[Web4lib] Android app for library catalog

[William Denton]

On 13 April 2010, Heather J Klish wrote:

> Has anyone created, or is anyone working on, an Android app for 
> searching their library's catalog?

I have an Android phone (and like it a lot), but I'm curious about why 
you're asking.  Are you asking out of general interest, or are you 
actively thinking about working on this?  Is there enough Android usage 
at Tufts to warrant it?  At www.library.yorku.ca we're seeing 75% of 
mobile vists from iPhones and iPods, and about 5% from Androids (4% if you 
take away me, probably).

We're going to start on a mobile-friendly version of our site.  I agree 
with MJ Suhonos about apps versus web pages.  Google Sky Maps and Layar 
are fascinating apps that have to be apps, but I want everything my 
library does to be on the web first, and if that leads to services that 
apps can reuse, great.

Bill
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