Contents
Workgroup
Goals
Replace the failing thin-client patron access catalog computers and have a platform for the forthcoming LibNav interactive map on every floor.
Timeline
February 2017 David will work on patching together the thin-client system that we have so there is at least one catalog station on every floor except the second (where there is already lots of computers and helpful staff)
February 2017 ETS will work on adding catalog features to current touch kiosk app
Summer 2017 Tentative release of new Primo user interface
TBA: kiosk hardware purchasing, new touch kiosk interface up and running, kiosk installation
To-Do
- Establish timeline for project and concurrent projects
- Pick possible locations (assessment, lit review?)
- Identify whether or not there are Ethernet ports in locations (elevator vestibule)
- Establish feasibility/desirability of hardware keyboard
- Establish approximate budget for project
- Figure out accessibility needs
- Create list of possible hardware options
- If we go with tablets figure out Ethernet access
- Talk to multimedia services about who makes their custom enclosures
- Decide what we want to purchase
Features
Software
Required
Primo patron access catalog interface
LibNav interactive library map
Secondary
Study room reservation system
Paging function
Already in kiosk app
Library Hours
Promotional slides
Circulation desk kiosk features
Library website (Borrowing policies, fine appeals, etc)
LibraryThing (Browseability for board game and kindle collections)
Orbis Cascade Institutions
ILL request form?
Hardware
Form factor
| Big Kiosk | Medium Kiosk | Ipad/Android Tablet Kiosk |
|---|---|---|
| Standing Portrait Mode (like the Fairway we have) | Podium Style (consider accessibility issues) | Podium Style Enclosure (consider accessibility issues) |
| Standing Landscape Mode ('slab' style kiosks) | Adjustable Mount + Heavy Duty Monitor | Wall Mounted Enclosure |
| Podium Style (consider accessibility issues) | ||
| Table Style (consider accessibility issues) | ||
| Adjustable Stand/Podium/Table | ||
| Adjustable Mount + Heavy Duty Monitor |
Applications
One big/medium kiosk (in elevator vestibule or former catalog computer area)
Multiple big/medium kiosks (in elevator vestibule or former catalog computer area)
Tablets in multiple locations
Big/medium kiosks in key locations with tablets throughout library (at banks of study rooms, possibly in stacks to help with finding materials)
Medium kiosks in various locations
Kiosk at circulation desk for customer self-serve, navigation assistance, same services as existing dual monitor station (shared station in-between, dual monitor, flip back and forth tablet/monitor?)
Computer
Mini PC
Mac Mini
HDMI 'stick' computer (Windows/Android)
Raspberry Pi small Linux computer
All in one PC with touchscreen
Tablet (IOS, Android)
Considerations
Durability (>10 years)
Solid metal enclosures would be desirable
Cost
Heavy duty touchscreens (ELO, Planar, NEC)
Network capabilities (Ethernet capable)
Replaceability/modularity of components
Accessibility
Aesthetics
Matrix of Kiosk Hardware Options
| Model | Manufacturer | Form Factor | Per Unit Cost | Units Desired | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Placement
Ideas:
- Elevator vestibule
- 2nd elevator vestibule
- Stairway entrance at end of avenue
- Old catalog computer spots (counter-top kiosk mounts?)
- At ends of banks of study rooms (excluding 90 day rooms) (1 or both ends?)
- In the stacks?