Yesterday Prince Charles was beamed to Abu Dhabi environmental conference via a hologram. That is his prerecorded image, of course! Although he is not the first person to take advantage of the technology (David Beckham and Al Gore previously appeared as a holographic image before the audience) the reality of the futuristic technology is becoming more tangible than ever.
Sure, the day when we'll see a holographic image of the reference librarian is not tomorrow but my bet is that it's something that we may see in the next decade. The question is: what kind of service can we expect from a hologram? How interactive is the holographic image can really be?
Well, if we may see the use of a hologram in the library for promotions of library services or may be even some day for very basic reference questions such as directional information then it may take some years before a real reference question will be answered by a holographic reference librarian.
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