SMART SERVICES FOR SMARTPHONES Orange County Library System, Orlando, FL Florida Library Association Annual Conference MAY 5, 2011 11:00 a.m.

SMART SERVICES FOR SMARTPHONES

Orange County Library System, Orlando, FL

Florida Library Association Annual ConferenceMAY 5, 201111:00 a.m.


Along Came Mobile…


Cell phone owners – 85% adults

96% 90% 85%

58%

Mobile internet connectors – 57% adults

62% 59% 55%







View QR code video on youtube at www.ocls.info/qrcodesvideo

http://www.ocls.info/qrcodesvideo

http://www.ocls.info/qrcodesvideo


What We’ve Created


OCLS Shake It! OCLS Mobile

How to Build a Mobile Application



Challenges to Starting Development

“We don’t have that person”



“We don’t have the budget for that.”



“We don’t have access”


What’s the Difference Betweena Web App and a Native App?

• Web Apps are viewed using the built in Web browser Safari and act very similar to a Web page.

• No Approval Process by Apple

• Native Apps are downloaded to your iOS device (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) through the App Store.

• Native Apps can also use special, built-in hardware like accelerometers, the compass, and the camera.


Web App: What Do I Need To Know?

• HTML (HyperText Markup Language)• CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)• JavaScript, Webkit, AJAX (optional)


The Delicious Web Structure


Web App: What Do I Need?

• A computer. PC or Mac• Software

– Dreamweaver and Photoshop (recommended)– Komposer and Gimp (free)

• A web server– Use your existing server that your site is on– Sign up with a hosting company


Web App: Good Resources

• Websites– http://www.w3schools.com– Search Google + use the discussions link

• Books– Beginning iPhone and iPad Web Apps: Scripting

with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript by Chris Apers and Daniel Paterson

– Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML by Eric T Freeman and Elisabeth Freeman


The Native App Structure


Native App: What Do I Need To Know?

• Basic coding concepts– Functions– Variables– Loops

• Objective-C


Native App: What Do I Need?• A Mac computer (iMac, Macbook, Mac Mini)• Software

– Xcode (free)– iOS SDK (free)– Photoshop (recommended)– Gimp (free)

• An Apple developer license• An iOS Device (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)


Native App: Good Resources

• Websites– http://developer.apple.com– Search Google + use the discussions link

• Books– iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners

(Getting Started) by Rory Lewis– Learn Objective-C on the Mac by Scott Knaster and

Mark Dalrymple (not specific to iOS)


Good Luck!


View Shake It! video on youtube at www.ocls.info/shakeitstory

http://www.ocls.info/shakeitstory

http://www.ocls.info/shakeitstory





Contact Info

• Sheri Chambers– [email protected]

• Jim Elder– [email protected]

• www.ocls.info/mobileapps• Debbie Moss

– [email protected]

http://www.ocls.info/mobileapps

SMART SERVICES FOR SMARTPHONES Orange County Library System, Orlando, FL Florida Library Association Annual Conference MAY 5, 2011 11:00 a.m.

Documents