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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear OLA folks –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Running a digital signage program has many moving parts; the hardware seems to be only part of the equation that will work for one’s library. In 2013, I wrote
a draft proposal for our library. We have not implemented digital signage yet, but my research included this 2010 article:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">CRL News:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">http://crln.acrl.org/content/71/6/299.full?sid=52f01c90-8f5b-4579-8084-944d06fb0062<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Features - ACRL TECHCONNECT:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Donald A. Barclay, Thomas Bustos, and Teal Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Signs of success: Digital signage in the library
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Coll. res. libr. news June 2010 71:299-333<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">More notes from 2013:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">UCMerced, an academic library in California, set up a default PowerPoint template with slides sized for the display (1280 x 768) for submission by anyone on
campus. (Bold effort, and a great use of digital displays in a student-centric space.) Read their submission guidelines here: http://studentsfirst.ucmerced.edu/resources/digitalsignage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">More locally, I checked with WCCLS libraries where installed digital signage in 2013. At the time, one city library had this to say about the configuration:
“They display a PowerPoint presentation in a loop on a NEC MultiSynch 46” display with a build in NEC Atom 1.6 GHz PC. The computer is running in a workgroup mode and the staff connects to it…, they copy the presentation, and then reboot the computer. PC
is set up to auto logon and to run the presentation. Initially, the staff was using Bluetooth keyboard with touchpad but they frequently had connectivity issues. The advantage of NEC solution is that the computer installs in the slot on the display and all
you need is CAT5 and power connection.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Another library was using a hosted service (<a href="http://potomac.nu/?Gallery:Kiosk&print">http://potomac.nu/?Gallery:Kiosk&print</a>) but was contemplating
moving to a different service (<a href="http://www.sitekiosk.com">http://www.sitekiosk.com</a>), both of which require internet and network access for the display, as well as monthly fees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Newer televisions frequently allow plugging in of USB to run photo slideshows using the remote. In that kind of scenario, you’d need: 1) access to the USB for
staff only (monitor can’t be near the ceiling, nor easily accessible by patrons), 2) have the TV remote available, and 3) manage the slides (images) in a consistent format to view correctly on the screen. Slide show software varies from TV brand to brand (or
the software they are running) so it depends a lot on whether the slide show implementation fits the library’s needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">When my library gets back to working on digital signage, I’ll be asking the same questions as everyone else. I hope my notes from a couple years back are helpful
in moving the question at your library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Liz Paulus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Electronic Resources Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Cedar Mill Community Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">@info_maven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">lizp@wccls.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Diedre Conkling<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 03, 2015 1:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> libs-or<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] digital display<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The PUBLIB archive use to be fairly easy to search but it is more difficult now and I didn't really find the right terms to use. I know that this subject has been discussed there several times. I did find some of a 2008 discussion but
I think that with the current TV's an SD card or a thumb drive can be used directly in the TV without the computer connection. I am posting part of the 2008 discussion that I found because parts of it still might be useful:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:00:41 -0600</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">To: "Terry Wirick" <<a href="mailto:twirick@erielibrary.org">twirick@erielibrary.org</a>>, "PUBLIB" <<a href="mailto:publib@webjunction.org">publib@webjunction.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">From: "Michael Golrick" <<a href="mailto:Michaelg@eauclaire.lib.wi.us">Michaelg@eauclaire.lib.wi.us</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Subject: Re: [Publib] Library informational displays</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Hi-</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The L E Phillips Memorial Public Library has a large flat screen TV behind =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">the reference desk plus several other smaller sets around the building. =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">What we do is loop a Power Point presentation which promotes upcoming =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">library programs as well as our current Capital Campaign. Our PR staff =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">manages the content. Our web site includes some of the same information =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">(provided by the same staff) as part of the banner at the top of the page. =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">(See the link in my sig file.)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Email me privately if you need more and I will connect you with the staff =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">who actually do the work.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:33:08 -0400</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">To: "<a href="mailto:publib@webjunction.org">publib@webjunction.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:publib@webjunction.org">publib@webjunction.org</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">From: Lisa Charbonnet <<a href="mailto:lisa@westbank.lib.tx.us">lisa@westbank.lib.tx.us</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Subject: [Publib] Electronic Displays in the Foyer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Hi all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I've been asking lots of questions of the great collective at publib lately=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> and I just thought I'd give some answers back!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">We've been looking for a flexible electronic display format to make announc=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">ements in our foyer. We wanted great graphic capability to capture patrons'=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> eyes with lots of photographs as well as the flexibility to change it at l=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">east daily. I sent out a call to publib and we investigated several vendors=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">. A couple of the vendors offered lovely displays- 37" monitors mounted on =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">sturdy stands that could be programmed with content from a flash drive. Th=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">e price? Almost $5,000 and way beyond our budget.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">So, we got inventive. New flat screen TVs have come way down in price. We f=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">ound a sleek 32" model for $600 and mounted it on the inside foyer wall. I=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">t took special heavy brackets- you can usually pay to have the store you bo=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">ught it from install it or you can get brackets from most any hardware stor=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">e- and we mounted it high enough to be out of reach of little fingers. We p=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">ulled the cord through the wall, conveniently next to a desk, and hooked it=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> up to both a plug and an old computer of ours. The computer does not have =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">to be new or particularly powerful, it will only run one thing, the TV disp=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">lay.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">What about the display? We composed a simple Powerpoint to show upcoming pr=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">ograms, news, and items of interest. We played with the timing, (for us 3 s=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">econds a slide is just about right), the color and background (we loaded th=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">e Master with a soft blue and our logo), and the graphics (photos are great=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">, a 300 dpi resolution seems to work fine). Every now and then we insert so=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">mething to jazz the eye further. Maybe a subliminal word? Read? We just lea=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">ve it up, looping continually, all day long.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">How to change it? With a real computer on the other end of the TV, we loade=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">d VNC (Virtual Network Computing- open source under the GNU general public =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">license) to connect that computer to our library's shared internal drive. W=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">ith VNC and a password, we can control the display computer from any other =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">connected computer, even from main to branch and back, and we can change th=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">e display from minute to minute if we like.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Our display has been up and running for two weeks now and all is well. Mayb=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">e we can cut down on some of the paper brochures. Maybe we should load the =</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">occasional You Tube video (though maybe the repetitive sound would drive th=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">e Circulation folks crazy). Maybe we could have contests. Lots of fun thoug=</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Lisa</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">We use an old PC with a looping Powerpoint presentation. It displays on</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">a 24" widescreen flat panel mounted behind the circ desk. Easy as pie,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">gives the patrons something to look at while they wait in line</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">(including a lovely screen that asks them to have their card ready).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Ted Smith <<a href="mailto:t.smith@newportlibrary.org" target="_blank">t.smith@newportlibrary.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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How easy is it to implement and update. Any major IT requirements – I have power and data outlets at the location in mind. I’d like to have the ability to update from any staff pc so I suppose the software would have to be on a server accessible to selected
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<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Lincoln County Library District</span></em><br>
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<h6>“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”―Maya Angelou<o:p></o:p></h6>
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