We did one with a mac mini and a commodity touchscreen, plus a custom
plain-old-php-and-javascript interface:

http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/5832

Incidentally, the newest version of our plain-old-php-and-javascript
interface looks way better (and is more ADA compliant!) than the one
featured in the article.


On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Andrew Nisbet <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello Paul,
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> Richard Loomis has a project he presented at ALA 2014:
> http://somerset.lib.nj.us/rpisign.htm. I hope this helps.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Paul Go
> Sent: July-18-14 11:24 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
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>
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> We implemented a very inexpensive digital signage solution using TVs and
> Raspberry Pis.  The Pis connect to the server to automatically display
> images in certain drives, making changing signs simple.  We could also do
> RSS but have not implemented that as of now.  The Pis are around $35
> (additional costs include the storage card, wifi adapter or networking) and
> are very easy to program.
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>
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> We have discussed having touch screen kiosks using iPads or Kindle Fires
> but have not attempted to do so., yet.
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> Paul Go
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> Systems Librarian /
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> On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Michael Schofield <[log in to unmask]
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> > My friend Amanda Goodman (@godaisies on Twitter) is building and
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> > designing a touch kiosk right now. She's been sharing pictures about
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> > the design and the process. I'd pick her brain.
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> >
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> > Also,
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> > At this stage I too would balk about a $30,000 price tag. There are
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> > some legit reasons [I guess] for the cost of the hardware, etc. - but
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> > based on how you and other libraries intend to use this it really
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> > shouldn't cost that much. What you need is a large touch screen with
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> > internet access, then you can essentially do what OSU [and Amanda] are
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> > doing and build a responsive website for the kiosk. It can be on top
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> > of a CMS or pull from RSS or JSON feeds to make it painless to update.
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> > You might even use a framework like jQuery Mobile (which isn't just
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> > for small hand screens) that adds a nice layer of interactive
> transitions, modals, etc.
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> >
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> > I'm x-posting this to code4lib because I think folks might like to
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> > weigh in. Good topic!
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> > // Michael
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> > // ns4lib.com
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> > // @gollydamn
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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> > On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute
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> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 12:23 PM
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> > To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
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> >
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> > When we did a remodel of the library a few years ago, I first looked
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> > at a server that would feed the content to various digital signs that
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> > we could change on the fly and pull content from RSS feeds.  But
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> > management balked at the $30,000 price tag on that.  So we went with a
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> > company that provides large television like monitors that read JPG
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> > files of USB drives and are turned on and off by a Christmas tree
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> > timer.  The company also supports these setups with auto-dealerships in
> the area.
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> >
>
> > Thomas Edelblute
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> > Public Access Systems Coordinator
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> > Anaheim Public Library
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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> > On Behalf Of David S Vose
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> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 7:36 AM
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> > To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> > Subject: [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
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> > We will be installing interactive digital signs in our main library
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> > this fall. One sign will be at our entrance and one will be in the
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> > lobby. The draft plan is to provide interactivity that will allow
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> > patrons to browse to floor plans, hours and schedules, directories, a
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> > campus map, and an "about the libraries" section.
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> >
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> > I would be interested to learn what type of interactive content others
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> > have found to be most popular and useful to students and what
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> > interactive content did not turn out to be particularly successful.
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> >
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> > Thanks,
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> > David Vose | Geography, Data, Government Information, Law Binghamton
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