Presentation given by Steve Butzel of the Portsmouth Public Library at the New England Library Association Conference on Monday, October 3, 2011.

1. Serving Library Patrons in the Mobile Space Steve Butzel Portsmouth Public Library

2. “ Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate” Steve Butzel Portsmouth Public Library

8. What do our patrons want in the mobile space? What do our patrons want in the mobile space?

9. When does the library open or close? When does the library open or close?

10. When is story hour today? When is story hour today?

11. New arrivals Does my library have these? Does my library have these?

12. So keep your mobile site simple! Back to our users…they’re busy. Back to our users…they’re busy. Really busy. Really busy.

30. Apps

31. http://www.bibliocommons.com

42. But can we do better?

43. What are other trends in mobile webpage design?

52. Gamification http://gamesandlibraries.wetpaint.com/page/2011+Games+and+public+libraries

53. Gamification http://gamification.co/2011/04/05/find-the-future-at-the-new-york-public-library/

60. What do you think?

67. Tracking Usage Stats: Overall Use

68. Tracking Usage Stats: Location

69. Tracking Usage Stats: Devices

74. Participating Libraries