Have you been wondering what all the talk surrounding blockchain is about? The potential for blockchain is of particular importance to libraries, as it may be used to connect institutions, build enhanced metadata or cataloging systems, host digital peer-to-peer sharing, and more. Explore blockchain technology for the information industries during the San Jose State University School of Information’s MOOC starting March 11, 2019. Registration is now open!

The free, non-credit, fully online course will cover the following topics over six weeks:

• Overview and history of blockchain
• Standards, legalities, security
• Related blockchain-like systems, decentralization
• Limits of the technology, ethical concerns, new types of proofs
• Use cases in public libraries, academic libraries, museums, archives
• Future direction

The course will be held on the Canvas Network. Visit the course site for more information and to register.

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Contact:

Nicole Purviance

Director of Marketing and Communications

School of Information

San Jose State University

One Washington Square

San Jose, CA 95192-0029

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