Like the geologic upheaval caused by plate tectonics, ebooks are shaking up the library landscape. This presentation will cover issues to be aware of, best practices, and what’s looming on the horizon for ebooks in libraries, including copyright, policies, staff and patron training, and the publishing industry.
With so many mobile web options out there, how do you know what is right for your organization? And what are the specific reasons for choosing to use one over the other? This presentation will cover the benefits and challenges of the many mobile options that are available to libraries today. We will examine the differences between a mobile stylesheet, mobile web site, mobile web apps, proprietary (iPhone, Android, and Blackberry) apps, as well as vendor-built options. Examples of each approach will be considered from both a user and implementation perspective. The presentation will cover best practices for each option, along with criteria you can use to determine which method is appropriate for your organization.
Many libraries tweet, but do they tweet effectively, or even non-annoyingly? This session will discuss what makes a good library presence on Twitter, why you should use Twitter to become part of the conversation about your library, and how to get the most value out of your Twitter time investment.
The Red, White, and Black (RWB) project was conceived as a human-guided walking-tour about African-American history at NC State University. The current generation of mobile devices has enabled us to publish this interactive guide on the web, so that anyone with a smart phone can explore this important aspect of university history. This talk outlines the creation of the RWB mobile application, which integrates existing digital collections and infrastructure to provide access to events, images, and audio that highlight the lives and experiences of African-Americans at NC State. This project is one example of the ways NCSU Libraries is creating opportunities for situated discovery and learning. We will explore some of the challenges and possibilities of repurposing special collections materials to provide new avenues for learning, discuss the technologies and infrastructure that make this possible, and highlight future directions for exposing library resources using mobile devices.
Meeting your customers where they are has taken on a whole new meaning in the 2010s. Join Amy Vecchione, of Boise State University, and Tobie Garrick, of Boise Public Library, as they explore ways to provide improved reference outcomes for customers through mobile technology. Each librarian has implemented new reference tools for customers including: connecting users to reference tools with QR (Quick Response) codes, roving reference with mobile devices, SMS reference, and mobile database instruction during the reference process. Participants will learn about barriers, how each librarian overcame them, and how mobile reference can be improved.
Determined to remain relevant in the lives of 21st century patrons, the Crowley Ridge Regional Library in Northeast Arkansas has recognized that mobile accessibility is the future of media consumption and library use. Ben, Crowley Ridge’s director of technology will discuss the design decisions which bring library services to the mobile devices of patrons utilizing the native feature sets of today’s smartphones and tablets. He will highlight cost effective design and implementation of a mobile website; benefits of a mobile website weighed against those of mobile apps; and ways to integrate library resources into a mobile environment.
Jean Ward and Veronica Smith talk about their experiences with implementing ebooks at Westminster Public Library. Veronica covers what changed “behind the scenes”, from collection development policy updates to new cataloging rules and budgets. Jean tells about her experiences training staff and working with patrons on the myriad of different ebook devices available on the market.
The mobile technologies & trends disrupting content & services right now. This session provides an overview of the major mobile technologies that are reshaping content access and discovery the 2nd half of this year. It includes an exploration of the major mobile tools that are guiding the development of social interaction and services right now. Check out this session to stay on top of the most important current trends in mobile technology and their impact on libraries and content.
Have you ever wondered what your patrons think about SMS reference service? Do you wonder what other libraries are doing with SMS? Or what types of questions you would be asked through SMS reference service? Don’t try to reinvent the wheel! Join Boise State University librarians Amy Vecchione and Margie Ruppel to learn the results from their recently conducted national and local surveys on SMS reference. By attending this session participants will learn the most common types of questions asked through SMS, ways to market this service, best practices for answering SMS reference questions, and patrons’ perceptions of this new reference service. By the end of this presentation you will feel more confident about the best ways to engage your users with SMS reference.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will discuss the Project’s latest findings on how people connect to each other through cell phones and connect to the internet through a host of handheld devices. He’ll explore trends in texting, in online activities that are accessed via handhelds, and the rise of smartphone apps and what that means to people’s relationship to information and each other. And he will explore the role that libraries can play in the evolving world of networked individuals.
Staying current is staying relevant. This session covers the major emerging trends in mobile technology including an outline of upcoming developments in tech and its cultural components. Attendees of this session will learn which technology trends to watch this year, what the mobile landscape will look like, and how we can meet those changes to prepare for their development in our own libraries and companies.
At Kentucky State University we are beginning to implement QR codes in various capacities as a way to expand our library services. We have implemented QR codes into our library’s online catalog. This allows users to scan the code and link to the item record from their mobile device. We are currently undergoing a complete redesign of our library website, and with this redesign we are planning to implement a broader use of QR codes. The new website will feature QR codes on the library directory page, and have codes generated for users to connect to the library’mobile catalog. QR codes will be generated to allow users to connect to WorldCat Mobile, EBSCOhost Mobile, and H.W. WilsonWeb Mobile. As we continue to develop new tools and online subject guides, we plan to continue to evaluate how we can utilize QR codes to enhance library services at Kentucky State University.
As libraries increasing look to develop a mobile presence, it’s important that this mobile presence be user-friendly. While usability testing of our standard websites is something many libraries have experience with, testing and evaluating mobile is new to many. This workshop explores usability considerations in designing mobile sites, looks at the special considerations inherent in testing for mobile, and specific ways to test and gather feedback from our mobile users.
The November 2010 publication of College & Research Libraries News features a QR Code (a type of barcode) on the cover and an article on QR codes and mobile users. In this session the author will discuss and build on that article and cover what QR codes do and when they can help our mobile library users. Learn simple how-to steps for creating QR codes along with tips and examples of the implementation of QR codes in all types of libraries. Augmented reality (AR) is a similar technology in that, like QR codes, digital data can augment the physical. Though this technology is still evolving, there is great potential for providing visual and interactive experiences. Learn about AR apps for mobile devices, how early adopters are exploring and implementing this technology in libraries and why AR is an important trend to follow.
Apple Inc.’s iPad media appliance promises to deliver even more flexibility with eBooks, digital collections, textbooks and dynamic media from the iPhone/iTunes content ecosystem. Students at San Jose State explored this together in a highly collaborative 10-week schedule. The first half taught students about developing Web pages and interactive applications for the iPad — based on existing iPhone and Touch coding techniques. The second portion tackled the e-book trend and implications for digital collections and the media. This presentation gives an overview of lessons learned in a graduate-level course on the implications and applications for the iPad in libraries.
SCVNGR is a game-based geolocation application where users can earn points or gain rewards by completing challenges and treks. Builders design questions that involve text based answers (open ended or multiple choice), QR codes, or photo challenges. Librarians at Boise State University and Oregon State University have built treks and challenges using SCVNGR for library orientations and instruction. They have found SCVNGR a better environment than Foursquare for these purposes. With SCVNGR, students can participate in the challenges and treks using not only their smart phones and mobile devices, but also via text-messaging and laptops. Librarians can easily create multiple places within a single building or location, facilitating tours within a library space. In addition, SCVNGR is amenable to working with universities and libraries. Participants will gain an introduction to SCVNGR, discover how to use SCVNGR in their own library environment, and learn how these universities have utilized SCVNGR successfully.
Augmented Reality applications and technologies provide libraries with an opportunity to connect unique local resources to the physical spaces around them. Learn the basics of what augmented reality is, how it works, and what technologies to keep an eye on.
Recently, libraries have been looking at the impact that mobile technologies will have on our library community. In response to this environment scan, libraries are developing web apps that, generally, serve one segment of the mobile market. PhoneGap, is an open source mobile framework, which allows you to create a mobile app for iPhone, Android, Palm, Symbian and Blackberry SDKs. Let’s explore PhoneGap together.
Using interactive technologies and mobile applications has enhanced both literacy instruction and outreach services. In the classroom, we use Smartphone quizzing and polling applications and Turning Point Technologies clickers to: provide real-time assessment; collect feedback to address current student needs; inform future instruction; and encourage students to participate. Outside the classroom, we are creating instructional videos and other media on various topics such as search techniques, navigating the library, and publishing websites. These materials can be accessed via the library website, streamed onto handheld devices, and embedded throughout the library’s physical site through QR codes. By making these materials available in a variety of ways, we are broadening students’ means and methods of access. These materials are also available to teaching faculty and can be embedded into Blackboard and other course management sites. These innovative methodologies help us to reach students in a multitude of ways.
Just a few years ago it was the norm to access the internet through a fixed line, with perhaps small numbers of users using WIFI to connect devices such as laptops. Increasingly, as this conference recognises, it is now becoming the norm to connect wirelessly through devices as diverse as laptops, netbooks, iPads, cell phones, handheld gaming devices and even digital cameras. A Morgan Stanley (2009) report on the mobile internet said in December 2009, “The mobile Internet is ramping faster than desktop Internet did, and we believe more users may connect to the Internet via mobile devices than desktop PCs within 5 years.” Our search behaviours must surely be changed once more by the ‘anytime, anyplace, anywhere’ nature of the mobile web. In this presentation I will discuss how the mobile web is changing what it means to be information literate and challenge us all to start the development of new models of mobile information literacy.
We’ll be taking an inside look into what you need to get started making iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Web and native apps for your library. First we’ll discuss the differences between Web apps and native apps and the common challenges of getting started. Then we’ll get into the details. We’ll talk about exactly what you need to know and use to make those library apps your dreaming about. We’ll also cover some invaluable resources for learning and going further with app development.
In this fast-paced session, Scott Brown will highlight the latest and greatest mobile apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. Besides apps specifically for librarians and info pros, we’ll also cover some of the top apps for productivity, business, communication, lifestyle, location and just for fun. Of the hundreds of thousands of apps out there, these are the ones you NEED to know about!
NCSU Libraries began lending 30 iPads the first week they were available. A few students were given first dibs on iPads in exchange for blogging their reactions to the device and discussing how it might help in their studies. This grabbed attention campus-wide and the enthusiasm has hardly let up, with circulations still at about 1000 per month. In this session, we’ll discuss why we chose to lend iPads, address problems faced in launching the program, and offer practical advice on managing many iOS devices. We’ll also share statistics and our students’ opinions of the iPads, and how they’re using them.
This audience-driven session will use input from you to highlight current trends, best practices, and emerging futures of mobile services. Together we will push the boundaries and pull the horizons to invent the future of mobile libraries and establish best practices for continuing success. Joe and Chad will lend their expertise to answer questions of what’s next in order to provide a clearer path to accomplishing the goal of putting your library conveniently in your user’s pocket.
The reading experience is getting better with the latest generation of digital reading hardware and software. In this talk, we’ll take an in-depth look at the user experience on a variety of devices and software, such as Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad and iPhone, Stanza, Adobe Digital Editions, and newer software, such as Blio and Copia. What works well, what doesn’t, and what do users prefer for different kinds of reading situations? How is the definition of an “ebook” changing and how are publishers and authors responding to the changing landscape? What does this mean for the purchasing decisions of libraries? Librarians have an opportunity to become experts on reading apps and devices, recommending the best options for our users and advocating with publishers to move in directions that will best serve our readers. Come see examples of what libraries are doing in this area and get inspired with ideas for how we can influence the future of e-reading.
Mobile technologies are taking the world by storm. New products, services, and features and hit the market (and the news) each day – all with much related fanfare and debate. How do we separate what’s hip from what’s hype? How do we determine what’s worthy of attention and exploration in our libraries? Librarians are well-positioned to take the lead in this rapidly changing environment. In this talk, Thomas addresses the realities of these changes for libraries, the risks and complexities of adapting and expanding services, and the new roles emerging as librarians become active participants in the mobile revolution.
We work hard to use mobile devices to offer just-in-time services to patrons at their point of need. However. we often miss those same opportunities to deliver powerful “just in time” information about our libraries to administrators. peers. patrons and other key stakeholders. In today’s tough economic climate. this is not a chance you can afford to pass up. Learn about techniques and apps to prepare and present data on your library’s success while on the go. While this presentation will focus primarily on apps for the iPad and iPhone. the apps and services discussed in most depth. such as HanDbase and Roambi. are available on many other platforms as well. Don’t wait until it is time for a formal report – take advantage of those snippets of time in the elevator or chatting in line at Starbucks to advocate for your library!
Augmented reality and location-based services are taking the mobile world by storm. overlaying streams of digital data on top of the real world environment. Libraries can take advantage of this technology and get on the AR train early with little investment or time. Learn how to market your library services through sites like Foursquare. Gowalla. Bright Kite. Find out how to use tools like Layar or Wikitude to create maps of your library spaces. history walking tours. connect digital services and content to physical spaces in the library. and much more. Learn which sites to pay attention to. which trends to follow in augmented reality. and how to use a few staff hours to create a lasting mobile tool for library users.
With the ever-increasing use of mobile devices, augmented reality and geolocation have become two of the fastest growing trends in the tech world. Geolocation apps like FourSquare, and social augmented reality apps like Comverse present potentially troublesome visions of the future of privacy. This presentation will explore the current applications of these technologies, near-future utilization, and discuss the evolving role of librarianship in relation to social privacy.
Join us for these exciting sessions as each presenter will be shown a set of slides (which they’ve never seen before) that have been created by someone else. Each presenter will be tasked with delivering a cogent, compelling “presentation” on the fly. Five presenters will be given 8 minutes each in which to amaze the audience!
We know it’s critical that libraries are ready to meet their users wherever they may be. And we know that where they are now, and will be more and more, is on their mobile smartphones. How can your library create an effective mobile website? From content and service selection, to creation, to testing and deployment, learn how to meet your on-the-go users quickly, easily, and with minimal effort.
From movable books to pop-ups; from hypermedia to multimedia; from 3-D to augmented reality. This session will look at examples of interactive books and question whether new ereaders like the Apple iPad and Nintendo DSi XL will make the demand for these books a new concern for libraries.
Hear the soup to nuts discussion of all things mobile and social in the Lightning Round. Spread over two sessions, seven presenters will each have ten minutes to regale participant on a variety of mobile topics including getting your library ready for mobile, assessing user behaviors with mobile apps, cataloging mobile resources, QR codes, and Twitter. We’ll even have two retired librarians testing the boundaries of ubiquity while answering SMS queries on their Droid and iPhones. There will be 10 minutes at the end for a quick fire Q&A session with the presenters.
Hear the soup to nuts discussion of all things mobile and social in the Lightning Round. Spread over two sessions, seven presenters will each have ten minutes to regale participant on a variety of mobile topics including getting your library ready for mobile, assessing user behaviors with mobile apps, cataloging mobile resources, QR codes, and Twitter. We’ll even have two retired librarians testing the boundaries of ubiquity while answering SMS queries on their Droid and iPhones. There will be 10 minutes at the end for a quick fire Q&A session with the presenters.
Clark provides best practices for delivering video and images through optimized websites that work with the next generation of smartphones and mobile devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry Storm, Palm Pre, Google Android, etc.). OSU Libraries speakers discuss their development of a mobile library website including a searchable catalog and how staff used content adaptation techniques to provide an optimal experience to mobile users. Users on web-enabled phones with smaller screens receive an attractive interface tailored to the limitations of their device; users on smartphones, such as the iPhone, receive a data-rich interface. All speakers highlight best practices for mobile web design, provide tips, and share lessons learned.
Find out how to offer mobile services on a shoestring! When libraries don’t have money to keep the doors open. offering as many services as possible online becomes essential. And mobile platforms are the new online frontier. Learn about services your library probably already has that are mobile-friendly. Learn how to make your librarians accessible to people on mobile devices. Learn how to create a mobile-friendly website. catalog. and other library services. Better yet. learn how to do all of this and more for little or no money.
This online Pecha Kucha will be a lively, fast paced event based on the 20X20 concept – each speaker will use 20 slides/images that will be advanced every 20 seconds, giving each presenter 6 minutes and 40 seconds to address the topic from their unique expert perspective. This event will be creative and exciting. “Pecha Kucha” is Japanese for the sound of conversation and represents a fast-paced series of presentations. At the conclusion of the pecha kucha, we will ask for your vote on the most effective PK and the winner will be interviewed for a podcast, featured on the Handheld Librarian website.
Did you know that 82% of Americans will not leave home without their cell phone? In today’s presentation we will discuss the many ways your library can use mobile technology to enrich your visitor’s experience, save valuable staff time, and even raise donations! Guide by Cell facilitates mobile technology for hundreds of organizations around the world. Libraries use Guide by Cell’s mobile technology to provide instructive audio tours, interactive text message question and answer, and text message events or overdue books notifications. In addition, Guide by Cell in conjunction with the American Library Association is offering all members a special offer to get connected with text message donation technology.
Smartphones and Wi-Fi capable MP3 players are offering a new way to broadcast audio and video messages to patrons. For the for the mobile auditory and visual learners out there. the ability to pull up a video tutorial or download a podcast to their mobile devices gives them need-to-know information at their fingertips. The increasingly mobile natures of YouTube. Facebook. and Twitter give libraries the tools they need to reach these mobile users. and capitalizing on the synergy of these services focuses time and efforts on the creation of content. not delivery. Posting links on a mobile website or generating QR codes for URLs will direct users to tours of departments and areas. or tutorials they can access while working on projects and research. In taking advantage of these mobile device capabilities. libraries can be there for the patron when they are needed most.
At the Cal State Fullerton Pollak Library we recently launched a mobile version of our website to accommodate the needs of our burgeoning mobile user group. This presentation will focus on our process of conceptualizing, building and deploying the mobile version of our website. It will highlight the development process, from reviewing and understanding existing user needs, to translating that into meaningful mobile web applications. A virtual tour of our site will be provided, including a demonstration of our use of the Worldcat API via Xerxes.
In this session, participants will receive an overview of services Libraries are offering using mobile devices. Jennifer Bielewski will also offer a host of resources.
For nearly a decade, medical libraries have delivered mobile resources to their communities using devices ranging from Palm Pilots and Pocket PCs to the Blackberry, iPhone, and Android smartphones. This presentation will recap NYUHSL’s prior experience with mobile devices, identify the unique mobile needs and user types in medical libraries, and discuss the approach the NYU Health Sciences Libraries have taken to create their new mobile website.
Registration includes access to two recognized thought leaders as keynotes along with up to 10 additional peer led sessions, all interactive, live online events, as well as the recordings of the sessions after they take place for up to six months. Our one-day conference is one of the most affordable professional development opportunities available.