UNR Knowledge Center @one eReader Bar

The @One eReader bar: Apple inspired, library designed

Lisa Kurt, Emerging Technologies Librarian, University of Nevada, Reno

Tod Colegrove, Head of DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library, University of Nevada, Reno

Great idea!

Available online: http://jarvisslacks.com/2011/01/05/the-rhetorical-situation-where-do-ideas-come-from/

The place: @one

http://vimeo.com/27789194

Why apple?

Available online: http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/apple-store.jpg

Why apple?

Available online: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=811341

Temple vs. user engagement

Available online: http://people.bu.edu/wwildman/WeirdWildWeb/media/galleries/philosophy/philosophy_gallery.htm

"A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas...”

The Need for Continuity-Norman Cousins

ALA Bulletin vol.48, no.9 Oct. 1954

Time for…

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Libguides

First iteration: beginning of April 2011

How we succeeded + FAILED

Awesome teamwork!

but underwhelming result…

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Second iteration: mid-April 2011

Promos!

Promos!

http://youtu.be/cirARyPB4co

Over a 3-day period, 1 out of 37 through the gate went “hands-on” with at least one of the devices.

How we mostly succeeded!

http://youtu.be/RoJ_ejRlO-M

How we succeeded

How we succeeded and FAILED

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Where we wanted to go

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Where we were…

Third/Fourth iterations

How we succeeded

27.7% increase in length of ave. encounter30.6% increase in gate count ratio

http://youtu.be/YzCYIwwr7mE

and how we FAILED…

The Future!

Twitter: @lisapisa77lkurt@unr.eduhttp://www.lisakurt.com

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/lisakurt/unr-knowledge-center-one-ereader-bar-9718384

Thank you!

Twitter: @pcolegrovepcolegrove@unr.edu