1. Making Book Fairs Friendlier
Through Technology
Jesús Alonso-Regalado
University at Albany, SUNY
SALALM LVIII
Coral Gables, FL
May 21, 2013

2. How Technologically-Friendly are the Book Fairs?
Mobile
Site
App? Social Media Wireless Other
Cuba Live TV
Bogota  Business area Blog, Virtual stands
Santo
Domingo

Buenos Aires  Blog, “Espacio
Digital”
Lima  Pay for service Live broadcasts,
Libro Digital Pavilion
Guatemala Pay for service
Bienal (Rio/Sao
Paulo)

Liber
(Madrid/Barcelona)
 Free only for
exhibitors
Corner Digital
Santiago de
Chile
Free in limited areas
Guadalajara  Business area

3. APPS

4. How Do I Use Technology in the Book Fair?
Useful Documentation

5. Preparing the Book Fair Trip (I)
Generate a list of the materials owned by the library (specific dates,
countries of publication etc.) in HTML
Additional Documentation:
• Suggestions of
titles/topics by students
and faculty (Excel)
• Procedures & tips
documentation (Word)
• A separate list for DVD’s

6. At the Book Fair
• Create a spreadsheet
including the invoices paid
every day and estimate
how many funds are left
for the rest of the book
fair.
• Use all the documentation
compiled BEFORE the trip
• Write field trip notes

7. Using Social Media to Take your Student and
Faculty with you to Your Acquisitions Trip

14. Bibliography
http://www.cerlalc.org/files/tabinterno/2f0015_Ferias_Digital.pdf
Open access ebook
(2012)

15. Thanks!