innovative mobile interfaces :: academic lightning round, ALA Virtual Conference 2011

innovative mobile interfaces
ALA Virtual ConferenceAcademic Librarian Lightning RoundJuly 14, 2011
Courtney Greene | Beth Ruane
flickr : Lance Shields

mobile will teach us nothing
flickr: Scott Dierdorf

Pew report (7/11/11): Smartphone Adoption & Usage

YES YOU CAN
flickr : sugar_snaps

You + mobile:
Primarily theoretical at this point.
In the planning stages, or nearly ready for primetime.
Open for business.
Mobile? Pfft. We’re building spaceships now.
flickr: mass distraction

get in step with your campus
flickr : new york public library

adoption in your community
You see a few smartphones & tablets, but they’re not widespread.
A mixed bag of both, but definitely picking up steam.
More mobile devices than print books.
Your institution provides devices to students.
jonjon2k8

where’s the overlap?
services
mobility
connectivity

customize your users’ mobile experience
personalization
chrisblakeley

Librarians as enthusiastic users
Mobile technologies in your own shop
Internal launch + word of mouth marketing
modeling tech behavior
NYPL

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alykat/175071031/
make it happen, then make it better

State of the Union
We have a systems/IT department internally in the library.
There is a single web person, who may or may not have help from staff.
Tech development happens in teams, on top of other job duties.
Our IT has been entirely outsourced to the campus.
Scott Ableman

pants (buzzfeed)
we ♥ flowcharts
geeks (NYT)
friday (geekosystem)

going mobile in 1 … 2 …
IT overlords/super friends?
Talk to them.
Right away.
Yes
Big budget?
First, congrats.
Second, as Mom said, while money won’t make you happy, it can make life easier.
Yes

going mobile in 1 … 2 … 3 …
IT overlords/super friends?
Talk to them.
Right away.
Yes
Big budget?
First, congrats.
Second, as Mom said, while money won’t make you happy, it can make life easier.
Yes
CMS? CSS?
Proceed with caution, but you might be able to do a lot automagically.
Yes

4 … 5 … easy steps!
Code monkey?
Validate
Emulate
Try not to hate [mobile ain’t just phones]
Yes, you can.
Yes
We got nuthin.
Yes, you can too.Transcoding, site builders, ingenuity.
[sad trombone]

lessons learned
emdot

point
of
need
Michael Kalus

flickr: chapendra

free the data! … um, whee?
flickr: markjtaylor

This is Strong Bad. Our favorite Strong Bad Email episode is “Technology.” Check it out at: www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail143.html
what’s YOUR next big thing?

Medium
VS
Message
arenamontanus

Matthew Wilkinson

Flickr: bitzcelt

Flickr: lyzadanger

(some bunny has to do it)
a_kep

flickr: state library of queensland australia
(we know we packed a lot in)
Thank you
mobile learning, 1928
Courtney Greene
Head, Digital User Experience
Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
crgreene@indiana.edu
find these slides at: slideshare.net/mobilelibraries
Beth Ruane
Emerging Technologies & Reference Librarian
Skidmore College
eruane@skidmore.edu

Questions?
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