The document discusses enhancing bookmobiles by providing internet access to better serve patrons, utilizing technologies like cellular, satellite, and WiMAX for real-time transactions. It highlights the importance of higher bandwidth for improved user experience and explores various devices such as netbooks and e-readers that can facilitate this service. Additionally, the author emphasizes upcoming technologies and the role of the IT department in implementing these solutions.

1. Reach Out Through the Internet: Taking the Library to Your Patrons Jim Peterson, Technology Coordinator Making the Bookmobile an Internet Hotspot Do Transactions in Realtime! Coming Technologies Q & A

2. Who Am I? Technology Coordinator for the Goodnight Memorial Library. What the heck is that? Hold an AAS in Computer Programming On the job for two years LAN Party article published in School Library Journal, April 2009 Will be certified as a paraprofessional in October Stop me at any time with questions!

3. Goodnight Memorial Library Bookmobile

4. Getting the Internet on a Bookmobile Internet access is one of many keys to making a bookmobile stay relevant in the future Technologies available for Internet access in a moving vehicle – cellular, satellite and Wi-Max Size matters! (Antenna size, that is.)‏ Terrain plays a major role in reception (why cell phone reception stinks!)‏

6. Wish you were there?

7. Wi-Max Antennas

8. Giving the Internet to Bookmobile Patrons Higher bandwidth = better experience Wi-Fi inside the bookmobile – cheap and doable Carrier concerns – throttling, data plans, hardware Netbooks great for this application, go with 10” for better usability

9. Bandwidth = Water Pipes Dialup ISDN older cell technology More Water Trickle for hours Bottom line, higher bandwidth = more data flow! DSL, Cable, 3G Cellular, Satellite Gush for Seconds

10. Transactions in Realtime! IT department will need to be involved here Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) – easiest out for ILS vendor, slowest connection VPN connection – difficult to set up, must be made secure manually, faster than RDC Native application connection – depends on ILS vendor as to whether or not yours can do it, usually very secure, usually quickest connection Security concerns

11. Coming Technologies Some are already out there, just not in great numbers in our region Kindle, Sony and other eBook Readers iPhone apps for Kindle format, PDFs, other document formats Netbooks Mobile WiMax Internet service 4G/LTE cell phone service

12. eBook Readers Amazon Kindle Sony Reader eBook Reader Matrix -- LOTS to choose from!

13. iPhone Applications List of iPhone apps from MacWorld Magazine

14. Smart and Dumb Phone Apps Blackberry devices Linux phones Android phones Sony W-series phones On and on and upcoming .....

15. Netbooks Netbook = small, lightweight laptop with a screen smaller than 12”, and no DVD/CD drive. Great for traveling, classwork Main drawbacks are tiny screens below 10”, no DVD/CD drive, small keyboards As of today, OS choices limited to Windows XP and Linux, Windows 7 available after Oct. 22

16. Netbook Examples MSI Wind

17. Example 2 Dell Mini 9 (left), Mini 10 (center), Dell Mini 12 (right)‏

18. RFID Radio Frequency IDentification will save much time and make your job easier CAN be deployed on bookmobiles with little effort Used with either cell, satellite, or Wi-Max technology to do realtime transactions Cost can be a factor

19. Summary Bookmobiles are useful as Internet hotspots for rural patrons Connection is fairly easy to accomplish Transactions can be done in realtime You WILL see new technology on the bookmobile, both from IT departments and patrons!

20. Contact Information Jim Peterson, Technology Coordinator Goodnight Memorial Library, 203 S. Main St., Franklin, KY (270) 586-8397 Library Technology Blog at http://jimmythegeek.livejournal.com Tweet me @GMLGeek On Facebook http://www.gmpl.org/