1. Making Book Fairs Friendlier
Through Technology
Jesús Alonso-Regalado
University at Albany, SUNY
SALALM LVIII
Coral Gables, FL
May 21, 2013
2. How Technologically-Friendly are the Book Fairs?
Mobile
Site
App? Social Media Wireless Other
Cuba Live TV
Bogota Business area Blog, Virtual stands
Santo
Domingo
Buenos Aires Blog, “Espacio
Digital”
Lima Pay for service Live broadcasts,
Libro Digital Pavilion
Guatemala Pay for service
Bienal (Rio/Sao
Paulo)
Liber
(Madrid/Barcelona)
Free only for
exhibitors
Corner Digital
Santiago de
Chile
Free in limited areas
Guadalajara Business area
4. How Do I Use Technology in the Book Fair?
Useful Documentation
5. Preparing the Book Fair Trip (I)
Generate a list of the materials owned by the library (specific dates,
countries of publication etc.) in HTML
Additional Documentation:
• Suggestions of
titles/topics by students
and faculty (Excel)
• Procedures & tips
documentation (Word)
• A separate list for DVD’s
6. At the Book Fair
• Create a spreadsheet
including the invoices paid
every day and estimate
how many funds are left
for the rest of the book
fair.
• Use all the documentation
compiled BEFORE the trip
• Write field trip notes
7. Using Social Media to Take your Student and
Faculty with you to Your Acquisitions Trip