[Libs-Or] digital display
Diedre Conkling
diedre08 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 3 13:03:54 PST 2015
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:
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:00:41 -0600
To: "Terry Wirick" <twirick at erielibrary.org>, "PUBLIB" <
publib at webjunction.org>
From: "Michael Golrick" <Michaelg at eauclaire.lib.wi.us>
Subject: Re: [Publib] Library informational displays
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Hi-
The L E Phillips Memorial Public Library has a large flat screen TV behind =
the reference desk plus several other smaller sets around the building. =
What we do is loop a Power Point presentation which promotes upcoming =
library programs as well as our current Capital Campaign. Our PR staff =
manages the content. Our web site includes some of the same information =
(provided by the same staff) as part of the banner at the top of the page. =
(See the link in my sig file.)
Email me privately if you need more and I will connect you with the staff =
who actually do the work.
Michael
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:33:08 -0400
To: "publib at webjunction.org" <publib at webjunction.org>
From: Lisa Charbonnet <lisa at westbank.lib.tx.us>
Subject: [Publib] Electronic Displays in the Foyer
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Hi all,
I've been asking lots of questions of the great collective at publib lately=
and I just thought I'd give some answers back!
We've been looking for a flexible electronic display format to make announc=
ements in our foyer. We wanted great graphic capability to capture patrons'=
eyes with lots of photographs as well as the flexibility to change it at l=
east daily. I sent out a call to publib and we investigated several vendors=
. A couple of the vendors offered lovely displays- 37" monitors mounted on =
sturdy stands that could be programmed with content from a flash drive. Th=
e price? Almost $5,000 and way beyond our budget.
So, we got inventive. New flat screen TVs have come way down in price. We f=
ound a sleek 32" model for $600 and mounted it on the inside foyer wall. I=
t took special heavy brackets- you can usually pay to have the store you bo=
ught it from install it or you can get brackets from most any hardware stor=
e- and we mounted it high enough to be out of reach of little fingers. We p=
ulled the cord through the wall, conveniently next to a desk, and hooked it=
up to both a plug and an old computer of ours. The computer does not have =
to be new or particularly powerful, it will only run one thing, the TV disp=
lay.
What about the display? We composed a simple Powerpoint to show upcoming pr=
ograms, news, and items of interest. We played with the timing, (for us 3 s=
econds a slide is just about right), the color and background (we loaded th=
e Master with a soft blue and our logo), and the graphics (photos are great=
, a 300 dpi resolution seems to work fine). Every now and then we insert so=
mething to jazz the eye further. Maybe a subliminal word? Read? We just lea=
ve it up, looping continually, all day long.
How to change it? With a real computer on the other end of the TV, we loade=
d VNC (Virtual Network Computing- open source under the GNU general public =
license) to connect that computer to our library's shared internal drive. W=
ith VNC and a password, we can control the display computer from any other =
connected computer, even from main to branch and back, and we can change th=
e display from minute to minute if we like.
Our display has been up and running for two weeks now and all is well. Mayb=
e we can cut down on some of the paper brochures. Maybe we should load the =
occasional You Tube video (though maybe the repetitive sound would drive th=
e Circulation folks crazy). Maybe we could have contests. Lots of fun thoug=
hts!
Best,
Lisa
We use an old PC with a looping Powerpoint presentation. It displays on
a 24" widescreen flat panel mounted behind the circ desk. Easy as pie,
gives the patrons something to look at while they wait in line
(including a lovely screen that asks them to have their card ready).
=20
Linda Cannon
Collection Development Librarian
Joplin Public Library
On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Ted Smith <t.smith at newportlibrary.org>
wrote:
> I heard there was a thread on the list about digital displays for
> lobbies. I’m very interested in purchasing a system and would love to hear
> from those of you who have done so. 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 staff? These are all questions as well as needs. What say you?
>
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