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By Dian Schaffhauser 02/12/21 Maryland's Towson University has moved its digital archives to Quartex, a hosted application that enables libraries to share and showcase their digital collections. Towson has placed 12 collections from its Special Collections & University Archives on the platform, covering five subjects: university history, Jewish studies, performing arts, World War II and the history of education in Maryland. Now, much of the material will be made accessible to anybody online. Among the materials are these kinds of digital files: Copies of Towson commencement programs, going ba...

By Dian Schaffhauser 02/11/21 Instructure, which produces the learning management system Canvas, recently announced that it is making Immersive Reader from Microsoft freely available in its application. The two companies have been beta-testing the integration for the last year. Immersive Reader is intended to improve independent reading for students with specific learning needs, such as dyslexia. Among the program's features: Reading of text and math out loud; Breaking words into syllables; A picture dictionary; and Real-time translation. "Last year Instructure became the first [LMS] provider...

By Dian Schaffhauser 02/11/21 Engineering researchers at Purdue University have come up with sensors that can determine concrete strength onsite in real-time, and they're testing it right on campus. The hope is that the technology will help builders speed up their construction timelines safely. According to a campus article, concrete mix designs are tested offsite for "compressive strength" before their use in a construction project. Once the testing is done and the mixes vetted for use, they can't be changed without additional testing. The new sensors would eliminate the need for offsite tes...

By Dian Schaffhauser 02/12/21 A university in Thailand recently finished construction on a 34,000-square-foot educational facility and outfitted it with AV gear from a number of Harman companies. The new multipurpose education building at Naresuan University in Tha Pho is designed to function as a single hall with a capacity of 4,000 or to be split into two smaller rooms. Integrator Mahajak deployed JBL VTX A8 line-array loudspeakers to provide audio during large events; JBL VTX B18 and VTX G28 subwoofers to provide low-end support; and JBL AE Series compact loudspeakers for additional audio...

By Dian Schaffhauser 02/12/21 AV company Tecom Electronics has produced a new pan-tilt-zoom camera. The TE-PT950 PTZ camera offers a wide viewing angle (340-degree motion) and multiple video interfaces and ports, including HDMI, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. The camera provides X20 optical zoom and, according to the company, operates in "harsh lighting conditions." Support for H.264/H.265 encoding helps to make motion video fluent and clear, even when bandwidth is "less than ideal." The camera connects to the computer via a USB cable and supports videoconferencing software, including Zoom, Microsoft T...