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Re: [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage

From:

Benjamin Florin <[log in to unmask]>

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Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:45:45 -0400

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We have a touchscreen kiosk cobbled together from a mini-PC, a giant touch
panel, Google Maps, some SVGs, and D3.js. The popular features are (in
order):

* In-building wayfinding ("Where's room 312?")
* On-campus wayfinding ("Where's the admissions office?")
* Event locations ("Where is the RefWorks workshop?")
* Library hours.
* Guided tour-type stuff ("Visit our other libraries!" Mostly used by
families on admissions visits)
* Computer availability. Our library contains most of the public terminals
on campus, and the kiosk displays which ones are available.
* Local bus routes and times (using TransLoc for route monitoring)

Stuff that doesn't get used:

* "About the Librarian"
* Book locator.

Ben



On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Jason Bengtson <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> We've been looking at digital signage for some time now. The campus uses a
> CMS for digital signage that's pretty good which we could license (from
> four winds interactive). I've offered to build web content for the signs as
> well, should the CMS be problematic. I second what Michael said; if you're
> already doing web development building on that to produce sign content
> shouldn't be a problem. The campus is using some higher priced NEC units,
> but we're looking at less expensive monitors and NUCs. I like the idea of
> Raspberry Pis, but the CMS uses a windows client, unfortunately. We're
> considering a touchscreen station, too . . . according to the folks who
> manage the CMS the content that's been most popular in the interactive
> forums has, not surprisingly, been maps. Room calendars have come in
> second.
>
> Best regards,
> *Jason Bengtson, MLIS, MA*
>
> Head of Library Computing and Information Systems
> Assistant Professor, Graduate College
> Department of Health Sciences Library and Information Management
> University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
> 405-271-2285, opt. 5
> 405-271-3297 (fax)
> [log in to unmask]
> http://library.ouhsc.edu
> www.jasonbengtson.com
>
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> On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Michael Schofield <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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> > My friend Amanda Goodman (@godaisies on Twitter) is building and
> designing
> > a touch kiosk right now. She's been sharing pictures about the design and
> > the process. I'd pick her brain.
> >
> > Also,
> >
> > At this stage I too would balk about a $30,000 price tag. There are some
> > legit reasons [I guess] for the cost of the hardware, etc. - but based on
> > how you and other libraries intend to use this it really shouldn't cost
> > that much. What you need is a large touch screen with internet access,
> then
> > you can essentially do what OSU [and Amanda] are doing and build a
> > responsive website for the kiosk. It can be on top of a CMS or pull from
> > RSS or JSON feeds to make it painless to update. You might even use a
> > framework like jQuery Mobile (which isn't just for small hand screens)
> that
> > adds a nice layer of interactive transitions, modals, etc.
> >
> > I'm x-posting this to code4lib because I think folks might like to weigh
> > in. Good topic!
> >
> > // Michael
> > // ns4lib.com
> > // @gollydamn
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute
> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 12:23 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
> >
> > When we did a remodel of the library a few years ago, I first looked at a
> > server that would feed the content to various digital signs that we could
> > change on the fly and pull content from RSS feeds. But management balked
> > at the $30,000 price tag on that. So we went with a company that
> provides
> > large television like monitors that read JPG files of USB drives and are
> > turned on and off by a Christmas tree timer. The company also supports
> > these setups with auto-dealerships in the area.
> >
> > Thomas Edelblute
> > Public Access Systems Coordinator
> > Anaheim Public Library
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of David S Vose
> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 7:36 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
> >
> > We will be installing interactive digital signs in our main library this
> > fall. One sign will be at our entrance and one will be in the lobby. The
> > draft plan is to provide interactivity that will allow patrons to browse
> to
> > floor plans, hours and schedules, directories, a campus map, and an
> "about
> > the libraries" section.
> >
> > I would be interested to learn what type of interactive content others
> > have found to be most popular and useful to students and what interactive
> > content did not turn out to be particularly successful.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > David Vose | Geography, Data, Government Information, Law Binghamton
> > University Libraries, POB 6012, Binghamton, NY 13902-6012
> > [log in to unmask] | 607.777.4907 | Downtown Center: 607.777.9275
> >
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