computers in libraries, monterey 2011 - dissemination with ipads

Dissemination with iPads

best practice from Denmark

Gladsaxe Public Libraries

64.000 inhabitants

Suburb to Copenhagen

Yearly budget: Dkr. 46.000.000 (app. 8.5 mill. usd)

Yearly budget for materials: Dkr. 6.000.000 (app. 1.2 mill.usd)

110 employees

Main library and 4 branches

Dissemination with iPads

Agenda:

Goals

What do we do?

Handling and security?

Future perspective

Goals

Strengthen staff knowledge

Experimenting in the physical space

Educating our local patrons

Be a tech Savvy Library

What do we do?

Must important resources:

30 iPad 2

The staffs knowledge and competencies

Apps from Apples appstore

The physical library

What do we do?

Experiments:

Play with music

Jane Austen readling club

Read the daily news on the iPad

Angry Birds tournament

Book reviews on YouTube

Workshops

What do we do?

Play with Music:

Play with instruments, sounds, chords, sheetmusic and mixing

2-3 iPads with relevant apps

1 iPad with musicquiz

What do we do?

Play with Music:

What do we do?

Jane Austen reading club:

Reading club for expats in english

iPads with Jane Austen manuscripts, books, analysis and more

What do we do?

Jane Austen reading club:

iPad for all members of reading club

What do we do?

Read the daily news on iPad:

• 2-3 iPad with different kinds of news app• Newspapers, TV and video, aggregators and

more• Patrons can borrow and experimenting

What do we do?

Angry Bird tournament:

GladsaxeChampionship inAngry Bird

Part of a national tournament

Finale in local movietheater on the big screen

What do we do?

Book reviews on YouTube:

What do we do?

Workshops:

Patrons exchanging knowledge with each other

What do we do?

Workshops:

Very popular workshops with lots of participants

Handling and security

Security is a challenge

iPads are expensive and needs protection against theft

Security can influence the user experience

How do we find a proper solution?

Handling and security

Solution: 

The patrons check out the iPad in the physical space

Handling and security

Solution: iPad kiosk mounts for exhibition

Future perspectives

Evaluate the project

Make the iPads a natural part of the Librarys exhibition and dissemination toolbox

Develope new services, where the use of iPads will bring added value for the patrons

Thanks for listening

You can contact me:

email: esbenf@gladsaxe.dktwitter: @esbenfskype: esben.fjord