Information at Point of Need: Practical Tips to Augment Your Library Service

I N F O R M AT I O N AT P O I N T O F N E E D :

P R A C T I C A L T I P S T O A U G M E N T Y O U R L I B R A R Y S E R V I C E

P E T E R D U D L E Y S I O B H Á N D U N N E P A R A I C E L L I O T T

Academic & Special Libraries Annual Conference 27th-28th February 2014

Today’s Workshop:

1 AUGMENTED REALITY OVERVIEW

2 HOW TO DEPLOY AR IN A LIBRARY

A LOOK AT THE MAIN 2 VENDORS:

- LAYAR (for basic options)

- AURASMA (for customisable options)

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4 HOW TO EDIT IMAGES USING PIXLR

Sowhat exactly is augmented reality?

AR is a way of viewing digital

content which has been

BLENDED with a live view of

the real-world environment.

T H I S P R I N C I P L E L A Y S T H E F O U N D A T I O N F O RT H R E E K E Y S T R AT E G I C O B J E C T I V E S :

T H E M A I N V E N D O R S :

B U T W H Y C H O O S E A R

Q R?

1 ATTRACTIVENESS

(AR icons can be more striking and colourful)

2 EFFICIENCY

(Each trigger object can be augmented with multiple icons)

3 VARIETY

(Icons can have various useful functions)

VA R I E T Y I S T H E S P I C E O F A U G M E N T E D L I F E .

V I D E O S O C I A L

M E D I AW E B S I T E I N F O

B U B B L EA N I M A T I O N

I C O N T I P S :

• S A M E S I Z E

• E Q U A L LY S T R I K I N G

• O B V I O U S F U N C T I O N

1 O R I E N TAT I O N

So how can AR

be used in libraries

SECTION 5: RESEARCH PLAN

P O D C A S T TO U R S

2 T I M E M A N A G E M E N T

3 I N F O R M AT I O N L I T E R A C Y

E - T U T O R I A L S & G U I D E S

4 P R O M O T I O N

DCU LIBRARY CHANNEL

B O O K M AR K S & L E AF L E T S

5 “ M Y L I B R A R Y ”

AR allows users

to top up printing

accounts and pre

book study rooms.

F O C U S G R O U P S

E N A B L E D U S T O

T E S T O U R D E S I G N S

& I D E N T I F Y I S S U E S

A R O U N D L I G H T I N G

A N D P L A C E M E N T

O F P O S E R S

I T ’ S E A S Y T O C R E A T E

C O N G E S T I O N P O I N T S

W H E N P L A C I N G P O S T E R S

Be aware of the change from

natural to artificial light

throughout the day.

T E C H N I C A L L I M I TAT I O N S

C O N S I D E R AT I O N S

A R P L AT F O R M S S U P P O R T D E V I C E S W I T H :

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TA B L E T S

S U P P O R T E D D E V I C E S I N C L U D E :

1 Free version

- access to basic design features

- ad supported

2 Pro version

- access to advanced design features & statistics

- no ads

- €45 per page (bundle package available)

L AYA R P R I C I N G O P T I O N S :

AURASMA’S FREE PACKAGE COVERS EVERYTHING INCLUDED IN LAYAR PRO PACKAGE