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Prof. Hirsch has a #blockchain book coming out soon! #SLA2019 @SLAengineering
Great session on blockchain this morning from @bohyunkim @shirsh! @SLA_DST @slait @URILibraries @SJSUiSchool #SLA2019 #SLArocks
Would the late #UIUC #iSchool Prof. FW Lancaster’s “paperless society” come closer with #blockchain ?! Prof. Hirsch, SJSU @SLAengineering #SLA2019
Idea of universal #library card based on #Blockchain for people without an address, so they could use library services, do transactions. Prof. Hirsch, #SJSU #SLA2019 #SLARocks @SLAengineering
NO actual implementations of #blockchains In #libraries YET as far as Prof. Hirsch and #SJSU know, but lots of ideas in the works. #SLA2019 @SLAengineering
Blockchain in libraries ideas include: digital preservation and tracking; special collections provenance, Records management, and many more. Prof. Hirsch, SJSU #SLA2019 @SLAengineering
Prof. Hirsch’s project: ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu/blockchains/ #SLA2019 @SLAengineering
Blockchain is not a one-size-fits-all solution for #libraries. #sla2019 @SLAengineering
There was a MOOC about Blockchain in the Info Industry. #sla2019 @SLAengineering
Prof. Sandy Hirsch, SJSU, and a colleague, got an IMLS grant to look at blockchain for libraries! @SLAengineering #SLA2019
Blockchain can be used in #libraries in a variety of ways. #sla2019 @SLAengineering
However blockchain does have some issues. Speed, lack of standard, interoperability issues. Huge energy consumption, security #SLA2019
Black chain used by refugee organizations, the country of Estonia also used for smart contracts. #SLA2019
Examples: 1) A refugee camp in Jordan uses blockchain. 2) Estonia uses blockchain for national registries #sla2019 @SLAengineering
Blockchain makes 3rd party authorities that verify transactions obsolete, so transactions can happen immediately. #sla2019 @SLAengineering
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