A talk given at Internet Librarian 2013 in Monterey, CA. Oct. 29, 2013. It's a look at various multi-touch, multimedia ebooks that create learning experiences for all types of readers, including people with disabilities. Included are ideas for library programs and services using interactive ebooks.

1. A204 – Transforming Services: iPads, Ebooks, & Tablets
The Book as App: multi-touch ebooks &
their future in libraries
Internet Librarian
October 29, 2013, 3:15 pm
Nicole Hennig
http://nicolehennig.com
http://tinyurl.com/il2013bookapps

2. So many! Worth exploring.

3. Enabling learning

4. Assistive technology

5. Let’s recommend & review
more interactive book apps.

6. I’ll provide some resources
to help with this.

7. Slides
http://tinyurl.com/il2013bookapps
(PDF)
http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/presentations

8. What is a book app?
NOT:
- just text
- Kindle or iBooks ebooks
- PDF ebook
- a stand-alone app for smartphone or tablet
- takes advantage of features of the device, such as
audio, animation, zoom, geo-location and more

9. Published as a book and as an app

10. London: A City Through Time
http://j.mp/londonapp2
Video demo
1:51 minutes

11. Browsing by timeline

12. Browsing by location

13. Panoramic photos

14. Documentary films & photos

15. London: a city through time
• complete text of the London
Encyclopedia
• 2,000 rare prints (art &
photos)
• 35 documentary films
• 71 zoomable panoramas
http://www.heuristicmedia.tv/london-a-city-through-time.php
• 20 “spinnable” artifacts
• audio tours

16. When you publish a book as an app,
interesting things are possible.

17. Mobile device capabilities
• Front and rear cameras
• Built-in microphone
• Built-in speakers and headphone jacks
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• Compass
• M7 motion coprocessor (iPhone 5s)
• Location-awareness
• Touchscreen
• Data storage
• Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity
• Bluetooth connectivity

18. All Technology is Assistive
Technology
https://medium.com/thoughtful-design/a8b9a581eb62
“All people, over the course of their lives,
traffic between times of relative independence
and dependence.”

19. What book apps can offer
1) different ways to search
2) visual & audio-enabling learning
3) social interaction

20. 1) different ways to search

21. Voice search

22. Voice search
by Nuance, makers of
Dragon Naturally Speaking

23. Voice search

24. Voice search

25. Leafsnap
Visual search
• Columbia University
• University of Maryland
• Smithsonian Institution
http://leafsnap.com/

26. Leafsnap

27. Leafsnap

28. Leafsnap

29. Leafsnap

30. Leafsnap
location-aware

31. 2) Visuals that enable learning

32. Informative visuals
http://www.touchpress.com/titles/leonardo-da-vinci-anatomy/

33. Informative visuals

34. Informative visuals

35. Embedded translation

36. Informative visuals

37. Informative visuals

38. Visuals you can touch & move
Heart Pro III
http://applications.3d4medical.com/heart_pro

39. Brain & Nervous System Pro III
http://applications.3d4medical.com/brain_nervous.php

40. Heart Pro III
http://vimeo.com/20239050
video demo
1:38 minutes

41. 2) Audio that enables learning

42. Audio learning
http://petersonguides.com/apps/apps.php

43. Audio learning

44. Audio learning

45. Audio learning

46. Audio learning

47. 3) Social interaction

48. Social interaction
inside the book
Inkling textbooks
http://www.inkling.com/

49. Inkling textbooks

50. Creating interactive books

51. Publish digital collections as
interactive books
New York Public Library: NYPL Point
http://www.nypl.org/point

52. Publish digital collections as
interactive books

53. Publish digital collections as
interactive books

54. Publish digital collections as
interactive books

55. Publish digital collections as
interactive books

56. Publish digital collections as
interactive books

57. Publish digital collections as
interactive books

58. Publish digital collections as
interactive books

59. Publish digital collections as
interactive books

60. iBooks Author
http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/ibooks-author-creating-multitouch-books-for-ipad

61. Other authoring platforms
$4.99

62. Much more to explore.

63. More to explore
memory aids
• character notes
• timelines
• quizzes
• notes/highlighting
helping readers understand
• better endnotes
• adaptive learning systems
• peer-to-peer help
• author-to-reader help
active pictures
• panning & zooming
• augmented reality
• multi-state photos
• interactive charts
audio
• sounds & soundtracks
• audio captions
• language learning
new layouts
• infinite canvas
• variable sized viewports
• stories that scroll
• hands-free page turning
Adapted from Breaking the Page

64. More to explore
new forms
• pop-up pages
• multiple points of entry
• location-aware texts
• transmedia
short-form content
• piecemeal prose
• short form content
communal compositions
• text mashups
• curated collections
• crowd-sourced compositions
• networked collections
marketing tools
• new kinds of covers
• book trailers
• sneak peaks
personalization
• be the narrator
• adaptive content
• build your own book
Adapted from Breaking the Page

65. Guide to interactive
book apps
http://tinyurl.com/bookapps
Please share!

66. Book apps
The guide links to ...
http://tinyurl.com/bookapps

67. The guide links to ...
http://tinyurl.com/bookapps
Articles
Books

68. The mission of libraries
The mission of a library is to improve society through
facilitating knowledge creation in the community.

69. Apps are tools for
facilitating knowledge-creation.

70. Let’s become “app-literate.”

71. App-literacy
• Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines
• Mobile device capabilities
• Legality of jailbreaking
• Accessibility features
• The best apps in your field
• How to review apps

72. What we can do

73. Recommend apps
http://smallwow.com/apps

74. Offer workshops
http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/apps-for-academics-mit-libraries

75. Include interactive book
apps in your guides &
workshops.

76. Include interactive ebooks
on your mobile devices.

77. Publish your digital collections as
interactive books
http://exhibitions.nypl.org/biblion/

78. Help users create & publish
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/05/ux/to-remain-relevant-libraries-should-help-patrons-create/

79. Best practices
http://www.publishingtoolkit.org/
Milne Library, SUNY Geneseo
Monroe County Library System

80. Quality reviews of
apps are needed!

81. App Review Checklist
http://tinyurl.com/review-apps
PDF, 2 pages

82. Forthcoming books in 2014
Best Apps for Academics
A guide to the best apps for education & research
http://bestappsforacademics.com/
Apps for Librarians
Using the best mobile technology to educate, create and
engage
Libraries Unlimited, 2014
http://apps4librarians.com/thebook/

83. Online courses
Apps for Librarians & Educators
Become an Expert in Mobile Apps
http://apps4librarians.com/
The Book as iPad App
Multi-touch ebooks and their Future in Libraries
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/

84. Let me know what you’re
doing with interactive books.
nic@hennigweb.com

85. Sign up for updates
http://tinyurl.com/librarians2013
Nicole Hennig
http://nicolehennig.com

86. “Location-flexible
librarians”
Thinking of working online?
Let’s meet for dinner!
http://dinearounds.infotoday.com/il2013
http://locationflexiblelife.com/

87. Librarians
Let’s review mobile apps!
Download the App Review Checklist
http://tinyurl.com/review-apps
Let’s provide interactive ebooks!
Guide to interactive ebooks
http://tinyurl.com/bookapps
These slides: http://tinyurl.com/il2013bookapps