* 27 people
- mostly junior/seniors/grads
- so people familiar with us
* heavy library users
* circ desk
- even though the word means nothing to them, they knew what the desk was about because of their familiarity with the library
- suggested names
* Circulation
* Help Desk
* Check Out
* Start Here, Library Authority, Library Desk, Resource Desk, Information Desk, Rentals
* info research desk
- research help
- searching (known and unknown)
- again, very familiar
- a few people mentioned one-on-one consultation
- suggested names:
* Research Help
* Information & Research Help
* Information
* Help Desk, Source Help, Library
* stone center desk
- majority had no clue what it means
- conflation between stone center, stone classroom and stone helpdesk
- suggested names:
* Printing
* Print(ing) Help
* Print(ing) Center
* Computer Help Desk
* Computing & printing help center, Technical Help Desk
* followup
- updated interview form to dig deeper based on initial round
- questions asking to select a name of a desk from a list based on a task
- link to online version on chatter
- outreach
- launching it on Tuesday, leave up for the end of semester
- Camille: Anything else we want to learn about for this round?
- Howard & Jim: Lobby display...does anyone use it?
* Wendy Thompson is building inventory of all existing signage across the library
- taking photographs of everyone and adding to Picasa album
- categorizing as permanent or temporary, etc
* AppleTV - Sara heard that CIT has lifted the block on necessary ports
- we have one...can we use it now?
- for airplay (wireless screen sharing)
* Jim: noticed Agati displays are not being used when making Suma rounds
* Tobi & Howard: We've been seeing about 50% so maybe time of the day
* Sara: Crestron AirMedia -> $1k each (need 4)
- suggested by Matt
* Sara: Interview Room - need to make it reservable
- LibCal purchase
- 20 rooms for $899 annually
- how many do we get?
* need 4 right now, possibly more (shouldn't be a problem)
* CUL will cover the first year as pilot
* then later we will split it with Law if no one else wants it
* Tobi: circ display - Big Red Bikes are gone forever as of Sunday
- Nick will remove this from the display
* looked at video walls and interactive display
- nothing less than $20k
- and that doesn't include dev or content
* recommending we go with docking stations
- Mac: Thunderbolt Display ($950)
- Windows: build our own
* purchase monitor, keyboard, mouse (~$500)
* doesn't think we need to have equal playing field for mac and pc
* we piloted these back in 2012/2013
* macs were very popular from the beginning
* we could get one of each...and use the rest of the budget elsewhere
- or we could purchase more?
* good idea?
- general consensus was this is a good idea
* how many?
- agree it doesn't need to be equal playing field
- maybe 2:1 or even 3:1, Mac:Windows