Presented at Academic & Special Libraries Annual Conference, Dublin. 27th-28th February 2014

1. I N F O R M AT I O N AT P O I N T O F N E E D :
P R A C T I C A L T I P S TO A U G M E N T Y O U R L I B R A R Y S E R V I C E
Academic & Special Libraries Annual Conference 27th-28th February 2014
P E T E R D U D L E Y S I O B H Á N D U N N E PA R A I C E L L I O T T

2. Today’s Workshop:
1 AUGMENTED REALITY OVERVIEW
2 HOW TO DEPLOY AR IN A LIBRARY
A LOOK AT THE MAIN 2 VENDORS:
- LAYAR (for basic options)
- AURASMA (for customisable options)
3
4 HOW TO EDIT IMAGES USING PIXLR

3. Sowhat exactly
is augmented reality?

4. T H I S P R I N C I P L E L AY S T H E F O U N D AT I O N F O R
T H R E E K E Y S T R AT E G I C O B J E C T I V E S :
AR is a way of viewing digital
content which has been
BLENDED with a live view of
the real-world environment.

6. THE MAIN VENDORS:

8. B U T WH Y C HOOS E
AR
QR
?

9. 1 ATTRACTIVENESS
(AR icons can be more striking and colourful)
2 EFFICIENCY
(Each trigger object can be augmented with multiple icons)
3 VARIETY
(Icons can have various useful functions)

10. VA R I E T Y I S T H E S P I C E OF A UGME N T E D L I F E .
V I D E O S O C I A L
M E D I A
W E B S I T E I N F O
B U B B L E
A N I M AT I O N

11. I CON T I P S :
• S A M E S I Z E
• E Q U A L LY S T R I K I N G
• O B V I O U S F U N C T I O N

12. So how can AR
be used in libraries
1 ORI ENTAT ION

13. PODCAST TOURS
SECTION 5: RESEARCH PLAN

15. 2 T IME MANAGEMENT

17. 3 INFORMAT ION L I T ERACY

18. E - T U TOR I AL S & GU I D E S

19. 4 PROMOT ION

20. BOOKMARKS & L EAF L ET S
DCU LIBRARY CHANNEL

22. 5 “ M Y L I B R A R Y ”

23. AR allows users
to top up printing
accounts and pre
book study rooms.

24. F O C U S G R O U P S
E N A B L E D U S TO
T E S T O U R D E S I G N S
& I D E N T I F Y I S S U E S
A R O U N D L I G H T I N G
A N D P L A C E ME N T
O F P O S E R S

25. I T ’ S E A S Y T O C R E A T E
C O N G E S T I O N P O I N T S
W H E N P L A C I N G P O S T E R S

26. Be aware of the change from
natural to artificial light
throughout the day.

27. CONSIDERATIONS
T E C H N I C A L L I M I TAT I O N S

28. A R P L AT FORMS S U P PORT D E V I C E S WI T H :
AN ACT I VEG WPSiAF +Ci OACMROE M3RGPAACSOSNNECT ION

29. i P H O N E
< i O S 6 . 0
A N D R O I D
< V 2 . 3 . 3
M O S T
TA B L E T S
SUPPORT ED DEVICES INCLUDE:

30. LAYAR PRICING OPTIONS:
1 Free version
- access to basic design features
- ad supported
2 Pro version
- access to advanced design features & statistics
- no ads
- €45 per page (bundle package available)

31. AURASMA’S
FREE PACKAGE
COVERS
EVERYTHING
INCLUDED IN
LAYAR PRO
PACKAGE