Recommendations How to set up a library

[pipiens]

I have a friend who wants to set up a children's library in Turkey using tablets. Turkey evidently has excellent WiFi available country wide.

Do any of you have any hardware/software/system recommendations?

[Speedy]

Good luck. Find a good service and support provider near the library.

[abevilac]

What do you mean by "set up a library...using tablets?"
1. Create a virtual library on a website that has links to e-resources that the kids will use on the tablets???
2. Use apps on a tablet to organize a physical library?
3. Combo of the above?

[pipiens]

abevilac wrote:
What do you mean by "set up a library...using tablets?"
1. Create a virtual library on a website that has links to e-resources that the kids will use on the tablets???
2. Use apps on a tablet to organize a physical library?
3. Combo of the above?

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[testcase]

Overdrive is the App my library system uses here in Suffolk County, NY. I get audiobooks via Overdrive (ebooks are available too).

https://www.overdrive.com/

I don't know if your friend in Turkey would be able to use it. Even if he can't, I expect he'd get some good ideas from Overdrive.

He might also want to look at Project Gutenberg.


https://www.gutenberg.org/

[pipiens]

testcase wrote:
Overdrive is the App my library system uses here in Suffolk County, NY. I get audiobooks via Overdrive (ebooks are available too).

https://www.overdrive.com/

I don't know if your friend in Turkey would be able to use it. Even if he can't, I expect he'd get some good ideas from Overdrive.

He might also want to look at Project Gutenberg.

Thanks


https://www.gutenberg.org/

[abevilac]

Even though the Internet Public Library just closed down last month, they are keeping the website live and there is a great section of resources for kids. Perhaps your friend can pull the URLs from IPLs pages and create a local page??? Of course, most of the info is in English...but at least the subject breakdown that IPL used could serve as a model for your friend's website.

http://www.ipl.org/

Overdrive is a very expensive and [I think] not very friendly system.

I created this website of websites for a local high school that your friend can use to find potentially useful links. There are sources beyond Project Gutenberg for etexts.

http://myilibrary.org/ATHS/websites.html

Finally, you or your friend can PM me about particular questions; I may or may not be able to help [depends on the questions].

[abevilac]

I forgot to mention these important portals to info:
The Digital Public Library of America
http://dp.la/

The Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/

[pipiens]

abevilac wrote:
I forgot to mention these important portals to info:
The Digital Public Library of America
http://dp.la/

The Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/

Thanks