library technology benchmarks
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Library Technology Benchmarks, Taylor Family Digital Library, University of Calgary. Designing Libraries conference 2012.TRANSCRIPT
Taylor Family Digital Library Technology Officer University of Calgary
21st Century Benchmarks for Library Technologies
Shawna Sadler
TFDL Technology Vision
The Taylor Family Digital Library’s unique features and resources include technology that encourages experien'al learning, explora'on and innova've ways of creaGng new knowledge.
State-‐of-‐the-‐art Learning and Research Centre
Themes • Agile – All spaces and technology infrastructures must be easily adaptable to changing student and
researcher needs
• Contemporary – Technologies must remain cuNng edge, so to give our UofC Community unique access to innovaGon
• Inspiring – Technologies must leverage opportuniGes for our students and researchers in exciGng new ways
• Innova've – The Library Technology staff must apply a high-‐level of creaGvity to selecGng and employing technologies in the library
Technology Benchmarks
1. Research Library 2. Digital Library 3. SeNng new standards
Requirements for a contemporary…
Research Library Technology Benchmarks
1. Public desktop PC and Mac computers
2. Student Workrooms 3. 100% Wireless infrastructure
4. Electrical outlets built into furniture 5. Digital Signage
Research Library Technology Benchmarks
Public PC and Mac Computers
Research Library Technology Benchmarks
Student CollaboraGve Work Rooms
Research Library Technology Benchmarks
100% Wireless infrastructure
Research Library Technology Benchmarks
Electrical outlets built into furniture
Research Library Technology Benchmarks
Digital Signage
Digital Library Technology Benchmarks
1. RFID the collecGon
2. PresentaGon PracGce Rooms
3. MulGmedia Hardware & So^ware
4. Touch Tables 5. Gaming, PC and Console
6. So^ware to enable student collaboraGve work
7. Agile infrastructure, ie Raised Flooring
Digital Library Technology Benchmarks
RFID the CollecGon
Digital Library Technology Benchmarks
PresentaGon PracGce Rooms
Digital Library Technology Benchmarks
MulGmedia Hardware
Digital Library Technology Benchmarks
So^ware for collaboraGon
Digital Library Technology Benchmarks
Touch Tables
Digital Library Technology Benchmarks
Gaming PC & Consoles
Digital Library Technology Benchmarks
So^ware to Enable
Student CollaboraGve Work
TeamSpot
ClassSpot
Digital Library Technology Benchmarks
Agile Infrastructure Raised Flooring, demountable walls, moveable furniture
SeNng New Standards Technology Benchmarks
1. Emphasize digital real-‐estate
2. MulG-‐surface compuGng 3. VisualizaGon space 4. Media DistribuGon System 5. Agile technologies to support programming & events
SeNng New Standards Technology Benchmarks
Digital Real-‐Estate
Faculty
Students
Public
SeNng New Standards Technology Benchmarks
MulG-‐surface compuGng
SeNng New Standards Technology Benchmarks
Media DistribuGon System
Barracuda Encoder SGngray Set top Boxes Furnace So^ware
Video Broadcast over IP
SeNng New Standards Technology Benchmarks
Agile technologies to support programming & events
InnovaGve Projects
1. Library Data VisualizaGons 2. RFID & Data Vis & Discovery 3. Corporate Partnerships
InnovaGve Projects
Library Data VisualizaGon
George Legrady
Making Visible the Invisible: What the Community is Reading
Keyword Map Agack
InnovaGve Projects
Library Data VisualizaGon in a MulG-‐Surface Environment
InnovaGve Projects
RFID & Data VisualizaGon & Discovery
+ Library CollecGon Databases + =
RFID Tags in the Book CollecGon Marian Dörk, Sheelagh Carpendale, Christopher Collins, and Carey Williamson
InnovaGve Projects
Corporate Partnerships
