[Web4lib] Digital Signage in Libraries

[Micah Stevens]

I've set up Linux boxes to run KDE in Kiosk mode and it works out nicely 
for the same reason. This is a great way to do it. You can set up the 
web page to reload occasionally as well. I used old Pentium III units 
that were going to be recycled, which saved a bit of money too. You can 
put several video cards in each box if you need multiple outputs.

-Micah

On 01/16/2007 01:53 PM, Gimon, Charles A wrote:
> Ours run in Flash. The Flash files read XML files that are generated by
> queries to our databases of events and promotions. These are the same
> databases that we use to serve event information on our public and
> internal websites. 
>
> Flash is good for this sort of visual because it scales nicely and
> smoothly. 
>
> It's also very easy just to run Internet Explorer or Mozilla in
> full-screen kiosk mode. You can just build a webpage that represents
> what you want to display on the screen, have it refresh as often as you
> like, and use the same skills, tech, resources that you're using for
> your web presence. Use javascript for animation, embed RSS feeds, reuse
> graphics that you're using elsewhere on the web, whatever you like.
>
> --Charles Gimon
>   Web Coordinator
>   Minneapolis Public Library
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Cox, Christopher
> N.
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:24 PM
> To: lita-l at ala.org; web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Web4lib] Digital Signage in Libraries
>
>
> We are fortunate to have acquired a number of plasma screens which we
> will be putting throughout the library building for student current
> awareness, marketing, etc.  Many of the implementations I have seen of
> this type of technology involve running a looped PowerPoint presentation
> on the screen.  I was wondering:
>  
> 1)  Does anyone run a digital signage system such as this using software
> or another technology other than PowerPoint?
>  
> 2)  If we use PowerPoint, we want to avoid having to update the slides
> all that often.  
>  
> a)  Has anyone figured out how to embed Outlook calendars in PowerPoint?
> We wanted to use this to display our instruction lab's calendar to
> students each day.  
> b)  Also, has anyone figured out how to embed an RSS feed into
> PowerPoint?  We use a blog for news and would love to display our latest
> news stories as well as weather, world and national news, etc.
>  
> If anyone has done something really neat with this technology I'd also
> love to hear it.  Happy to share what I hear with the list.
>  
> Thanks,
> Chris.
>  
>
> Christopher Cox 
>
> Interim Director of Libraries
>
> Editor, Internet Reference Services Quarterly
>
> McIntyre Library  
>
> University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire 
>
> 105 Garfield Avenue - L 3002A 
>
> Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004 
>
> Phone:  (715) 836-4454 
>
> Fax:  (715) 836-2949 
>
> Email:  coxcn at uwec.edu <blocked::mailto:coxcn at uwec.edu> 
>
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