Monday, May 4, 2009

Flat Panel ideas


John Blyberg from Darien Library sent a Tweet on Saturday afternoon. A simple message that of course pipped my curiosity. Darien Library are using a Flat panel in the library to advertise what items are being returned. Customers have the ability to see what is being returned and if there items have been returned. It is a great tool for customers and staff alike.
It could be used for many different things. It could be adapted and used for items that are going out on loan as well. Items that are being reserved and for searches that are on the OPAC. Items being ordered and received into the Library.


This idea could be adapted for whatever you choose. Any ideas on how best to serve the customers?




1 comment:

Keith said...

Ahh yes, I think this is a really great idea to incorporate. perhaps you could even set it up so that users could display what list it is they want to see that is appropriate to their interests (eg fiction, music, manga etc). Even if it was purely returns, filters for materials of interest would go along way to being a useful tool. Depending on what the software can do, there are alot of possibilities for sure.