Hangout at the library: video conferencing and more with Google+
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to review the features of Google+ Hangouts and to discuss how it would be useful for libraries. Google+ Hangouts is a free, easy-to-use video conferencing Web application that allows users to host, record and broadcast online meetings.
Design/methodology/approach
This is an observational paper.
Findings
This paper discusses the implications of Google+ Hangouts for libraries and reviews the main features for getting started and using Google+ Hangouts and Hangouts On Air.
Originality/value
Google+ Hangouts has been specifically reviewed very rarely in prior library and/or technology literature. This paper addresses some features and uses for Google Hangouts as an audio-visual communication tool within libraries – observations not found elsewhere in the reviewed literature.
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Citation
Youngkin, C.A. (2015), "Hangout at the library: video conferencing and more with Google+", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 32 No. 3, pp. 13-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHTN-09-2014-0074
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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