Library Web Apps and Mobile Apps

[Louise Alcorn]

I would add to Thomas's comment that our integrated library systems (ILS) may or may not be providing these mobile (as in phone/mobile device) app-based interfaces to our library catalogs, databases and more, so many of us are looking at options to make an "older" ILS or other offerings more mobile-friendly and (perhaps more to the point) more integrated with each other.  If we don't, the research (Pew, etc.) shows, we'll lose the under-30 crowd entirely pretty soon.   Heck, we'll lose the over-30 crowd, too.  Our patrons, esp. busy parents, want to do everything with their phone on their own schedule.

My 2 cents.


Louise E. Alcorn
Reference Technology Librarian
West Des Moines Public Library
4000 Mills Civic Pkwy
West Des Moines IA 50265
(515) 222-3573      louise.alcorn at wdm.iowa.gov<mailto:louise.alcorn at wdm.iowa.gov>
(note new email domain as of July, 2011)
http://www.wdmlibrary.org<http://www.wdmlibrary.org/>



From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 11:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Library Web Apps and Mobile Apps

Actually, in Anaheim's case, we are pursuing a phone app for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone.  The idea is that the under 30 crowd is using their cell phone to communicate with the library, so we need to have apps available for them.

Thomas Edelblute
Public Access Systems Coordinator
Anaheim Public Library


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