Presentation at 2012 AIKCU Technology Conference

1. Mobile Users Meet
the Mobile Library
Ben Rawlins
Electronic Resources Librarian
Georgetown College

2. Overview
• Why Mobile Matters
• Why Mobile Matters at Georgetown College
• Mobile Resources
• Completed Mobile Projects
• Projects Currently Working On
• Tools and Frameworks
• Available Code

3. Mobile
• “Mobiles enable ubiquitous access to information, social
networks, tools for learning and productivity, and much
more. Mobile devices continue to evolve, but it is the
increased access to affordable and reliable networks that
is driving this technology now. Mobiles are capable
computing devices in their own right—and they are
increasingly a user’s first choice for Internet access.”
» Horizon Report, 2011

4. Why Mobile Matters
• 46% of American adults now own a smartphone (Pew
Internet and American Life Project)
• By 2015 80% of people accessing the Internet will be
doing so from mobile devices (Horizon Report)
• By 2015 80% of Americans will own a smartphone (CNN)
• Internet capable mobile devices will outnumber
computers within the next year (Horizon Report)

5. Why Mobile Matters

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9. Why Mobile Matters

10. Mobile at Georgetown College
• Our network has 870 mobile devices registered, this
does not include users who use a data plan exclusively
(2010-2011 ITS Stats)

11. Mobile at Georgetown College
• Spring 2012 Survey

12. Mobile at Georgetown College
• Spring 2012 Survey

13. Mobile Resources
• Mobile Websites
– LibGuides

14. Mobile Resources
• Mobile Websites
– EBSCO
– 22 Databases

15. Mobile Resources
• Mobile Websites
– JSTOR

16. Mobile Resources
• Other Mobile Database Websites
– LexisNexis
– Annual Reviews
– Chronicle of Higher Education
– BioOne

17. Mobile Resources
• Apps

18. Completed Mobile Projects at
Georgetown College

19. Mobile Catalog

20. Shelflister 2.0

21. Shelflister 3.0
• One of 6 beta test institutions
• jQuery Mobile interface
• Designed for Tablets

22. Mobile Catalog Redirect

23. QR Codes in the Library
Catalog

24. LRC App

25. LRC App

26. LRC App
– App available for iOS and Android
• Originally just released iOS app
• 125 downloads of iOS version
– iOS version released in February
• 11 downloads of Android version
– Android version released in early May
– Great Response from the campus community
• Contacted by Admissions and Graduate Education
Department

27. Projects We Are Currently
Working On

28. Mobile Website

29. BookMeUp

30. TigerTrax

31. TigerTrax

32. TigerTrax

33. Tools and Frameworks

34. Tools and Frameworks

35. jQuery Mobile

36. jQuery Mobile

37. PhoneGap
• HTML5 Framework that allows you to leverage
existing web technologies (HTML, CSS and
JavaScript)to develop native-like applications for
a variety of platforms (iOS, Android, etc.)
• Purchased by Adobe and integrated into
Dreamweaver

38. PhoneGap
• PhoneGap Build

39. Other Mobile Frameworks
• jQ Touch http://www.jqtouch.com/
• Sencha Touch http://www.sencha.com/products/touch
• iWebKit http://snippetspace.com/

40. Available Code
• Jason Clark, Montana State University
– http://www.lib.montana.edu/~jason/files.php

41. Available Code
• Skidmore College Library
– http://bit.ly/LBcrsW

42. Thank You