This document provides an agenda for a mobile technologies in libraries information sharing event. The event includes keynote speakers, lightning talks on various mobile library topics, and breakout sessions. Attendees can learn about developing mobile strategies, building mobile-friendly sites, using apps for research, and delivering library content on mobile devices. The event aims to support the mobile libraries community and discuss next steps in mobile technologies.

1. Mobile technologies in libraries: information sharing event
8th May 2012
Time Activity Speaker/facilitator
10:00 Registration
10:30 Welcome and introduction Jo Alcock
10:45 Keynote speaker James Clay
11:30 Break
11:45 Lightning talks:
1) ScienceDirect mobile app for institutional users Helga Perry
(Athens/Shibboleth)
2) Barriers and challenges to accessing subscription e- Alison McNab
content on mobile devic es
3) Developing a mobile library gat eway Matt Borg
4) Using BookMyne to deliver a mobile library catalogue Tim Fletcher
12:15 Breakout session (choose one to attend):
 Building mobile-friendly sites with responsive design Matt Machell
 Developing a mobile strategy for the library Kay Munro and Rosemary
Stenson
 Mobile devic es in teaching and research: how do libraries Sarah Barker, Claire
support this? Beecroft, Adam Watson
 Mobile devic es in the physical environment (QR codes, Jason Curtis, Gary Green,
Visual search, Geo-aware services etc.) in libraries, Peter Kargbo
exhibitions and galleries etc.
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Lightning talks:
1) Using apps for legal res earc h Peter Kargbo
2) Using iPads in and around the library Sarah Barker
3) Can Surrey Turn Our Library Projects Into “Something Gary Green
Mobile?”
4) Students’ mobile preferences - are our services meeting Adam Watson
their needs?
14:30 Breakout session (choose one to attend):
 Resource discovery on mobile devices Keren Mills
 Augmented reality for special collections Matt Ramirez
 Delivering existing library-owned content (e.g. historical Ed Fay
maps) on mobile devices
 Bibliographic management on mobile devices Mike Jones
15:15 Break
15:30 Supporting m-libraries community Owen Stephens
15:45 Summary of day and next steps Project team and Ben
Showers
16:00 Close
Organised as part of JISC funded
m-library community support project
(Evidence Base & Owen Stephens Consulting)