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Experimenting with mobile technologies in libraries Jo Alcock @joeyanne

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Why should you get serious about mobile web? 2011 even moreso!

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What skills do m-librarians need? • IT Skills • Personal traits • User focus • Communication • Collaboration • Research and developmentKate Davis and Prof. Helen Partridge at #mlib11

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What knowledge does an m-librarian need?• Different mobile devices• Basics of using mobile software• QR codes• Location services• Augmented reality

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Mobile technologies in libraries• Library content on mobile devices (books, articles)• Library services from mobile devices (enquiries, statistics, collection management, circulation)• Mobile specific content/ services (location services, QR codes, augmented reality)

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Library content on mobile devicesE-books, electronic articles, digitised materials...

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Library services from mobile devices Enquiry support, finding resources, circulation, collecting statistics, room booking...

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SMS enq uiriesState Library of Ohio

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SMS tipsUniversity of Huddersfield Library

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Mob cata ile logu eKeele University Library

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Rov enq ing uirie sUniversity of Warwick Library

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Mob circ ile ulat ionDC Public Library

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Loa mob ning ile d evic esCreekview High School Library

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Col libra lectin ry s g tatis ticsUniversity of Warwick Library

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Col libra lectin ry s g tatis ticsNorth Carolina State Library

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Other experiments• Room booking by mobile (incorporating QR code outside room to check availability and book if free)• Paperless online weeding (using iPad in the stacks to colour code stock as "dusty" and withdraw from catalogue if necessary)

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Mobile specific content/servicesQR codes, location services, augmented reality

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London School of Economics Library

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Charles Darwin University Library

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The Wallace Center/Rochester Institute of Technology

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Staffordshire University Library

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University of Huddersfield Library

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University of Bedfordshire Library

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Delaware District County Library

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Aberystwyth University Library

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University of Bedfordshire Library

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Oak Park Public Library

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University of Warwick Library

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University of Sheffield

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Miami University, Ohio

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Great, but... =

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Some of this doesnt cost money! • QR codes • Location apps (e.g. Foursquare, SCVNGR) • Barcode scanning apps • Open source software • Some mobile OPACs* • Refworks/EBSCO**free with existing subscriptions

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What do we need to do?

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What do users want?Charles Darwin University Library

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Points to take away• Aim for high impact, low cost• Dont over invest• Utilise free resources • Animoto (video creation) • bit.ly (URL shortener with statistics) • ZBar (barcode reader) • Kaywa (QR code generator)• Be flexible and adaptable to users needs

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Resources available:http://www.delicious.com/tag/cofhemobapps