A talk given at Internet Librarian 2013 in Monterey, CA. Oct. 29, 2013. It's a look at various multi-touch, multimedia ebooks that create learning experiences for all types of readers, including people with disabilities. Included are ideas for library programs and services using interactive ebooks.
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The Book as App: Multi-Touch Ebooks and Their Future in Libraries
1. A204 – Transforming Services: iPads, Ebooks, & Tablets
The Book as App: multi-touch ebooks &
their future in libraries
Internet Librarian
October 29, 2013, 3:15 pm
Nicole Hennig
http://nicolehennig.com
http://tinyurl.com/il2013bookapps
8. What is a book app?
NOT:
- just text
- Kindle or iBooks ebooks
- PDF ebook
- a stand-alone app for smartphone or tablet
- takes advantage of features of the device, such as
audio, animation, zoom, geo-location and more
15. London: a city through time
• complete text of the London
Encyclopedia
• 2,000 rare prints (art &
photos)
• 35 documentary films
• 71 zoomable panoramas
http://www.heuristicmedia.tv/london-a-city-through-time.php
• 20 “spinnable” artifacts
• audio tours
16. When you publish a book as an app,
interesting things are possible.
17. Mobile device capabilities
• Front and rear cameras
• Built-in microphone
• Built-in speakers and headphone jacks
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Compass
• M7 motion coprocessor (iPhone 5s)
• Location-awareness
• Touchscreen
• Data storage
• Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity
• Bluetooth connectivity
18. All Technology is Assistive
Technology
https://medium.com/thoughtful-design/a8b9a581eb62
“All people, over the course of their lives,
traffic between times of relative independence
and dependence.”
19. What book apps can offer
1) different ways to search
2) visual & audio-enabling learning
3) social interaction
63. More to explore
memory aids
• character notes
• timelines
• quizzes
• notes/highlighting
helping readers understand
• better endnotes
• adaptive learning systems
• peer-to-peer help
• author-to-reader help
active pictures
• panning & zooming
• augmented reality
• multi-state photos
• interactive charts
audio
• sounds & soundtracks
• audio captions
• language learning
new layouts
• infinite canvas
• variable sized viewports
• stories that scroll
• hands-free page turning
Adapted from Breaking the Page
64. More to explore
new forms
• pop-up pages
• multiple points of entry
• location-aware texts
• transmedia
short-form content
• piecemeal prose
• short form content
communal compositions
• text mashups
• curated collections
• crowd-sourced compositions
• networked collections
marketing tools
• new kinds of covers
• book trailers
• sneak peaks
personalization
• be the narrator
• adaptive content
• build your own book
Adapted from Breaking the Page
71. App-literacy
• Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines
• Mobile device capabilities
• Legality of jailbreaking
• Accessibility features
• The best apps in your field
• How to review apps
82. Forthcoming books in 2014
Best Apps for Academics
A guide to the best apps for education & research
http://bestappsforacademics.com/
Apps for Librarians
Using the best mobile technology to educate, create and
engage
Libraries Unlimited, 2014
http://apps4librarians.com/thebook/
83. Online courses
Apps for Librarians & Educators
Become an Expert in Mobile Apps
http://apps4librarians.com/
The Book as iPad App
Multi-touch ebooks and their Future in Libraries
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/
84. Let me know what you’re
doing with interactive books.
nic@hennigweb.com
85. Sign up for updates
http://tinyurl.com/librarians2013
Nicole Hennig
http://nicolehennig.com
87. Librarians
Let’s review mobile apps!
Download the App Review Checklist
http://tinyurl.com/review-apps
Let’s provide interactive ebooks!
Guide to interactive ebooks
http://tinyurl.com/bookapps
These slides: http://tinyurl.com/il2013bookapps