Mobile Library

Mobile Library

Brett WilliamsSystems Librarian

College of the North Atlantic - Qatar

Overview

• Why mobile?• Apps• Mobile Websites• Examples• Library Website Progress

Why Mobile?

2010 Horizon Report from EDUCAUSE

• Digital media literacy continues its rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession.

• On the near-term horizon — that is, within the next 12 months — are mobile computing and open content.

• Mobile computing, by which we mean use of the network-capable devices students are already carrying.

The Mobile World

• Apple (IOS)• Google (Android & ChromeOS)• HP/Palm (WebOS)• Microsoft (Windows Phone 7)• Nokia (Symbian^3 & Meego)• RIM (Blackberry)

Apps

• Offline content– Games, audio, maps

• Online Content– Real time, gps, location

• No standards across platforms– New apps for each platform (and sometimes

version)• Windows Mobile 6 to Windows Mobile 7

Mobile Websites

• Used by any device, even a desktop computer• Can be integrated with Apps that provide

offline content – if desired.• Existing standards– CSS, HTML

• Possibilities– HTML 5, CSS 3– Offline storage for webapps

University of Saskatchewan

• WAP Interface– Simple phone interface

App Website

Website

App

Cambridge

• Same back-end as FALCON

http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi#menu

Website

Arizona State University

• Summon– Same vendor FALCON and most of the support

software comes from

Website

Library Mobile Website

http://goo.gl/YIeu

http://cna-qatar.libguides.com/mobile

Look for me in the 2-5 year section of the Horizon Report