ways to mobilize your library
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Panel presentation for the Adult Services Forum (NJLA) on 10/26/11. Panelists were Doug Baldwin, Cynthia Lambert, and Melissa Brisbin.TRANSCRIPT
WAYS TO MOBILIZE YOUR LIBRARY
Adult Services Forum 2011
Panelists
Melissa Brisbin, IT Division, Cape May County Libraryhttp://prezi.com/g0axjrw01vkb/qr-codes/
Cynthia Lambert, Mary Jacobs Branch, Somerset County Libraryhttp://slideshare.net/baldwind1976
Doug Baldwin, Systems Administrator, Cranbury Public Libraryhttp://slideshare.net/baldwind1976
Mobilize Your Library
Cynthia M. LambertSCLS Mary Jacobs Branch
609-924-7073, ext. [email protected]
What We Are Doing?
Android Application
Largest E-Book Collection in NJ
Staff Training / Patron Training
ChromeBooks: Rethinking Mobility
There’s an App for that!Who Created It?
How Will They Know?
Why Only Android?
Future Functionality
Promoting the Mobile Library
QR CodesPublic DesksE-Readers 4
SaleGift Cards
Investment: More Than $$
Largest E-Book Collection in New Jersey
Staff & Patron Training
Devices at Every Branch
Chrome Books: What is Mobile?Mobility within the
Library
Inexpensive
Tech Training Anywhere
Pilot Program Now
Ways to Mobilize Your Library
2011 Adult Services ForumDoug Baldwin , Systems Administrator
Cranbury Public Library
Cranbury Public Library Mobile Projects:
• Library mobile website
• Kindle lending program
Library Mobile Website… why?
1/3 of US residents have used a cellular or smart phone to access the Internet for emailing, IM, or information seeking
One a given day, 19% of Americans use the Internet on a mobile device. This an increase of 43% from 2007
Among those using phones to access the Internet, 46% say mobile access is very important for getting information online.
Information taken from 2009 Pew Internet and American Life study entitled,
“Wireless Internet Usage”
Mobile Site Vs. App : The Death Match
Mobile Website
Easy tools to create a siteLow cost threshold if done in-houseOne site – all devices (smart and dumb)Design flexibilityPlugins for CMS – can reconfigure current site for mobileVendors – single costs and monthly/annual costs models to choose from
Mobile App
Faster performance optimized for the deviceAccess to phone hardware (camera, GPS, etc)Catalog enhancements for mobileMany apps for many devices (have you included everyone)Highly technical to create – Vendor needed in most instancesVendors – yearly contracts
How did my regular site look to the “mobile” world
Instant Mobilizerhttp://instantmobilizer.com
W3C Mobile Checkerhttp://validator.w3.org/mobile/
DotMobi Emulatorhttp://mtld.mobi/emulator.php
Mobireadyhttp://mobiready.com
User Agent Switcher for Firefoxhttps://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59
If you build it…
Mobile Web
Wapple.net Wirenode.com Mobify.com Onbile.com Mobisitegalore.com Dudamobile.com Zindaoo.com UNC Mobile Site Gener
ator Bmobilized.com
(pay only) Mofuse.com
(pay only)
Apps (Vendors)
Boopsie Libraries Anywhere Infor
App Builder
Appmakr (free tool / cost-added)
Shortcuts for CMS users (our solution) Using Wordpress?
WPtouch WP Mobile Edition WPTap
Using Joomla? MobileBot
Using Drupal Mobile for Drupal
And if your really in a pinch…
Try Google Mobile Optimizer (use with http://bit.ly.com)
http://www.google.com/gwt/n
An example - http://bit.ly/nRuzjQ
Or… Try Mippin
http://mippinmaker.com
Providing mobile content…
Can you think of any others???
Kindle Lending Program
The Path to Lending
Setting your goals
The Path to Lending
Know your community
The Path to LendingDo your homework (Oh the tangled web..)
The Path to Lending
Getting Approval
The Path to Lending
Purchasing a Device(s)
The Path to Lending
Staff testing..and testing..and testing
The Path to Lending
Develop your policies & procedures
The Path to LendingThe Beta group
The Path to LendingThe Release
The Path to Lending
Contact InfoDoug BaldwinSystems AdministratorCranbury Public [email protected] / @baldwind1976Facebook / http://facebook.com/cranburyplLinked In / http://www.linkedin.com/in/db1976
Presentation links can be found at :
http://slideshare.net/baldwind1976
http://prezi.com/g0axjrw01vkb/qr-codes/