The document discusses the development of a mobile OPAC prototype based on the Koha open source integrated library system, addressing the increasing use of mobile devices for library catalog access. It highlights the prototype's capabilities, including user-friendly features and adaptation to mobile devices, and notes its successful deployment at a Malaysian university. The project aims to enhance library services and accessibility for users, with plans to contribute the source code back to the Koha community.

1. Presented by:
Zahari Mohd Amin
MOBILE OPAC PROTOTYPE BASED ON KOHA OPEN SOURCE INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM

2. Why mobile?
Availabilityofdevices–mobilephone,tabletetc.
Userbehaviortowardsinformationsearching
Tomakelifeeasier.
AccordingtoMills(2009),staffatCambridgeUniversityLibraryhaveobservedcustomersusingtheircameraphonestotakepicturesofthecatalogueresultsscreen,ratherthannotingclassmarksonapieceofpaper.50%ofrespondentsatbothuniversitiessaidtheytakephotosofsigns,books,etctosaveinformationforlaterreference.
Inaddition55%oftotalrespondentswereinfavourofbeingabletoaccessthelibrarycataloguefromamobilephone(Mills,2009).

3. Cont…
Lackofunderstandingonmobiledevicesandapplicationamonglibraries.
Whilethesetechnologicaladvancessuggestavarietyofpromisingopportunities,librarycommunitylacksadetailedunderstandingofthecapabilitiescatalogaccessapplicationsforthislatestgenerationofmobiledevices(Broussard,YongyiZhou&Lease,2010).
ThefirstofitskindinMalaysia.

4. MobileOPACbasicallyisnotsomethingnewinthelibrary.JapanisoneofthecountrieswhichhavemobileOPACaspartoftheirlibraryservices.
AccordingtoMurakamiandKanata(2008),inJapanmobilephoneOPACs(OnlinePublicAccessCatalog)havebeenrapidlyspreadinginuniversityandpubliclibraries.
McKiernan(2009),in“wirelessinternetuse”surveyfoundthatone- thirdofAmericansaccessedtheinternetviacellphoneorsmartphone.
AccordingtoOfcom,86%ofadultsintheUKownamobilephonethattheyusemorethanonceamonth.Howeverthemajorityofpeopleprimarilyusethemformakingcallsandsendingtextmessages(Ofcom,2008).

5. About Mobile OPAC
PrototypedevelopedusingtheKOHAplatform–anopensourcelibrarysystem.
Kohaversion3.2asitisthelateststableversionatthetimeofdevelopment.
Kohaversion3.2waschosenbecause
-theopensourcesoftwareframeworksallowflexibilityintermofaccessingthesourcecode.
-itisafullywebbasedILSwhereKohahasofferedsuitableplatformformobileplatform.
CurrentlyKohauserhasreachedmorethan1,000librariesworldwideinvolveshundredsofthousandspatrons.Atleasthalfofthemisusingversion3.2.xandwillbenefitsfromthiswork.

6. DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE OPAC PROTOTYPE
Duplicationof„prog‟templateandrenameitas„prog-mobile‟.TheprocessofdevelopingmobileOPACprototypeasfollows:
TemplateCleaning–Removingunnecessarylayout,images,andmenufromthetemplate.
Adaptationtomobiledevice–OPACtemplatehasbeenadjustedtomobiledevices.
Removeunnecessaryfeatures-Unnecessaryfeatureswhichwefeeldonotsuitableformobileuserhasbeenremoved.
Whileremovingunnecessaryfeatures,wetrytoretainasmuchfeaturesrelatedtouser,whichwethinktheywilluseusingtheirmobiledevices.

7. Screenshot of mobile OPAC prototype Figure 1. Hierarchy Browser – User can browse by Call Number
Figure 2. Search Result view on web devices

8. Cont… Figure 3. User Account - SummaryFigure 4. User Account -Fines

9. Cont…
ThemobileOPAChasbeensuccessfullydeployedon13thApril2011athttp://demo.koha.my.IthasbeenpresentedatInvention,InnovationandDesign(IID) 2011on14thApril2011atUniversitiTeknologiMARA, ShahAlam,Malaysia.
ThemobileOPACsourcecodewillbereleasedbacktotheKohaOpenSourceCommunity.

10. CONCLUSION
MobileOPACPrototypeisessentialprojectwherebyitbecomesoneofpopulartoolamonglibraryusersnowadays.Itshowsthatanewtechnologyisneededforlibrary.
Inaddition,Kohaisopensourceandveryappropriateinordertodevelopintegratedlibrarysystem.
InthefutureitishopedthatthisprojectcouldbeoneofimportanttoolthatcanbeusedinalllibrariesinMalaysiaandatthesametimeitwillfacilitatelibraryusersinfindinginformationorcollectionsinthoselibraries.

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