building a kiosk for the edge michael daul // digital projects developer @ dul 7/14/2015 — trln...
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Building a Kiosk for the Edge
Michael Daul // Digital Projects Developer @ DUL
7/14/2015 — TRLN Annual Meeting Lightning Talk
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Exciting new space in the library!● But, not always staffed
● Needed a way to provide information to patrons
● Decided to build an information kiosk!
● Quick deadline
● Would be a first iteration (evaluate, update)
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Primary Requirements● Events list (both public and private events in the space)
● Room reservation system
● Interactive floor plan map
● Staff lookup
● Current Time
● Contact information (chat, email, phone)
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Secondary Requirements● Display of computer availability
● Ability to report printing / scanning problems
● Book locations
● Scheduleable content on ‘home’ screen
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Hardware (Dell XPS 27” Touchscreen)
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Hardware (Dell XPS 27” Touchscreen)
Touchscreen:
●PRO — bright and responsive
●CON — fingerprint magnet
Chassis:
●PROs — stand is amazing, hardware is plenty beefy
●CONs — runs a bit hot, fan could be quieter
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OS (Microsoft Windows 8.1)
Works Great:
●Full-screen windows store apps in ‘Kiosk’ mode (Assigned Access)
●Kiosk SP Browser (free!)
●Scheduled nightly reboot via Task Scheduler
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OS (Microsoft Windows 8.1)
Be Wary Of:
●Domain Accounts (can’t set to auto-login)
●Kiosk SP Browser (seems to get stuck sometimes)
●Need to be able to remotely administer
●We may pay for software in the future
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Back End (Drupal 7)
Lives on a Drupal instance that drives the DUL website
●used Context / Delta modules to change theme settings
●created custom panel pages for each section of kiosk:
○ Events, Reserve Spaces, Map, Staff, Help
●Pulls in dynamic content in different ways
●created custom ‘attract loop’ video that runs after 2.5 minutes of inactivity
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Thanks!Michael DaulDigital Projects DeveloperDuke University [email protected] // @mikedaul