[CODE4LIB] FW: OpenRefine Usage Survey 2014
From: openrefine-...@googlegroups.com [mailto:openrefine-...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Magdinier Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 10:23 AM To: openrefine-...@googlegroups.com Subject: OpenRefine Usage Survey 2014 Hello, Take the surveyhttp://ow.ly/zjs9G Earlier this year the community had a discussion regarding the substainibility of the community and draft for a bounty modelhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/openrefine-dev/bounty/openrefine-dev/xfO-BpfObRg/k1Ukb0kYKt4J and governance modelhttp://openrefine.org/2014/04/27/a_governance_model_for_OpenRefine.html have been proposed with little feedback from the community. Looking back at it, I think I might have been rushing to the conclusion (the community is broken and need to be fixed using x y z) and I didn't validate if there is actually a problem from the user community point of view. So I put together a short survey to get your feedback on your perception of the support and bug fixes and new feature development. I am also curious to see how things evolve in the community compare to the 2012 surveyhttp://googlerefine.blogspot.fr/2012/10/google-refine-usage-survey-results.html. Thanks for your time and please spread this survey to as many OpenRefine user you know! Take the surveyhttp://ow.ly/zjs9G Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups OpenRefine Development group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to openrefine-dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.commailto:openrefine-dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[CODE4LIB] Job: Web Application Developer at University of Illinois at Chicago
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Re: [CODE4LIB] [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 12:23 PM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of David S Vose Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 7:36 AM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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 dv...@binghamton.edu | 607.777.4907 | Downtown Center: 607.777.9275 To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-07-18 THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail or telephone, and delete the original message immediately. Thank you. To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-07-18
Re: [CODE4LIB] [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
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) jason-bengt...@ouhsc.edu http://library.ouhsc.edu www.jasonbengtson.com NOTICE: This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the original message at the listed email address. Thank You. j.bengtson...@gmail.com On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Michael Schofield mschofi...@nova.edu wrote: 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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 12:23 PM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of David S Vose Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 7:36 AM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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 dv...@binghamton.edu | 607.777.4907 | Downtown Center: 607.777.9275 To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-07-18 THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED,
Re: [CODE4LIB] [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
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 j.bengtson...@gmail.com 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) jason-bengt...@ouhsc.edu http://library.ouhsc.edu www.jasonbengtson.com NOTICE: This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the original message at the listed email address. Thank You. j.bengtson...@gmail.com On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Michael Schofield mschofi...@nova.edu wrote: 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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 12:23 PM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of David S Vose Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 7:36 AM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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
Re: [CODE4LIB] [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
Hello Paul, Richard Loomis has a project he presented at ALA 2014: http://somerset.lib.nj.us/rpisign.htm. I hope this helps. Edmonton Public Library Andrew Nisbet ILS Administrator T: 780.496.4058 F: 780.496.8317 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Go Sent: July-18-14 11:24 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage 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. We have discussed having touch screen kiosks using iPads or Kindle Fires but have not attempted to do so., yet. Paul Go Systems Librarian / Library Technology Manager / CS and ITM Liaison Paul V. Galvin Library Illinois Institute of Technology 35 West 33rd Street Chicago, IL 60616 312.567.7997 p...@iit.edumailto:p...@iit.edu *Driving Innovation through Knowledge and Scholarship* On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Michael Schofield mschofi...@nova.edumailto:mschofi...@nova.edu wrote: 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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 12:23 PM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edumailto:web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of David S Vose Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 7:36 AM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edumailto:web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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 dv...@binghamton.edumailto:dv...@binghamton.edu | 607.777.4907 | Downtown Center: 607.777.9275 To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-07-18 THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or copying of this communication is
Re: [CODE4LIB] [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
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 anis...@epl.ca wrote: Hello Paul, Richard Loomis has a project he presented at ALA 2014: http://somerset.lib.nj.us/rpisign.htm. I hope this helps. Edmonton Public Library Andrew Nisbet ILS Administrator T: 780.496.4058 F: 780.496.8317 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Go Sent: July-18-14 11:24 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage 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. We have discussed having touch screen kiosks using iPads or Kindle Fires but have not attempted to do so., yet. Paul Go Systems Librarian / Library Technology Manager / CS and ITM Liaison Paul V. Galvin Library Illinois Institute of Technology 35 West 33rd Street Chicago, IL 60616 312.567.7997 p...@iit.edumailto:p...@iit.edu *Driving Innovation through Knowledge and Scholarship* On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Michael Schofield mschofi...@nova.edu mailto:mschofi...@nova.edu wrote: 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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 12:23 PM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edumailto:web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of David S Vose Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 7:36 AM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edumailto:web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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 dv...@binghamton.edumailto:dv...@binghamton.edu | 607.777.4907 | Downtown Center: 607.777.9275 To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-07-18
Re: [CODE4LIB] [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage
Just my response I sent to Web4Lib so the data’s available here - I actually have some quantitative data for this one! We have an interactive kiosk set up in the front of our library (http://touchkiosk.library.oregonstate.edu) which has a number of buttons for study room reservation, maps, computer availability, staff directory, class schedule, and hours. It uses custom google analytics events to track the length of viewing of a specific ³pane² as well as how many times a pane is selected. Since it was launched (April 2013) the numbers look like this (% is number of times picked/total picks and seconds is average viewing time): Room Reservation: 40.22% - 75.65 seconds Maps: 20.40% - 47.19 seconds Computer Availability: 13.36% - 15.21 seconds Directory: 9.88% - 55.85 seconds Classroom Schedule: 8.07% - 14.04 seconds Hours: 8.07% - 35.82 seconds A note about the times - the panes time out automatically after 60 seconds unless interacted with or switched away. So if it¹s above 60 seconds they interacted past the timeout period, if not then they¹re clicking away most of the time. I should also say that the numbers are likely skewed based on how interactive a pane is - patrons seem to interact longer with the more ³fun² ones like room reservation, directory, and hours. If you have any questions feel free to shoot me a note, Trey Terrell Programmer Analyst trey.terr...@oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Libraries Corvallis, OR 97331 On 7/18/14, 11:00 AM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote: 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 anis...@epl.ca wrote: Hello Paul, Richard Loomis has a project he presented at ALA 2014: http://somerset.lib.nj.us/rpisign.htm. I hope this helps. Edmonton Public Library Andrew Nisbet ILS Administrator T: 780.496.4058 F: 780.496.8317 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Go Sent: July-18-14 11:24 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] [WEB4LIB] Interactive content for digital signage 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. We have discussed having touch screen kiosks using iPads or Kindle Fires but have not attempted to do so., yet. Paul Go Systems Librarian / Library Technology Manager / CS and ITM Liaison Paul V. Galvin Library Illinois Institute of Technology 35 West 33rd Street Chicago, IL 60616 312.567.7997 p...@iit.edumailto:p...@iit.edu *Driving Innovation through Knowledge and Scholarship* On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Michael Schofield mschofi...@nova.edu mailto:mschofi...@nova.edu wrote: 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:web4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 12:23 PM To: web4...@listserv.nd.edumailto:web4...@listserv.nd.edu 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
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