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Courtney Mlinar, HPD Library
Nova Southeastern University
Handheld Librarian Conference 2012
How I got started… Medicine is Mobile Initiative Fall 2009
Morphed into iPad Initiative Fall 2010
LibGuides created Summer 2010
Faculty Development Spring 2011
New leadership in OIT Spring 2011
Emerging Technologies Librarian Spring 2011
HPD Library purchased iPad2s Summer 2011
Macs in Library Information Commons Fall 2011
Holiday card 2011
Poll #1
Preparations Pilot projects at other medical schools
Other HE projects: SHUmobile webinar http://blogs.shu.edu/mobile/
UC Irvine- what we learned webinar http://www.imeded.uci.edu/
Medical, HE blogs, Twitter
Collaboration with HPD faculty, students
Mac OS training with OIT Spring 2011
Collaboration within ALA, ACRL, MLA
Suggested Reading iMed Initiative UC Irvine http://www.uci.edu/features/2011/01/feature_imed_110118.php
SHUmobile Initiative http://blogs.shu.edu/mobile/about/
ACU Connected http://www.acu.edu/technology/mobilelearning/
Apple in Education http://www.apple.com/education/resources/
HPD Library mobile tab http://nova.campusguides.com/content.php?pid=104950&sid=835769
Observations… Pedagogy, curriculum changes HPD, other medical
schools
Problems with LMS flexibility: mobile solutions?
Poll #2
Issues… Unreliable wi-fi: need for apps that don’t require
internet access
Librarians need access to devices in order to help patrons
http://unclutterer.com/2007/09/27/what-to-do-with-your-old-cell-phone/
Poll #3
Big change in library instruction: Jamaica Medical Mission December 2010
Added apps to devices for Pharmacy students
Result: between 300-500 interventions per day
Faculty requested adding apps to instruction
Faculty requesting more instruction for both students, themselves
Library became center for Inter-professional Learning
New library instruction building blocks: Orientation
Basic Library instruction: searching medical literature
Advanced searching, evidence-based medicine
Training for citation software (EndNote)
Clinical databases, evaluating web resources
Medical apps- recommended apps, how to evaluate apps
Poll #4
App Development evolves… Platform specific to cross-platform expectation
Library database app authentication
Database apps- abridged versions?
Some database apps affiliate with app aggregators
4 Types of Apps emerge 2011… Abridged versions of databases
Native apps: use device features such as camera, GPS
Hybrid apps: combo native app and mobile-optimized web site
Pure mobile-optimized web site with app portal
Mobile-optimized databases… Library databases: updated by vendor
Hybrid apps- native app platform plus mobile-optimized database
Journal apps: read abstract only, link to full text
Combination journal app and web site
Poll #5
Ebook platform apps- Some ebook platforms require app to read (CHMate
LITE)
Some ebooks download directly to device to read offline
Ebooks with web site type features: videos, audio, supplementary materials
McGraw-Hill Access Medicine
Poll #6
How to Evaluate? Similar to web site evaluation:
CRAAP (University of California Chico State)Meriam Library, U. o. C., Chico. (2010). Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test, from
http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf
Web Site: C = Currency
R = Relevance
A = Authority
A = Accuracy
P = Purpose
Meriam Library, U. o. C., Chico. (2010). Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test, from http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf
CRAPPIES for Apps
C = Currency
R = Relevance
A = Authority
P = Purpose
P = Proven to be Accurate and Useful
I = Intuitive*
E = Easy to find what user wants
S = Stable interface* Spool, J. M. (2005). What makes a Design seem ‘Intuitive’? Retrieved Jan. 20, 2012, from
http://www.uie.com/articles/design_intuitive/
Current App Gaps Compliance for users with disabilities
Cross-Platform availability
Usefulness
Unreliable reviews
How do I start? Access to devices
Talk to database vendors about their apps
Anticipate apps for major journals, databases, ebook platforms
Identify best apps for your users
Learn how to use apps
Add app evaluation and key apps to instruction
Test Driven Apps
1. Database AppsApps available through institutional licensing
Authentication:
Some require you to create an account on database search page
Some require an access code
Some require a password from database help or mobile web page
Ask vendor if statistics are available
Possible issues: App usage may take a seat if you have a database that is
limited to a certain number of simultaneous users
App password / access code may expire periodically
EBSCO- emails access code
Download app, use access code-
Search EBSCO using app-similar to My Folder
Relevance or Date ordered results
PDF opens- save in different apps…
PDF apps-
Gale: Access My Libraryhttp://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/
Setup Gale Resources using email address
They email authentication code-Call Gale technical support if you have issues
Remember to Update My Resources often
Hybrid app: part native app, part mobile site portal
Allows Power Search all Gale databases or all Gale Ebooks
Gale Databases
Authentication screen opens-
Results-
PDF- must read on screen
Science Direct
Sciverse Applications Portal
Medical Library Database Apps Clinical Pharmacology
DynaMed
FirstConsult
Micromedex Drug Information
Micromedex Drug Interactions
Micromedex IV Compatibility
Natural Standard
Skyscape
Stat!Ref
Visual Dx
2. Journal Apps Emerald
JSTOR beta
Also search the App store by journal name
(NEJM, Chest…)
3. Ebook AppsFor textbook entire curriculum package:
Vital Source: Bookshelf http://www.ingramcontent.com/MRKNG/2011/52373/52373Vitalsource.html
YouTube video about Bookshelfhttp://youtu.be/N7WprfUbKg0
InklingFor individual purchase- interactive videos, images, links
for iPad
Buy individual chapters for $1.99http://www.inkling.com/about/
Inkling screen shots
Other recommended ebook apps: Kindle – NEW: send Word docs, PDFs to Send-to-
Kindle email address (Amazon cloud)-automatically delivered to your device.
iBooks
iBooks textbooks (NEW)
iBooks categories
More e-reader apps Stanza
Audiobooks
CHMate LITE
4. News: Science, Medicine Zite
Plos Reader
News: HE Times Higher Education- some content free
Chronicle of Higher Education
News: World Guardian Eyewitness
SkyGrid
Google Currents
5. Citations Mendeley- stores citations & PDFs, syncs
AP Mobile
iCite (APA)
6. Streaming video UStream
Skype
Facetime
7. PDFs PDF Expert
8. Documents and Notes Evernote
Springpad
Quick Office
Awesome Lists-To Do Lists
Noteshelf
9. Teaching Tegrity Mobile
Keynote
Dropbox
Open Culture
Questions?
Avoid the CRAPPIES
Happy App-ing!