1. Gadgets in the Library
A 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

2. Part Two

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

4. why is hardware not
important?

5. managing iOS

6. iTunes

7. Apple Configurator

11. Example!

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

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

14. managing android

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

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

18. managing windows 8

19. ?

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

21. OS = management

22. Decisions to Make

23. management questions

24. management questions
• Preloading content

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

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

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

28. best practices
aka
what we did

29. feedbooks

30. gutenberg

31. calibre

32. cataloging and
representation

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

34. how we did it
Bibliographic entry = Generic (eReader)
Added titles/authors = findable via search
Item = individual eReaders

36. why is hardware very
important?

37. Hackerspaces
&
Makerspaces
&
FabLabs

41. Raspberry Pi

42. $25

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

47. Allen County Public Library
Fort Wayne, IN
http://tekventure.org/maker-station/

48. Summary

49. Summary
• Gadgets are important for Services

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

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

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

53. Questions?

54. Jason Griffey
Email: griffey@gmail.com
Site: jasongriffey.net
gVoice: 423-443-4770
Twitter: @griffey
Other: Release Candidate
ALA TechSource
Head of Library Information Technology
http://pinboard.in/u:griffey/ University of Tennessee at Chattanooga