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Opened Fall 2011
265,000 sq. ft. on 6 floors
$205 Million Project (Cdn)
Taylor Family Digital Library
Providing outstanding support for Scholarship, Learning and the Creation of Knowledge, Libraries and Cultural Resources is a key component in the University’s Excellence in Research, Teaching and Community Service.
We will fulfill this vision through a convergence of our Libraries, Museum, Archives, Special Collections and University Press and through campus, community, national and international partnerships.
We Should Imagine Greatness
State-of-the-art Learning and Research Centre
The Vision
University of Calgary
~30,000 studentsOriginal library building built in the late 1960’s in the brutalist architecture style
New (to us) Technology• Touch tables (stand-up and coffee)• Touch kiosks to control Media Wall• Digital signage running Omnivex Moxie• Media Walls• Touch Room Booking Displays• Christie MicroTiles• Visualization Wall• Magic Planet Spherical Display• A/V Editing Suites• Digital Media Commons• Teamspot Collaborative software• Dual-boot Mac Minis in Collaborative Workrooms• Large format Scanner• Gaming Collection (current and retro)• Off-site storage of 80% of the physical collection• Dual-monitors• OSX machines
New Technology
• Touch tables (stand-up and coffee)• Touch kiosks to control Media Wall• Media Walls• Digital signage (55 screens) running Omnivex
Moxie• Touch Room Booking Displays• Christie MicroTiles• Visualization Wall• Magic Planet Spherical Display
New Technology
• A/V Editing Suites• Digital Media Commons• Teamspot Collaborative software• Dual-boot Mac Minis in Collaborative Workrooms• Large format Scanner• Gaming Collection (current and retro)• Off-site storage of 80% of the physical collection• Dual-monitors• Macs
• 3D Printer• Large-format Printer• Espresso Book Machine• Wall-mounted iPads
Considered, but…
Raised Flooring, demountable walls, moveable furniture
Agile Infrastructure
100% Wireless Coverage
Contemporary Infrastructure
Furniture that is mobile technology-friendly
Contemporary Infrastructure
Touch displays for Student Workrooms
Contemporary Infrastructure
Digital Signage
Innovative Infrastructure
Workrooms Presentation Practice Rooms Edit Suites
Collaborative Spaces
Software to Enable Student Collaborative Work
TeamSpot
Collaborative Spaces
Furniture to Support Collaboration
Collaborative Spaces
New Public Computing
Collaborative Spaces
With Great Space Comes Great Responsibility
• New Services / Staff to support the new infrastructure:
• Peer Roamers (students)• Visualization Research Coordinator • Digital Media Commons Manager• DMC Mentors (students)• IT / AV Generalist
• Media Walls • Digital Signage • MicroTiles • Editing Suites • Collaborative Spaces • Electricity for EVERY seat
What Works Well
• Touch Workroom Booking Displays– Faulty hardware – we still have hope!– Maybe shoulda used iPads after all :-/
• Touch Kiosks– Sensitive to sunlight– Lack of vendor commitment to
deliver cutting edge– No “killer” application
Not so much
Measure of Success?
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
Library 1-day gate count (October)
Gaming R&D Lab
Space & equipment to experience the video game collection.
• Over 1500 games• Development Tools• PC• Consoles:– Contemporary– Retro
Retro Systems• Pong II• Coleco Telstar• Intellivision• Intellivision II• Colecovision• Atari 2600• Atari 2600 Jr• Nintendo Entertainment
System• Sega MasterSystem• Super Nintendo
• Turbo Graphics 16• Sega Genesis• Nintendo 64• Sega Dreamcast• Nintendo Game Cube• Sony Playstation• Sony PS2
Interactive Digital Media Collection
• Retro systems & games are checked out.
• Contemporary & PCs are walk-up and use (or reserved).
• Video signal.
Visualization Studio
Weill Cornell Medical College, image NY Post
http://www.mechdyne.com
http://www.visualgenomics.ca
Consultation: Advisory Committee
Computer Science SociologyEnvironmental DesignArchitecture MedicineLibrary
Recommendations
• Neutral position on campus• Collaborative workspace• High resolution• Massive digital real-estate• Easy to use• Private window-less room maintains data
privacy
Concept High-definition Display Wall
Large Interactive Tabletop
Small Auxiliary Interactive Tabletops
Interactive Rotatable Displays
Concept
Concept
Display Wall
Display Wall
• 15 short-throw projectors
Display Wall
• 15 short-throw projectors• 34.5 million pixels
16’ wide & 9600 pixels
6’ tall &3600 pixels
Display Wall
• 15 short-throw projectors• 34.5 million pixels
16’ wide & 9600 pixels
6’ tall &3600 pixels
Display Wall
• 15 short-throw projectors• 34.5 million pixels• Small bezel (<1mm)
Display Wall
• 15 short-throw projectors• 34.5 million pixels• Small bezel• Windows PC
Usage – English Department
London, British Library MS Cotton Nero A.x. (art. 3): A Digital Facsimile
Usage – Computer Science
Usage – Psychology
Usage – Drama
Lessons Learned
Good• External Video Input• Windows
Not Good• Trade-off between
power & complexity• Interactive control of
34.5 million pixels requires more power
• Applications
Visualization Program
1. Visualizations– Library usage– Explore special collections
2. Data & resources for visualization projects.– Workshops & tutorials– Software– Data
Library Collection Data
www.ucalgary.ca/libraryPaul Pival – ppival@ucalgary.caJohn Brosz - jdlbrosz@ucalgary.ca
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