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We Built it from Scratch... How to Grow an Idea Into a Mobile App
1. We Built It Ourselves … From Scratch -- How To Grow An Idea Into a Mobile App Nadia J. Lalla, M.L.I.S. Steven Flynn, M.S.I. M. Carol Shannon, M.P.H.
3. I have an idea! Brilliant! Nadia Lalla Has An Idea Carol Shannon Concurs
4. Stephen Flynn, Then Student Extraordinaire Now Emerging Technologies Librarian@ Wooster College
5. Proposed Timeline Idea – September 2010 Sketchy plan – early October 2010 Build app for iPhone – November 2010 Test app – December 2010 Submit app to iTunes store – January 2011 Acceptance to iTunes store – 7 days later
12. Developing the Mobile Website Jonathan Stark - “Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript” http://building-iphone-apps.labs.oreilly.com/ Google: jqueryui autocomplete tutorial
13. Developing the iPhone App HTML & Javascript Titanium Studio Objective C in Xcode & iPhone simulator
19. Actual Proposed Timeline Idea – Sept 2010 Sketchy plan – early Oct 2010 Build beta mobile website for app – Nov Quasi test on iPhones – Nov Debug mobile website – Nov Rebuild app with new program – Decthru Feb Build app for iPhone – Nov 2010 Test app – Dec 2010 Submit app to UM Tech Transfer - Feb thru May Submit app to iTunes store – Jan 2011 Acceptance to iTunes store – 7 days laterJune 15, 2011
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21. Getting our app into the iTunes store was much harder than anticipated.
22. There was/is little institutional expertise and support for library mobile apps.
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24. Build Your Own App Don’t underestimate the programming that is needed. Additional skills include marketing and graphic design. Consider hiring a School of Information or Computer Science student. They are eager and willing to spend the time if the payoff is partial credit for the app.
30. The Plain Language Medical Dictionary app was developed for the Regents of the University of Michigan by Stephen Flynn, Nadia Lalla, and Carol Shannon. Nadia J. Lalla Coordinator, Collections & Information Services Taubman Health Sciences Library The University of Michigan 1135 E. Catherine St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2038 (734) 615-9452 nadiamar@umich.edu http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/nadiamar Stephen X. Flynn Emerging Technologies Librarian Andrews LibraryCollege of Wooster 1140 Beall Ave. Wooster, OH 44691 (330) 263-2154 sflynn@wooster.edu http://www.sxflynn.net