Digital Media Labs in Libraries
Sep 2014 · American Library Association
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Families share stories with each other and veterans reconnect with their comrades, while teens edit music videos and then upload them to the web: all this and more can happen in the digital media lab (DML), a gathering of equipment with which people create digital content or convert content that is in analog formats. Enabling community members to create digital content was identified by The Edge Initiative, a national coalition of leading library and local government organizations, as a library technology benchmark. Surveying academic and public libraries in a variety of settings and sharing a range of approaches to creating DMLs, this issue of Library Technology Reports points the way towards meeting that benchmark, showingFunding sources and amounts for 16 DML projects in a range of librariesLinks to sample policies and liability formsInformation on hardware, software, and websites for sound production, videography, graphic design, and animationHow to design a DML, addressing considerations such as power, noise prevention, ventilation, lighting, furniture, and moreConfiguration and equipment lists for 8 DMLs, ranging from portable to large librariesIn-depth profiles of 5 digital media labs compiled from an 11-question survey
Families share stories with each other and veterans reconnect with their comrades, while teens edit music videos and then upload them to the web: all this and more can happen in the digital media lab (DML), a gathering of equipment with which people create digital content or convert content that...
About the author
Amanda L. Goodman is the user experience (UX) librarian at Darien Library, a public library in Connecticut. In this position, she planned, implemented, and manages a busy digital media lab. Author of The Comparative Guide to WordPress in Libraries: A LITA Guide, she has also written articles for UX Magazine and Library Journal. She cohosts a podcast about UX and libraries called #libux, and blogs about her work at A Ghost of Daisies. Find her on Twitter as@godaisies.
Amanda L. Goodman is the user experience (UX) librarian at Darien Library, a public library in Connecticut. In this position, she planned, implemented, and manages a busy digital media lab. Author of The Comparative Guide to WordPress in Libraries: A LITA Guide, she has also written articles for...
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