{"id":853,"date":"2018-05-01T16:42:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T20:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/?p=853"},"modified":"2020-06-11T09:14:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T13:14:20","slug":"a-new-ssmu-touch-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/a-new-ssmu-touch-table\/","title":{"rendered":"A new SSMU touch table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Did you notice the large touch table in the Redpath Library building this past term?<\/strong> It&#8217;s really a giant ipad on wheels! This touch table was funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/library\/about\/donors\/giving\/ssmu\">SSMU Library Improvement Fund<\/a> and we have been having fun creating experiences to share with you.<\/p>\n<p>The first was an update of all of the projects that the SSMU LIF has funded in the Library over the past two years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/screen-ssmu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-860 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/screen-ssmu-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/screen-ssmu-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/screen-ssmu-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/screen-ssmu-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/screen-ssmu.jpg 855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/touch-table-ssmu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-854\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/touch-table-ssmu-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/touch-table-ssmu-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/touch-table-ssmu-768x1096.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/touch-table-ssmu-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/touch-table-ssmu.jpg 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The experiences are created using licensed software called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intuilab.com\/\">IntuiFace<\/a>. As its name suggests the software is very intuitive and allows us to easily create interactive displays. Our second experience showcased four resources in one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a virtual whiteboard,<\/li>\n<li>the Library&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/mcgill.worldcat.org\/oclc\/62253276\">PressReader<\/a> database (daily international newspapers),<\/li>\n<li>virtual Library floor plans,<\/li>\n<li>feedback from you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1657.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-861 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1657.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1657.jpg 875w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1657-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1657-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1657-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have been working on the summer experience, soon to be live in the Redpath Library building once exams have finished. It will showcase summer travel videos and SSMU&#8217;s instagram feed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1621.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-857 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"893\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1621.jpg 893w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1621-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1621-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/files\/2018\/04\/2018-04-30_1621-500x296.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you like to become involved in designing touch table experiences next year?<\/strong> SSMU LIF executive Sruthi and I will be forming a &#8220;Touch Table Hive&#8221;. We&#8217;ll be sending out a general call for interested students in the fall. You can reach us in the Library at <a href=\"mailto:hssl.library@mcgill.ca\">hssl.library@mcgill.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you notice the large touch table in the Redpath Library building this past term? It&#8217;s really a giant ipad on wheels! This touch table was funded by the SSMU Library Improvement Fund and we have been having fun creating &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/a-new-ssmu-touch-table\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":874,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853\/revisions\/874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/hsslibrary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}