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1. FIVE WAYS to Up Your Library's Mobile Game

Author

King, David Lee

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Library use studies -- Technology application, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Mobile applications -- Usage, Technology application, Mobile gaming, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

I was binge-watching The Andy Griffith Show and saw something that blew my mind. Sheriff Taylor stopped to help someone who had a car phone. I had no idea mobile [...]

Published
2022

2. Adventure code camp: library mobile design in the backcountry

Author

Ward, David, Hahn, James, and Mestre, Lori

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Mobile applications -- Authorship, Applications programming -- Study and teaching, Technology application, Rapid application development, Business, Library and information science
Abstract

This article presents a case study exploring the use of a student coding camp as a bottom-up mobile design process to generate library mobile apps. A code camp sources student programmer talent and ideas for designing software services and features. This case study reviews process, outcomes, and next steps in mobile web app coding camps. It concludes by offering implications for services design beyond the local camp presented in this study. By understanding how patrons expect to integrate library services and resources into their use of mobile devices, librarians can better design the user experience for this environment., INTRODUCTION Mobile applications offer an exciting opportunity for libraries to expand the reach of their services, to build new connections, and to offer unique, previously unavailable services for their users. [...]

Published
2014

3. Beyond responsive design

Author

Fichter, Darlene and Wisniewski, Jeff

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Web sites -- Design and construction, Technology application, Business, Library and information science
Abstract

Just when you think you have managed to get most of your content providers up-to-speed on writing for the web, along comes a game changer--and this time, it's mobile. Originally, [...]

Published
2016

4. Expanding access to devices, collections, and services

Author

Yelton, Andromeda

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Internet access -- Methods, Web sites -- Usage, Internet access, Company Web site/Web page, Technology application, Library and information science
Abstract

Abstract Although web sites accessed on phones are the most obvious type of mobile Internet use, they're not the only kind_ This chapter provides other examples of mobile library services [...]

Published
2012

5. Where to go next

Author

Yelton, Andromeda

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Augmented Reality -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Technology application, Library and information science
Abstract

Abstract Although mobile services to underserved populations are limited at present, truly innovative services based on existing projects are possible. These include augmented reality tools, curation of local media, content [...]

Published
2012

6. Laptops to go: toward a sustainable self-service lending model

Author

Wang, Weina and Arlain, Mandissa

Subjects
Notebook computers -- Analysis -- Usage, Mobile devices -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Laptop computers -- Analysis -- Usage, Libraries -- Circulation, loans, Laptop/portable computer, Technology application, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

Technology lending programs in libraries are on the rise. In recent years, libraries have seen demands for learning aids such as laptops, chargers, digital cameras, iPads, iPods, headphones, and projectors. [...]

Published
2014

7. iPhone, Android, or Kindle: the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library has an app for that and so can you

Author

Johnson, Bob and Gutmann, Ted

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Library use studies -- Technology application, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Mobile applications -- Usage, Technology application, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

If you are like the millions of people buying the latest smartphone, iPhone 5, or Samsung Galaxy S III, your local library should have something to offer you. The Emma [...]

Published
2013

8. Make that to go: re-engineering a web portal for mobile access

Author

Spitzer, Stephan

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Web portals -- Methods, Technology application, Web portal, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

It is safe to say that we live in a world of abundant portable electronic devices, something that was unthinkable just a few years ago. This is important to any [...]

Published
2012

9. Less is more: how to app-ify your library services

Author

Williams, Berika S.

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Library use studies -- Technology application, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Technology application, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

How will your library serve mobile device users? By building apps from scratch? By offering entirely separate content? Or by modifying your site for mobile devices? We believed that the [...]

Published
2012

10. From cloud to mobile drawing down big info into little apps: mobile apps are a delivery option that libraries need to consider when developing service and content for their users

Author

Herther, Nancy K.

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Cloud computing -- Forecasts and trends, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Mobile applications -- Usage, Libraries -- Technology application, Market trend/market analysis, Technology application, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

in the past 5 years, cloud computing has gone from an abstract idea to state-of-the-art storage, transforming the way organizations structure their information services and making ubiquitous just-in-time (JIT) information [...]

Published
2011

11. Going mobile: how I made my own site responsive: given my interest in promoting mobile usability for libraries, implementing it for my own site seemed to be a way to gain some practical experience

Author

Breeding, Marshall

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Information behavior -- Forecasts and trends, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Web sites -- Design and construction, Wireless Internet access -- Methods -- Forecasts and trends, Wireless Internet access, Market trend/market analysis, Technology application, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

Increased access to web-based resources via mobile devices stands out as one of the most obvious technology trends during the last few years. Statistics vary on the proportions of users [...]

Published
2015

12. Add rich media to mobile resources, but monitor workflow patterns

Author

Huwe, Terence K.

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Collection development (Libraries) -- Technology application, Technology application, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

Digital librarians staked their first claim in mobile services by making online catalogs and aggregated journal collections accessible. 'Mobilizing' these two core services has been an excellent strategy on a [...]

Published
2012

13. Libraries explore a variety of mobile options

Author

Landgraf, Greg

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Mobile applications -- Usage, Technology application, Library and information science
Abstract

As mobile devices continue to gain prominence, libraries are recognizing their value in providing service to patrons. 'There are a lot of people who don't have computers who do have [...]

Published
2015

14. Embracing the future: integrate your technology intentionally

Author

Miller, Rebecca K., Moorefield-Lang, Heather, and Meier, Carolyn

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Information management -- Innovations, Information accessibility, Technology application, Library and information science
Abstract

In April 2015, the iPad turned five years old. For those of us in libraries, the tablet revolution sparked by the iPad ushered in a period of excitement and exploration [...]

Published
2015

15. Web or app? How to decide

Author

Balas, Janet L.

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Mobile applications -- Usage, Technology application, Computers, Library and information science
Abstract

The writing is on the wall, or perhaps I should say, the text is on the phone. With the ever-growing use of smartphones and tablets that can access the internet [...]

Published
2012

16. A library in your pocket: building a web presence for mobile users

Author

Farkas, Meredith

Subjects
Mobile devices -- Usage, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Technology application, Library and information science
Abstract

In Vermont, it was easy to ignore the mobile computing craze until 2009. Before that, AT&T didn't have a presence here, so we couldn't purchase iPhones in the state. That [...]

Published
2010

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