The draft 2018 Technology Standard has been revised under the guidance of a Review Panel and it is now time for wider consultation. Image by methodshop.com (CC BY-SA 2.0) The Technology Standard is intended to assist councils to evaluate current services, develop best practice for service delivery and plan for future needs. With the use of technology … Read more
Students who have benefitted from STEM.I.AM activities can now build on their coding and robotics skills by entering the Premier’s Creating Queensland’s Future coding competition. Winners will take home a share in $5,000 worth of technology prizes, e.g. humanoid robot, an Arduino Kit, a Raspberry PI powered computer and more! Who can enter? Students from … Read more
Cairns Libraries held a Minecraft Hour of Code session at the Edmonton library as part of their Samsung STEM engagement program on Tuesday 20th February, and State Library of Queensland staff supported the event. In partnership with Headspace Cairns and Cairns Minecraft, the program runs across the region until 19th June, teaching kids aged 8-15 … Read more
Are you looking for ways to add more value to your library service in 2018? Librarians Jane Cowell, Laurinda Thomas and Stephen Abram share their visions on library trends in a blog post published in Princh. Laurinda Thomas explains that “we need to shove our way into spaces that we don’t control, but that are … Read more
Skilling Our Future PD – Darling Downs & Southwest Queensland Following the success of last year’s Robotics Roadshow, SLQ is partnering with Regional Development Australia Darling Downs Southwest (RDA DDSW) to help regional libraries continue building skills in delivering Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM) programs to their communities. This year’s program will kick … Read more
Deadly Digital Communities (DDC) is a new digital literacy program which is being delivered to Queensland’s remote and regional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs) and selected public libraries are facilitating the program whereby participants can learn about everything from searching the internal to using social media. Townsville City Libraries is … Read more
It’s that time of year again when thoughts turn merry and bright, and everyone has a chance to express their creative side by decorating the Christmas tree. This year, why not offer something a little different to engage your community? 3D printing technology makes it easy to produce decorative ornaments of all shapes and sizes, … Read more
Kano Computer Kit Learn to code at any age with the Kano Computer Kit. Children six years and older can build their own computer from scratch and learn to code with art, music, apps, and games. The kit comes with 10 plug-and-play components including: a Raspberry Pi, a wireless keyboard, a DIY speaker, a custom case, power … Read more
PancakeBot: 3D pancake printer The PancakeBot is a food printer capable of printing pancakes by automatically dispensing batter directly onto a griddle. Pancake designs can be loaded onto the PancakeBot via SD card. Users can make their own pancake designs with the included software or browse through the community page that is updated with fun, … Read more
Have you ever needed a screen that would display a video playlist or an image slideshow that would loop? Perhaps you wanted it to run 24/7 and needed to make changes remotely? This type of display is referred to as digital signage! Digital signage is a great way to: promote library services list upcoming events … Read more
