Thinking Outside the (Glass) Box: Digital Displays in Law Libraries

Glass display cases have long been a stock feature of libraries; in the academic law library, we often use them to exhibit our faculty’s scholarly work to increase awareness in the law school and academic community. But legal treatises and journals are rarely eye-catching. And at a time when reading, writing and publishing are all rapidly evolving into digital formats the whole concept of showing books in glass display cases seems so… 20th century. At the Barco Law Library we've created a digital display kiosk that is an electronic showcase for faculty scholarship. The striking display is located in a prominent spot in the building and it highlights many faculty accomplishments, not only their publications but also other academic accomplishments such as participation in symposia, testimony before Congress, works in progress, and media interviews as experts in their field. In this session we will demonstrate how you too can create a digital display to publicize your faculty. We'll discuss the technical requirements, the software and skills needed to create the display, the maintenance and update requirements, and how to gather information for the display and present it in such a way as to capture the attention of your intended audience.