A general overview of Google Glass, its uses in healthcare/information technology, and how librarians can play a role in pioneering this type of technology.

1. Google Glass @ KUMC
Christina Magnifico & Heather Collins

2. It started with a tweet…
Google started an #IfIHadGlass essay contest in March of
2013.
I tweeted and then wrote an essay about how I would use
Google Glass within a library.
Though I wasn’t chosen in the first round (8,000 winners), I
was chosen in the second round!

3. Then I received an email…
The offer was only good for 7
days and was sent on a Friday
afternoon.
After the weekend, I mentioned
it to Heather and she helped set
the ball in motion!
We purchased Glass on the last
day it was available, and it was
shipped the next day!
It was even shipped same day
air!

4. The unboxing…

5. Exploring…
The card on the top of the Google Glass box. It really
makes you feel like you’re part of something awesome!

6. Glass is for everyone!
Christina Heather
Sara

7. Tech Specs
• Fit/Physical Aspects
– Adjustable nosepads
– Durable frames
• Display
– High res display (eq. to a 25 inch high def screen 8+ ft away)
• Camera
– Photos: 5 MP
– Video: 720p
• Audio
– Bone conduction transducer
• Connectivity
– Wifi: 802.11 b/g
– Bluetooth
• Storage
– 12 GB usable memory, synced with Google cloud storage (16 GB flash total)
• Battery
– One day of typical use
– 45 min of continuous video
• Mobile compatibility
– MyGlass companion app
• Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher
• iOS (iOS 7 or later
• Can be used as a Bluetooth headset with any Bluetooth compatible phone

8. Playground
Design
Develop
Distribute
•Google packages everything for
developers:
– Style (Metrics & Grids, Layout
Templates, Color, Typography,
Writing)
– API* (Pattern Guides, API
documents, Samples, Toolkits,
Downloads)
– Marketing (Best Practices,
Launch Checklist, Help w/
Submission, Feedback Directly
from Google)
Glass is…
Open source
Accessible
Intuitive
Innovative
Nearly invisible 
*Application programming interface

9. What Does it Do?

10. #throughglass
DVF [through Glass] | Examination of Hand [through Glass]

11. Glass Projects
Library
-Providing outreach
-Middle School STEM
-Demonstrations
-Telemedicine, SOM
Collaborations
-KU/KUMC IMLS Grant
-Starting May 2014 (approx)
-ICAP-Peds Grant
-In-situ simulation
-Interprofessional opportunities

12. Glassware
• Applications
– Called “Glassware”
– Lots of different apps!

13. Glassware Cont…

14. Sharing Presentations
• Reflector
“Reflector is an AirPlay receiver that allows you to wirelessly display your
iPad or iPhone on your computer. Mirror your device on a big screen
without wires or complicated setups. Play games, watch movies, demo
apps or present on the big screen from your iPhone or iPad. With
Reflector, everything you do on your mobile device is
wirelessly streamed to your computer in real time!”

15. Hangouts
How could Hangouts be utilized…..?

16. Google Glass + Hangouts used for procedural coaching!

17. How do you connect to Glass and its apps?
Android
iOS

18. MyGlass App on iOS

19. Google Glass + Project Tango
What can I do with it?
What if you could walk
into a store and see
exactly where that thing
you need to buy is, or
play hide-and-seek in
your home with that
character from your
favorite game, or help
the visually-impaired
navigate that place they
have never been able to
go on their own?
Think of the library
applications!!!
Project Tango Website

20. Google Goggles + Google Glass
Search by taking a picture: point your mobile phone camera at a
painting, a famous landmark, a barcode or QR code, a product, or
a popular image. If Goggles finds it in its database, it will provide
you with useful information. Goggles can read text in English,
French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and
Turkish, and translate it into other languages.
Goggles also works as a barcode / QR code scanner.
•Features:
-Scan barcodes using Goggles to get product information
-Scan QR codes using Goggles to extract information
-Recognize famous landmarks
-Translate by taking a picture of foreign language text
-Add Contacts by scanning business cards or QR codes
-Scan text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
-Recognize paintings, books, DVDs, CDs, and just about any 2D
image
-Solve Sudoku puzzles
-Find similar products

21. Google Glass + EMR’s
• Doctor Credits
Google Glass for
Saving this
Patient’s Life
“he man knew he was allergic to certain blood
pressure medications, but could not recall the exact
names. He had also taken a blood thinner which
further complicated the situation. Since giving the
patient the wrong drug or inaccurate dosage could do
more harm than good, Horng needed to know the
man's specific allergies. Yet stepping out of the room
to check his file or do some research, could have put
the man's life in danger.
So Horng turned to Google Glass and quickly asked the
device, which can access any patient files, to pull up
the man's medical records. Horng had his answer
almost instantly and was able to administer the right
medications to slow the bleeding and save the man's
life, he recalled to HuffPost.”

22. Using it in the Wild
• Pair with mobile
phone (Bluetooth)
– Mobile hotspot on
phone
• Free public Wifi
• Prepaid Wifi
– Freedom Pop
– “Guaranteed high speed wireless
Internet on all your devices no
matter where you go. Whether in the
airport or at the beach,
FreedomPop's elegant pocket-size
hotspots ensure you always have
free wifi for your tablet, computer
and phone.”

23. Wanna Get Started?
• There is currently a waiting list for
the next batch of Glass Explorers
• While you wait…
– Samsung device
– Eyez by Zioneyez
Check out the KUMC
Google Glass LibGuide

24. What’s Next?
Google has filed for a
patent on a contact
lens that would offer
telescopic vision,
night/infrared vision,
facial recognition,
early warning for
heath issues and
video/picture
capability!

25. So what role do libraries play?
• Enhanced library tours
– Project Tango, RFID
• POV Library Lectures
– Showing EXACTLY what librarians do
• Makerspaces
– Augmented reality
• Create tutorials
– Using library resources

26. Libraries + Glass cont…
• Librarians as
– Partners
– Content creators
– Demonstrators
– Developers
• Writing (help writing) applications
• Open Source development
– API resources

27. Thanks!
Christina Magnifico & Heather Collins
Christina Magnifico
Research and Learning Specialist
A.R. Dykes Health Science
Library, Research and Learning
cmagnifico@kumc.edu
Heather Collins, MLS
Assistant Director
A.R. Dykes Health Science
Library, Research and Learning
hcollins@kumc.edu