology with healthcare, you get telehealth. And this combination reaps huge benefits. As a supplement to traditional…