Mobile Computing And Libraries
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This document discusses the increasing use of mobile devices and how libraries can adapt to better serve patrons using smartphones and apps. It provides an overview of different types of mobile phones and wireless services available in Montana. The rest of the document focuses on ways libraries can improve their mobile presence through updated websites, apps, and tools that integrate with smartphones like OverDrive and WorldCat. The goal is for libraries to ensure their resources and services remain accessible as more people use mobile devices.
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Mobile Computing And Libraries
- 1. Mobile Computing and Libraries: Are you ready? Suzanne Reymer Montana State Library Offline 2010
- 2. How many of you have…? Cell phone? Smart phone? App phone? Types of Cell Phones in Use in MT 6 App Phones 14 Smart Phones 3 None Basic Cell 56
- 3. Wireless Services Analog (1 G) Digital (2 G) CDMA (Verizon, Sprint, local coops) GSM (AT&T Global, Cellular One) Wireband (3 G) EVDO EDGE Broadband (4 G) ? LTE, WiMax…
- 4. GSM Coverage
- 10. Informal Survey of MT Wireless Provider Usage Wireless Providers in Montana 8 Verizon 21 Other CDMA 46 GSM
- 11. And WiFi
- 12. iPod Touch If we have to rely on wifi anyway, why pay monthly service charges? If it had a camera, this might be the perfect solution.
- 14. Whither Montana? Coming in 2012?
- 16. Not as Techie? Palm Pixi Droid Eris
- 17. And of course, Blackberry
- 19. How do we search in the era of smartphones?
- 20. Mobile Information Access How mobile friendly is your library’s website? Search for Parmly Billings Library’s hours Start with Google search – can be done with voice
- 21. Accessibility via Touch Screen?
- 22. How about a Search?
- 23. For the Public
- 24. Ask a Librarian
- 25. Still Trying to Ask…
- 26. Still Trying…
- 27. I’m going back to Google
- 28. Library Web Pages from Templates
- 29. iPhone Apps - DCPL
- 30. iPhone Apps - WorldCat
- 31. WorldCat app Finding Your Book
- 32. WorldCat app Finding Your Library
- 33. NCSU iPhone App
- 34. Mobile Web Pages
- 36. Access My Library Collections
- 37. Access My Library Search
- 39. BookMyne Search
- 41. FourSquare
- 42. Red Laser & WorldCat Scan a book’s barcode w/Red Laser on your iPhone Lists nearby places where that book is available Including local libraries thanks to WorldCat
- 43. Google Goggles
- 44. OverDrive Mobile App Search via Montana Library 2 Go web interface on Android or Windows Mobile device Check out from your library Open OverDrive mobile to download directly to your device – no computer required. Does require wifi.
- 45. Mobile Devices and Your Library Do you want your library to be accessible by people using mobile devices? Locals? Visitors? Library information? Reference? Book availability? Do you want to encourage people in the vicinity to come to your library? For an event? To earn points?