Re: [CODE4LIB] Single-purpose digital displays

I highly recommend dropping ~$20-40 for a dedicated "digital media player" like this and connecting to a spare computer screen or TV. There's a wide range of devices like this to choose from but the common factor is they'll play

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2023 at Princeton (3/14/23-3/17/23)

Thank you to everyone who voted on which week to hold Code4Lib 2023 — the clear preference was for the week of 3/14-3/17. We're really looking forward to hosting you all on campus at Princeton University! As always, we need your help to make this conference a reality — please sign up to help wh

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Call for Chapter Proposals Working Title: “Thin Skinned,” Unappreciated, and Overworked: Experiences and Impacts of Microaggressions in the Fields of Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums Editors: Monique G. Breaux, Cheylon K. Woods, and Beth J.H Patin Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023

Re: [CODE4LIB] Single-purpose digital displays

My first impulse would be to use the old hardware you've got. Is there a reason the display needs ongoing network access or could everything be set up to run locally? Perhaps ITS would be more amenable to keeping old hardware around if you completely disable networking. For ease of use, I would pr

Re: [CODE4LIB] Single-purpose digital displays

Hi, Posteus Kiosk (https://porteus-kiosk.org/download.html) is an easy software for this. An old PC with web access and a web page for the sculpture would be the solution. With this software, you can limit access to computers and web browsers (Google Chrome or Firefox). Onur BUGAN On Fri, Oct 7,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Single-purpose digital displays

Deborah, If you only want to display a video and don't need any user input, most televisions these days will play media (pictures, video, audio) from a USB flash drive. We have one set up to endlessly loop through a series of videos. All it needs is power. If you want interactivity, you migh

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