An Enriching Scholarship workshop presentation at the University of Michigan, 2010, about mobile-friendly library tools and services. With Gary Munce.

1. The Library in Your Hands
Enriching Scholarship 2010
Gary Munce
Karen A. Reiman-Sendi

2. Library in Your Hands
• Why mobile?
– According to ECAR Study of Undergraduate
Students and Information Technology (2009): 51%
of respondents have Internet-capable handheld
device
– According to 2009 survey by the Pew Internet &
American Life Project: by the year 2020 most
people across the world will use a mobile device
as their primary means for connecting to the
Internet

3. Library in Your Hands
• See ITS site on wireless:
http://www.itcom.itcs.umich.edu/wireless/
• See campus wireless map:
http://www.itcom.itcs.umich.edu/wireless/ca
mpus_map/

4. Library in Your Hands
• Resources:
– Google Books (mobile interface) – http://books.google.com/m
– WorldCat (download application) - http://www.worldcat.org/m/
– ProQuest (text only interface) –
http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V?func=native-
link&resource=UMI01559
– PubMed (text interface) -
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/queryd.fcgi?linkbar=plain
– EBSCO (mobile interface) -
http://proxy.lib.umich.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.mobi/
• See also:
– Taubman Health Sciences Library list of resources -
http://www.lib.umich.edu/taubman-health-sciences-library/hsl-
mobile-devices-resources

5. Library in Your Hands
• Tiny URL for ES evaluation:
http://tinyurl.com/myES2010

6. Library in Your Hands
• How likely would you be to use the following library
services/resources if they were accessible on your mobile
device?
– Text a question to a librarian
– Text to get a book's call number
– Text to request/renew books
– Use web form to request books or articles
– Get due date reminders via text message
– Search library catalog (Mirlyn)
– Find library hours & locations
– Find library news and events
– Use library research guides
– Find/read journal articles
– Find/read ebooks

7. Library in Your Hands
• Questions?
– Gary Munce: gmunce@umich.edu
(email and AOL/Yahoo/MSN IM)
– Karen A. Reiman-Sendi: karsendi@umich.edu
(email and AOL/Yahoo/MSN IM)