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 the First
• Introduction
• What do we want from this?
• What sorts of problems are we trying to
solve?
• Why gadgets?
3. Part the Second
• Why hardware is ultimately not important
• Why hardware is ultimately very important
• Legal issues
• How to...
4. Part the First
• Introduction
• What do we want from this?
• What sorts of problems are we trying to
solve?
• Why gadgets?
18. In 2008, Apple sold more iPhones than
in 2007.
In 2009, they sold more than in
2007 & 2008 combined
19. In 2008, Apple sold more iPhones than
in 2007.
In 2009, they sold more than in
2007 & 2008 combined
In 2010, they sold more than 2007,
2008, & 2009 combined
20. In 2008, Apple sold more iPhones than
in 2007.
In 2009, they sold more than in
2007 & 2008 combined
In 2010, they sold more than 2007,
2008, & 2009 combined
In 2011, they sold more than 2007, 2008,
2009, & 2010 combined.
82. circulation & policy
• How long is circ period?
• Insurance & Patron indemnity
• Filtering content for minors?
83. circulation & policy
• How long is circ period?
• Insurance & Patron indemnity
• Filtering content for minors?
• Other issues?
84. Summary
• Gadgets are increasingly the way people
interact with information
• Know what your patrons are using
• Operating system is the important bit
• Decisions should be based on use-case
86. 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