Gadgets in the Library: Part 2

Gadgets in the LibraryA Practical Guide to Personal Electronics for Librarians ALA TechSource May 10 & 24, 2012 Jason Griffey Head of Library Information Technology University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Part Two

Part the Second• Why hardware is ultimately not important• Why hardware is ultimately very important• Legal issues• How to...

why is hardware not important?

managing iOS

iTunes

Apple Conﬁgurator

Example!

http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/enterprise/

http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/

managing android

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/10/bring- your-phone-to-work-day-managing.html

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/04/ putting-android-to-work-for-your.html

managing windows 8

• Windows 8 for x86/x64 tablets = System Center Conﬁguration Manager and Windows Intune• Windows RT (for ARM tablets) = Intune, maybe?

OS = management

Decisions to Make

management questions

management questions• Preloading content

management questions• Preloading content• Wiping personal data at check-in

management questions• Preloading content• Wiping personal data at check-in• Who manages?

management questions• Preloading content• Wiping personal data at check-in• Who manages?• Legal issues with apps/content

best practices aka what we did

feedbooks

gutenberg

calibre

cataloging andrepresentation

assumptions•ﬁndable by title/author•minimizing future edits•obvious in catalog

how we did itBibliographic entry = Generic (eReader)Added titles/authors = ﬁndable via search Item = individual eReaders

why is hardware very important?

Hackerspaces &Makerspaces & FabLabs

Raspberry Pi

Fayetteville Free Library Fablab Fayetteville, NYhttp://www.fayettevillefreelibrary.org/about-us/services/fablab

Allen County Public Library Fort Wayne, INhttp://tekventure.org/maker-station/

Summary

Summary• Gadgets are important for Services

Summary• Gadgets are important for Services• OS is important for Management

Summary• Gadgets are important for Services• OS is important for Management• Play before you Buy

Summary• Gadgets are important for Services• OS is important for Management• Play before you Buy• Have a plan

Questions?

Jason GriffeyEmail: griffey@gmail.comSite: jasongriffey.netgVoice: 423-443-4770Twitter: @griffeyOther: Release Candidate ALA TechSource Head of Library Information Technology http://pinboard.in/u:griffey/ University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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