DECK - Digital Signage System is a highly powerful and flexible communication method: a dynamic sign (screen) that displays digital media to a public audience. DECK software works over an Internet connection or an offline mode, delivering rich media content to digital screens. DECK can be integrated with your existing LMS system like Koha to showcase the latest acquisitions by the library. The idea behind the system is to provide dynamic content which can be controlled from a centralized location with minimal manual intervention.
DECK - Digital Signage System for Libraries at a glance:
Fresh content available from internet and dynamic databases. No need for manual intervention.
DECK can be integrated with your Library Software like Koha which helps to showcase the latest acquisitions and statistics to the patrons.
Mange the content like making a Windows Media Player playlist; it’s so easy. Create a playlist from existing content and simply assign it to a screem.
Content is managed in real time from anywhere through web based interface so that the content manager does not need to visit the display personally.
DECK is powered by inbuilt templates like a DECK of cards which ensures content creation is faster and powerful.
The content & the playlist created once will be available always across the system so that it can be used multiple times.
like library catalog, library statistics, new acquisitions, library team, working hours, upcoming holidays, social media feeds etc.
Usually people use a static LCD or LED TV with a Pen drive to display content across the locations. This content can be a power point presentation, video, text, images etc. The problem with this sort of system is that it is not dynamic. If the administrator needs to send certain information dynamically to a display location, it is not possible. Someone needs to manually visit the location and change the contents of the pen drive.
That's where DECK - Digital Sigange System comes in handy. It is a system which is hosted in a centralised server. Every display location is connected through wifi or LAN. So if you need to make any change in the content being displayed, it can be done from a central location.
Here are few of the advantages DECK - Digital Signage System for libraries presents as compared to any traditional content display system:
DECK - Digital Sigange System - System Components:
DECK Content Software is easy to use and intuitive. The software allows any user, even one with very limited IT experience to create, schedule, broadcast and manage Digital Signage campaigns in just a few steps. Digital Content Software provides dynamic system architecture which is helpful for easy integrations across various content. Digital Content software is primarily made of two components: Templates and Playlist. Templates are the basic components which can constitute Text, Image, Video, Power Point Presentation or dynamic content, whereas a Playlists consists of various contents created from system defined templates.
Digital signs (such as LCD, LED, TFT, plasma displays, or projected images) can be found in public and private environments, such as retail stores, institutions and corporate buildings. There can be a single screen or a cluster of screens across various groups.
A thin client system is connected to Digital Signs which are connected to the centralized Digital Content using Online / Offline Modes. These have LAN and Wi-Fi connectivity options for better information flow. Certain Digital Signs may not need a thin client as it may have the connectivity features inbuilt within the system.
A state of the art Content Player is used for displaying dynamic information as created using the DECK Software. The content Player can work in On Line or Off Line mode depending on the connectivity and the user requirements. Content being played in a Content Player can be controlled from a centralised system in real time.