Dr. Jason Cooper and Gary Brewerton describe the development of a prototype mobile webapp for Loughborough University Library. The webapp provides library users with mobile access to features like opening hours, loans, reading lists, bookings, and library news. The authors plan to enhance the webapp over time by adding more functionalities such as renewing loans, requesting loans, and booking and canceling library resources. The prototype represents Loughborough University Library's first effort to improve mobile access to its systems and resources.

1. Developing a Prototype Library
WebApp for Mobile Devices
Jason Cooper & Gary Brewerton

2. THE LINK:
• http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue7
1/cooper-brewerton

3. The Authors:
o Dr. Jason Cooper- Library Systems
Analyst/Programmer
o Jason Cooper has been a member of the
Library Systems at Loughborough
University for eight years. He develops
and maintains a number of key systems
for the Library.
o LoughboroughUniversityEmail:
j.l.cooper@lboro.ac.uk
o Web site: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/library/Drhttp://
www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue71/cooper-brewerton

4. The Authors:
o Gary Brewerton-Library Systems
Manager
o Brewerton is the Library Systems
Manager at Loughborough University
and is interested in library automation,
information and communication
technology, and open source
development (eg LORLS).
o LoughboroughUniversityEmail:
g.p.brewerton@lboro.ac.uk
o Web site: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/library/Gary
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue71/cooper-brewerton

5. LoughboroughUniversity Libary

6. ARIADNE
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in Higher Education libraries and Associated sectors
of developments in the online environment. Since its
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attempted to keep the busy practitioner abreast of
current digital library initiatives as well as
technological developments further afield. It
concentrated originally on reporting in depth to the
information community at large on progress and
developments within the UK Electronic Libraries
Programme, covering matters such as information
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7. The Paper:
• Dr. Jason Cooper and Gary
Brewerton’s article
describes the development
of a WebApp for mobile
devices to help improve the
access to library systems
at Loughborough
University.

8. The WebApp

9. Features:
 Opening hours
 My Loans
 My reading Lists
 My bookings
 My libarian
 Events
 Library news

10. Future Enhancements
 Renewing
 Loans Cancelling
 Loan requests
 Booking resources
 Cancelling booked resources

11. My Thoughts:
• This WebApp for Loughborough
University is the first of many
applications to become available.
I believe there will be many more
options, and searchable
qualification added to
applications to come. This is a
very good start to the
technologically advanced library.