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Bridging Generations: Modernizing Book Displays with Old and New Technologies

Explore innovative ways to showcase books by combining traditional and contemporary technologies. Uncover subject possibilities using event calendars, famous figures, and research interests. Overcome print book shortages by leveraging digital resources and creating a distinct display shelf with a user-friendly design.

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Bridging Generations: Modernizing Book Displays with Old and New Technologies

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  1. Creating a Featured Book display Marrying old and new technologies

  2. Investigate subject possibilities • Discovery Park Event Calendars • National ___ Day calendars on web • Famous people from Society and Association lists • Various Prize lists such as Nobel • IEEE Alexander Graham Bell medal • Faculty Research interests

  3. 2012-2013 topics • Sept. Computer Engineering • Oct. Electrical Engineering • Nov. Learning Technologies • Dec/Jan Career Development • Feb. Library & Information Science

  4. 2012-2013 topics continued • Mar. Mechanical Engineering • April Materials Science • May Writing • June Engineering Technology • July/Aug Women in Engineering

  5. Process • Check for departmental faculty authored books • Subjects researched or taught • List book possibilities • * Challenge—Not enough print books

  6. Inspiration

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  9. Process continued • Pull books located in DPL • Request books from other sites • Location codes changed to reflect Featured books shelf • Template created and reused for Ebooks

  10. Design Elements • Title • Author and publisher information • LC call # if available • Contents • Book cover from Amazon for clarity • QR code from catalog • UNT logo if applicable

  11. Finished Product • Using a very old technology and a new technology to allow for a simple and practical method to display a rather intangible object.

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