A web developer / graphics designer from the University of Minnesota, Duluth will share information about a digital sign created for the entrance to the University of Minnesota Duluth Library. A digital sign is a type of dynamic billboard or poster that can be a single screen or a network of screens that can beremotely updated over the internet. The UMD Library runs their system on an in-house Linux server using the free open source XIBO (pronounced eX-E-bO) client/server solution. The visuals are designed in Photoshop CS3 and Powerpoint 2007, displayed on a 52 LCD TV. It has greatly streamlined getting out announcements in a timely manner in a high-traffic area and has helped to promote our various services. The poster session will include photos, screenshots, handouts, and contact information. A video of the digital sign in action can be seen at http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/digitalsign/.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Doreen Hansen is the Web Developer and Graphics Designer at the University of Minnesota Duluth Librarie
