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Mobile Users Meet the Mobile Library
Ben RawlinsElectronic Resources Librarian
Georgetown College
Overview
• Why Mobile Matters• Why Mobile Matters at Georgetown College• Mobile Resources • Completed Mobile Projects• Projects Currently Working On• Tools and Frameworks • Available Code
Mobile
• “Mobiles enable ubiquitous access to information, social networks, tools for learning and productivity, and much more. Mobile devices continue to evolve, but it is the increased access to affordable and reliable networks that is driving this technology now. Mobiles are capable computing devices in their own right—and they are increasingly a user’s first choice for Internet access.”
» Horizon Report, 2011
Why Mobile Matters
• 46% of American adults now own a smartphone (Pew Internet and American Life Project)
• By 2015 80% of people accessing the Internet will be doing so from mobile devices (Horizon Report)
• By 2015 80% of Americans will own a smartphone (CNN)
• Internet capable mobile devices will outnumber computers within the next year (Horizon Report)
Why Mobile Matters
Why Mobile Matters
Why Mobile Matters
Why Mobile Matters
Why Mobile Matters
Mobile at Georgetown College
• Our network has 870 mobile devices registered, this does not include users who use a data plan exclusively (2010-2011 ITS Stats)
Mobile at Georgetown College
• Spring 2012 Survey
Mobile at Georgetown College
• Spring 2012 Survey
Mobile Resources
• Mobile Websites– LibGuides
Mobile Resources
• Mobile Websites– EBSCO– 22 Databases
Mobile Resources
• Mobile Websites– JSTOR
Mobile Resources
• Other Mobile Database Websites– LexisNexis– Annual Reviews– Chronicle of Higher Education– BioOne
Mobile Resources
• Apps
Completed Mobile Projects at Georgetown College
Mobile Catalog
Shelflister 2.0
Shelflister 3.0
• One of 6 beta test institutions• jQuery Mobile interface• Designed for Tablets
Mobile Catalog Redirect
QR Codes in the Library Catalog
LRC App
LRC App
LRC App
– App available for iOS and Android• Originally just released iOS app• 125 downloads of iOS version
– iOS version released in February• 11 downloads of Android version
– Android version released in early May
– Great Response from the campus community• Contacted by Admissions and Graduate Education
Department
Projects We Are Currently Working On
Mobile Website
BookMeUp
TigerTrax
TigerTrax
TigerTrax
Tools and Frameworks
Tools and Frameworks
jQuery Mobile
jQuery Mobile
PhoneGap
• HTML5 Framework that allows you to leverage existing web technologies (HTML, CSS and JavaScript)to develop native-like applications for a variety of platforms (iOS, Android, etc.)
• Purchased by Adobe and integrated into Dreamweaver
PhoneGap
• PhoneGap Build
Other Mobile Frameworks
• jQ Touch http://www.jqtouch.com/
• Sencha Touch http://www.sencha.com/products/touch
• iWebKit http://snippetspace.com/
Available Code
• Jason Clark, Montana State University– http://www.lib.montana.edu/~jason/files.php
Available Code
• Skidmore College Library– http://bit.ly/LBcrsW
Thank You