3. New York Society Library
(Founded 1754)
• Current memberships:
Current memberships: 3,080
3 080
• Members who joined in 2010 and 2011: 468
• Years of our longest current membership: 71
• Books in the collection: 279,494
• Books added to the collection in 2010:
Books added to the collection in 2010: 4,944
4,944
• Books checked out in 2010: 86,210
• Books currently checked out:
Books currently checked out: 4,405
4 405
• Books checked out on an average day: 320
The New York Society Library: By the Numbers by Patrick Rayner
http://www.nysoclib.org/notes/2011/by_numbers.html
4. Library Policy on Phones
“The use of cell phones or any electronic listening devices is
The use of cell phones or any electronic listening devices is
prohibited throughout the Library. This rule will be strictly
enforced by the staff. Please be sure to turn off your cell phone
when you enter the building.
when you enter the building ”
5. Library Policy on Laptops
Library Policy on Laptops
“Laptop use is allowed only in the Green Alcove, the study
rooms and Hornblower Room on the fifth floor, and in
rooms and Hornblower Room on the fifth floor and in
designated areas in the stacks. All laptops must be used with
audio and sound devices turned off.”
Library Policy on Smart Phones?
Doesn’t exist. However, as long as library members are
silently using their phone and not disturbing others, we don’t
mind.
7. Monitoring Use Online:
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Using Google Analytics, Using Google Analytics,
3% of all visitors to our up to ten people per day
main website in 2010 visited our library catalog
used mobile devices.
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8. Monitoring Use in Person:
Monitoring Use in Person:
Good Use:
Good Use: Bad Use
Bad Use
• Using a smart phone • Using a cell phone in
during a lecture to
during a lecture to the library to call the
the library to call the
research a speaker front desk to report that
• Searching the online
Searching the online they were out of printer
catalog in the stacks paper
• Cell phones going off
during lectures &
presentations.
9. Teaching Classes
Teaching Classes
Past Class: Mobile Internet
Past Class: Mobile Internet
November 12, 2009
http://www.nysoclib.org/tech/internet17.html
• SMS searching
• GOOG‐411 (since discontinued)
• Updating Twitter & Facebook through texting
• Brief introduction to smart phones
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• The seven members who signed up brought their phones and
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we made sure everyone could search the Internet.
10. Teaching Classes
Teaching Classes
Upcoming Class: Apple s Technologies
Upcoming Class: Apple’s Technologies
Monday, May 23, 2011
http://www.nysoclib.org/tech/computers22.html
(26 members registered) For new and prospective Apple users or
the merely curious.
This course will provide an overview of various Apple products,
including personal computers, iPods and iPhones. We will
unpack the most useful Apple software (iTunes, iPhoto,
unpack the most useful Apple software (iTunes, iPhoto,
iMovie) and take a peek at the offerings available at the App
store.
11. Querying Members
Querying Members
From our 2011 Technology Workshop evaluations (still in
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progress), our library members expressed interest in future
classes on:
1. Finding free books online
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2. Cloud storage
3. Adobe Photoshop
3 Adobe Photoshop
4. Blogs & creating a home page
5. Widgets & Apps
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6. Online museum research
7. PowerPoint
12. Upcoming Plans
Upcoming Plans
• A new member‐wide survey in 2011 should
A new member wide survey in 2011 should
help determine the areas of interest and
expansion with our members. Our last
expansion with our members Our last
member survey was in 2000.
• Redesign of the website & catalog to make it
cleaner, slicker and mobile‐friendly. Library
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member focus group for ideas.
14. Audio Blog Posts:
Audio Blog Posts:
Record an audio blog post on Tumblr from any
phone (one per day, five minute limit):
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http://www.tumblr.com/goodies
15. Unique Apps:
Unique Apps:
Only Available on Smart Phones
Only Available on Smart Phones
16. Unique Apps:
• Compass (directions and orientation)
• Metal Detector (find buried treasure)
• Flashlight (escape dark movie theaters)
• Bubble (level surfaces)
• Google Maps (where am I right now?)
• Google Googles (identify real-life images)
• Google Sky Map
G S (view the constellations)
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• Google Translate (audio-driven language translation)
• Barcode Scanner (scan QR codes)
• xPiano (play a song)
• Guitar Chords (tune and play)
• Shazam (identify the song that’s playing)
• Bump (share information by touching phones)
• Foursquare (share location with friends)
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Labyrinth (
(navigate a ball through a maze)
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• Light Sabers (duel with friends),
17. Printed Books & QR Codes:
Printed Books & QR Codes:
Around the World in 80 Days
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with 2D codes by Ubimark books
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE5Ch4NnVu0
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18. Printed Books & QR Codes:
Printed Books & QR Codes:
Around the world in 80 days:
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The ubitour version guided by your mobile phone
http://www.amazon.com/Around‐world‐80‐days‐
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ubitour/dp/1449582737 ($18.00)
19. THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
Ingrid Richter, Head of Systems
New York Society Library
systems@nysoclib.org
systems@nysoclib org
