Going Mobile:

7 Things You Should Know About Mobile Service Provision in Libraries

Robyn Hall & Anne Marie Watson | RDC Library | April 2012

Going Mobile: QR Codes Text Reference The Mobile Web Productivity Software

Conclusions: 7 Things…

AGENDA

rdc.libguides.com/GoingMobile

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QRCodes

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PROs CON(sideration)s

QR Codes

• Cost

• Ease / Efficiency

• Value Added

• Adoption Rate

• Accessibility

• Standardization

• Digital Divide

http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog

Text Reference

PROs CON(sideration)s

Text Reference

• Relevant

• Accessible

• Value Added

• Privacy

• Stats

• Cost

• Training

• Quick Reference

• Format

The Mobile

Web

rdc.libguides.com/m

rdc.libguides.com

apps

e-Books

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Productivity

Software

www.goodreads.com/mobile

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www.evernote.com

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www.dropbox.com

www.drive.google.com

7 Things…

1More than three-quarters (78%) of Canadian households indicated they had a cell phone in 2010, up from 74% in 2008. - Statistics Canada (2011)

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To: 37607

Message:419940EXAMPLE

Vote for QR Codes

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http://www.epl.ca/digital-content/apps-mobility

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Application Cost

Mobile Technologies

• QR Code Generators*/Readers

• Text Reference LibAnswers*

• Mobile Versions LibGuides*, EBSCO*, Gale*, Goodreads

• Productivity SoftwareEvernote* & Dropbox*

• Free *

• $$$ *

• Free *

• Free *

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