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Mobile Devices in Libraries
Mobile phone subscriptions have reached 4.6 billion worldwide and are expected to increase to 5 billion this year. African Americans are the most active users of mobile internet according to a 2009 Pew report. English-speaking Hispanics have the highest cell phone ownership rates and do more on their phones daily than white or black Americans. These factors show that the digital divide decreases significantly when mobile use is considered. The presentation discusses considerations for libraries regarding mobile device policies, costs, and development for websites and mobile communities.
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- 1. Can You HearMe Now? Shhhhh! Mobile Devices in the Library http://www.flickr.com/photos/kb35/369380644/ Adam Brisk WITC Superior Beth Carpenter Kimberly-Little Chute Public Library
- 2. The Numbers February 15,2010 (AP) The number of mobile phone subscriptions worldwide has reached 4.6 billion and is expected to increase to five billion this year... http://www.flickr.com/photos/scallop_holden/2280231658/
- 6. In a July2009 report, the Pew Internet and American Life Project states that African Americans are the most active users of the mobile internet. (http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx) This concurs with another Pew Report which indicates that English-speaking Hispanics have the highest rate of cell phone ownership, as well as doing more on their phones on a typical day than White or Black Americans. (http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2008/PIP_Mobile.Data.Access.pdf.pdf) These factors indicate that the digital divide diminishes significantly when mobile use is taken into account.
- 9. Percentage of Presenterswith Smart Phones 100
- 10. iNumbers 275 Million iPoddevices sold as June 2010 125 million total iOS devices sold. 45 million iPod touches 66 million iPhones 7.5 million plus iPads 5 billion apps downloaded
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- 31. Considerations Cost vs. needvs. desire • Staff time, development for website • Considering your mobile community http://www.flickr.com/photos/karola/3623768629/
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- 33. Thank you! Adam Brisk,LRC Technician WITC Superior adam.brisk@witc.edu Beth Carpenter, Director Kimberly-Little Chute Public Library bcarpent@mail.owls.lib.wi.us Slides from this presentation http://tinyurl.com/2aqw2aj Mobile Technology Position Paper http://tinyurl.com/2f5xzls http://comics.com/speed_bump/2010-09-20/
Editor's Notes
- #2 Beth will provide some background info on the LITAC position paper, how we never work face to face so this could be interesting, and to beg forgiveness as we stumble our way through the presentation.
- #3 Please stand up if you have a cell phone. (Stay standing)
- #4 who has a cell phone? Stay standing if you use your cell phone to access the Internet. (Keep standing)
- #5 Stay standing if you use your cell phone to access the Internet via your cell phone on a daily basis. (everyone can sit)
- #6 Poll audience for top 4?
- #11 make note that the original ipod is no longer being updated - most likely dead in 2011
- #12 We have: Adam - iTouch, iPad, iPhone Beth - Palm Pre Droid, Dell ????, Samsung, Blackberry Will research for connectivity not dependent on constant power source portable specific os multiapplications and functions fits in the pocket (except the stupid iPad)
- #16 "Foursquare is a mobile application that makes cities easier to use and more interesting to explore. It is a friend-finder, a social city guide and a game that challenges users to experience new things, and rewards them for doing so. Foursquare lets users 'check in' to a place when they're there, tell friends where they are and track the history of where they've been and who they've been there with." The Library Component - connecting super patrons to the library who are connected to larger social networks.
- #17 Dropbox - sync and share files from mobile to desktop to mobile again.
- #18 Pricing based on audience size. Up to 30 people free. Set up poll: multiple choice, free text, or goal poll. Determine how people can reply: text messaging, via smartphone w/web access, twitter, etc. Easy peasy!
- #20 The City of New York celebrated Internet Week 2010 by displaying giant QR codes in Times Square. Scanning the codes would pull up information relating to the specific agencies being featured. QR = "quick response" Explain what a QR code is...
- #21 Evernote - works with mulitple mobile devices and tradtional pcs
- #24 Your library should consider providing a mobile version of your web site. Stripped down version of your website that provides the kind of information mobile users would be looking for on the go. IMHO - better to do this than to just style your website to provide a mobile version of all of your website info.
- #25 Boopsie is a service that will build mobile apps for you, rather than you having to convert your info for mobile interaction.
- #30 One on the left goes to WLA conference webpage. Could include codes in books or on library signage that would link to online databases or web sites related to a subject (e.g. Workforce Development website in resume books). One on the right is an event listing - could be included on posters, bookmarks, etc. to advertise library events. More ideas:
- #32 Note that mobile content should be different than regular site - watered down to info people want to access via a mobile device (e.g. hours, location, contact info, catalog, etc.).
- #33 [show and tell with attendees - YES - i'll be bringing a doc camera so we can better demonstrate to the audience!] Off hand - i can demonstrate Dropbox, OneNote, EbscoMobile and am researching some other mobile devices