computers in libraries, monterey 2011 - dissemination with ipads
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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