Blurring the boundaries between our physical and electronic libraries

RFID ConferenceAndrew Walsh, November 2010

What’s Stopping us? An early adopter considers how to get more out of the technology.

Background

What are we really using RFID for?

Stock control…

CC Image from Lauren Leigh on Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/lauren_leigh/2936249265/

Suggestions…

I want us to be able to drop an item on a pad to…

•Display book reviews (and more)

•Give opportunity to leave reviews

•Recommend books to others

•Suggest other useful items

•Add items to a reference list

Suggestions…

I want us to be able to swipe a card and…

•Display item suggestions

•Give Social Networking opportunities

•Show directed messages to users

•Display reading lists

•Suggest other services

Why? A little bit of magic and a bit more return…

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/7933170@N03/2631820657/ - by photographer padawan *(xava du).

What is the physical library for?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/430442919/ - mstephens7

Just speculation?

Image from: http://www.janklerk.net/2010/01/about-failed-taste-tagging-project-in.html

We’ve already done the hard bit…

Contact Details & Links

Vcard QR codeAndrew Walsh, a.p.walsh@hud.ac.ukTwitter - @andywalsh999

Can find my talks and papers at: http://bit.ly/lilacAW