Webcam to broadcast line in library cafe?

[Heather Rayl]

Awesome, Laura! Thanks for the links. They were exactly what I was looking
for.

~heather


On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Laura Baker <bakerl at acu.edu> wrote:

> What a timely message!  Our library is considering the same thing.  There
> are a number of libraries that do this.  Here are some examples:
>
> http://www.college.library.wisc.edu/camera/
> http://library.wustl.edu/m/webcams.html
> http://m.lib.ncsu.edu/webcam/
>
> Additionally, there was an excellent presentation a few years ago at ALA
> from a library who did this (perhaps NCSU?), and they said the webcam was
> easily one of the most frequently accessed links on their mobile site.  I
> believe there is another publication by ALA on mobile libraries, and it
> lists webcams as common content for consideration on mobile sites.
>
> I asked some libraries with webcams if they encountered a privacy issue.
> While all had considered it, none said it was a problem.  Camera placement
> is critical.  Some suggestions were to keep the camera up high and perhaps
> use a lower resolution so as not to seem to focus on faces.  What you want
> is just a general sense of space and activity.
>
> We ran the idea by our campus police, who felt it was not a privacy
> issue.  They pointed out that a number of restaurants, hotel lobbies, and
> storefronts have public webcams.  The cameras are in public places, and as
> long as we had a notice on the doors that cameras are in place, then they
> felt that was good.  We informally polled students about the idea, and they
> were okay with it.  Interestingly enough our staff are the ones with
> concerns.
>
> I would be very interested in hearing from others who have webcams and
> what your experience has been.
>
> Laura
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Heather Rayl <23eris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all!
>>
>> We are in the process of re-designing our website, and someone suggested
>> that it would be neat to have a live webcam trained on the line in the cafe
>> so people could see if it was busy or slow.
>>
>> Initially I thought this was a great idea, however, my privacy sensors
>> are going off the more I think about it.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a library that's running this sort of set-up? I know
>> that the US Fed. Gov't allows you to film public places for a CCTV feed,
>> but publishing said feed on the web is a completely different thing.
>>
>> Also, there are creepy people in the world. Could said creepy people use
>> this live webcam to stalk someone?
>>
>> I don't really want to take this to the university's legal counsel...
>>
>> Thanks for you help and thoughts!!
>>
>> ~heather
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