Leveraging Web 2.0 and GIS
Thom W. CoxTechnical Project
ManagerTisch Library
Tufts [email protected]
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Tisch website re-launch – a major step forward
How we’re leveraging Web 2.0 tools: success and challenges
Using GIS to create a spatial information manager for the library
My how you’ve grown (since 2003)
The Web has changed
The User has changed
One full year of research: How have other universities met the
challenge? What do we know about our users
already? How do our users seek information? What can the library staff tell us? [ 1 ] [ 2 ] What do students think so far? What more can students tell us?
Provide direct access to our resources and content
Increase awareness of resource availability Did You Know / Now@Tisch / Featured Resource
on every page Preserve, and even improve readability,
accessibility, “printablity”, usability of the site
Tisch& You begins a drive to personalize the site
Podcasts JavaScript-enabled content rotationRSS syndicationWhat’s next? LibGuides?
ASP.NET/AJAX?
for orienting students to the library and to library research
an annual poetry reading episode interviews with distinguished Tufts
alumni authorsVideo tour of the music librarypanel discussion with four Tufts
faculty members on how to write a senior honors thesis
Challenge: get usage stats on podcasts:
Web stats from an RSS feed?WebTrends? Google Analytics?
awstats?
Challenge – convert online library instruction tutorials into video podcasts
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/captivate/articles/ipod.html
http://www.sothink.com/product/swftovideoconverter/
Fine, but does it look ok on the iPhone?
Export from Captivate at highest quality
Convert to AVI format in SWF Converter:
Then use a professional video conversion program like Sorenson Squeeze to convert to MPEG-4 format and reduce to an iPhone/iPod compatible screen size
Challenge: make our content available as RSS feeds
Blog host of content itself JavaScript solutionsASP.NET/AJAX
The Spatial Information Manager for the Library
The challenge of managing spaceLibrary or Labyrinth?A perfect model for GIS-based spatial
information management
metadata, metadata, metadataL-SIMS:
a database of geo-encoded uniquely identified objects - floors, rooms, stacks, computers, wireless access points, fire extinguishers, etc., that can be queried and used to generate high quality maps for a variety of purposes.
GIS is a system of computer software, hardware, data and personnel to help store, manipulate, analyze, and present information that is tied to a spatial location.
facilitate the analysis and optimization of existing space within the Tisch Library
serve as a real-time high-quality map generator provide access to the square footage of any
room in the library assist reference librarians in their efforts to
direct students to resources in the library be a searchable query engine showing what
software exists on the computers in the library a critical component of disaster planning
Brainstorming and forming a team
Tufts University Berger Family Technology Transfer Endowment
Needs Assessment Stakeholder
Meetings
L-SIMS Design and Data Integration
Tisch StacksDatabase
Facilities RoomDatabase
LITS ComputerDatabase
Facilities Floor PlansFacilities Floor Plans L-SIMSL-SIMS
Misc. Library Data Room Use Copiers Emergency Exits Etc.
RoomsRooms•Room numberRoom number•Room nameRoom name•Room useRoom use•Square footageSquare footage•Dept. occupantDept. occupant•Quiet spaceQuiet space
InfrastructureInfrastructure•WallsWalls•DoorwaysDoorways•ColumnsColumns•DoorsDoors•StairwellsStairwells
Service CentersService Centers•Reserves, Reserves, Circulation, etc.Circulation, etc.
CollectionsCollections•Range numberRange number•Beg. call numberBeg. call number•End call numberEnd call number•Collection typeCollection type•Shelving typeShelving type
EmergencyEmergency•Fire alarmsFire alarms•Fire extinguishersFire extinguishers•Emergency exitsEmergency exits•Panic buttonsPanic buttons
LITSLITS•ComputersComputers•PhotocopiersPhotocopiers•PrintersPrinters•ScannersScanners
QA/QCEducation
Call number locator; Retrieve location of book
Query Office space < 200 sq. ft. Staff computers that have a DVD player Public computers that have Excel
Analytical
Buffer fire extinguishers 75 feet Through overlay identify stacks NOT within 75
feet of an extinguisher
High-quality maps for the Tisch website
GIS Web Application
Questions and Answers
Thom W. CoxTechnical Project Manager
Tisch LibraryTufts University
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