"3D visualisation" ed. by Bradford Lee Eden

3D information visualization As a species, the human race is tremendously influenced by sensory perceptions. Visual metaphors are frequent and common in our language and culture.
This special issue presents some interesting and fascinating ways in which libraries and librarians are currently exploring multidimensional ways of presenting information.

These six articles explore current developments and applications in 2D and 3D information visualization, which will hopefully encourage other libraries and librarians to begin discussions and experiments in meeting the needs of our users, who are already well ahead of us in this arena.


“A picture is worth a thousand words” is one such example. The appearance of the Internet in human culture just over ten years ago has produced the capacity to graphically and visually represent ideas, problems, challenges, solutions, and results, not as one-dimensional paradigms or presentations as in previous centuries, but in two- or more dimensions, allowing the human mind to radically and instantly perceive newways of solving and representing information. In addition, the next generation hasbeen preparing itself for a future in which virtual collaboration with others globally will be the norm instead of the exception, and the fields of secondary and higher education are well behind the curve in addressing the learning needs of the future.

Contents
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Editorial advisory board
Editorial
THEME ARTICLES
Holistic sense-making: conflicting opinions, creative ideas, and collective intelligence
A tale of binary bricks and mortar: building a virtual library
Human perception and knowledge organization: visual imagery
User interfaces for mobile navigation
Information visualization and large-scale repositories
Multimedia visualization and interactive systems: drawing board possibilities and server realities – a Cuban Rafter Paradigm Case
OTHER ARTICLES
School library web site terminology
Paradigms shifts in information environment: prospects and challenges African libraries
The strategic evaluation of academic libraries
SUSHI, not just a tasty lunch anymore: the development of the NISO Committee SU’s SUSHI standard