Presentation given at LITA Forum 2013 in Louisvile, KY on Nov 8, 2013.

1. Making Our Futures
How Hardware Could Further Free Libraries
@griffey on Twitter
Jason Griffey
Head of Library Information Technology
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

2. Maker Movement

3. Maker Faire

7. Photo by Pip R. Lagenta - http://flic.kr/p/84d3Zd
Art

8. Science
Photo by r3v || cls - http://flic.kr/p/6tgS7R

9. Photo by Pip R. Lagenta - http://flic.kr/p/84d3Zd
Fandom

10. Making is Powerful

12. Making
vs
Knowledge Work

13. Building Things is Fun

16. Open Source Software

18. Open Source Hardware

19. Moore’s Law
Photo by Marcin Wichary - http://flic.kr/p/4v4DSq

20. Koomey’s Law
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21. Photo by sobczak.paul - http://flic.kr/p/aDD8ep

22. Arduino

23. Photo by bjepson - http://flic.kr/p/8EVHqm

25. Why Arduino?

26. Photo by antonw - http://flic.kr/p/91daJe
Shields

27. Sensors
http://learn.adafruit.com/system/assets/assets/000/000/426/original/FSR402_MED.jpg?1340650766

28. Arduino
IDE

35. Open Hardware Design

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41. Photo by Nathan Chantrell - http://flic.kr/p/aALqhd

42. Photo by Nathan Chantrell - http://flic.kr/p/aALqhd

45. Raspberry Pi

46. Photo by SirMo76 - http://flic.kr/p/dLAfzv

47. Photo by GijsbertPeijs - http://flic.kr/p/daTVZY

48. Photo by tkramm - http://flic.kr/p/dwyXPs

53. A La Mode

54. Building Your Own Hardware

56. Patron Counters

57. $300

58. $280

60. Build One Yourself
• Arduino - $35
• Data Logger Shield - $20
• SD Card - $10
• Sensor (infrared, laser tripwire, ultrasonic, or
PID) - $10
• TOTAL COST - $70

61. Temperature/Humidity
Loggers

62. $240

63. $415

68. Build One Yourself
• Arduino - $35
• Data Logger Shield - $20
• SD Card - $10
• Temperature/Humidity Sensor - $5-10
• LCD Display screen - $15
• TOTAL COST - $85

69. Other Possibilities
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RFID Reader
Barcode Scanner
Seat usage detector
What else?

70. The Future of Hardware

74. Learn More

78. Make the Tools
that
Measure the Future

79. Next Steps

80. SSID: LibraryBox - Free Content!
Connect to wifi signal, then launch/refresh any browser
http://librarybox.us

81. Thank You

82. Jason Griffey
Email: griffey@gmail.com
Site: jasongriffey.net
gVoice: 423-443-4770
Twitter: @griffey
http://librarybox.us
http://pinboard.in/u:griffey/
Head of Library Information Technology
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga