Registration & Welcome

To register for the workshop, please see the link on the Liberact home page. Doors will open at 11:00 to welcome workshop attendees. A light lunch will be served by Crimson Catering from 11:00-12:15.  

Interactive Petting Zoo

Workshop attendees will be provided with a mixture of hands-on demonstrations and presentations of an assortment of gesture-based software and devices from developers at companies and academic institutions. See the Featured Projects page for more information. Also, we will break during the session for coffee, tea and snacks. served by Crimson Catering.  

End of Day

Attendees will break for the day.

Presentations

You will hear from projects that are exploring the possibilities of interacting with information in new ways, particularly in the library setting. The presentations, coupled with the previous day's hands-on demonstrations of interactive displays, will provide a starting point for the brainstorming discussions later in the day.

Lunch

Signature tote bag lunches with beverages will be provided to attendees by Crimson Catering.

Brainstorming

After a brief introduction, participants will break up into groups to brainstorm what functionality they think should be developed in interactive library applications. The ideas can range from annotation to visualization. At the conclusion of the brainstorming session, groups will formulate their top ideas into requirements which should be easily understood by a developer.

Break

Coffee, tea and snacks will be served by Crimson Catering.

Report Back & Discuss

Groups will report back after brainstorming ideas and requirements for library interactive software. A discussion will follow on what requirements would be best.

Compile List of Requirements

Build preferred requirements list, determine level of support from attendees and construct report to be published to workshop website.

End of Day

Workshop ends.