Library Web Apps and Mobile Apps

[Barbara A Genco]

All--How could I have forgotten to mention that *LJ* is sponsoring a *Virtual
Tech Summit* next month--Thursday December 8th--and Mobile Apps are
definitely on the agenda:

*Power to the Patron: From Systems to
Services<http://www.thedigitalshift.com/events/tech-summit/?utm_source=lj&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=techsummit>
*. *a full-day event will examine the technologies that empower users on
the front end (what they see) and the behind-the-scenes systems that make
such self-service and digital delivery possible.*

   - *User preferences, encompassing new data on mobile needs of library
   users*
   - *Mobile app development in support of changing cultural needs and
   expectations of library users, supporting self-service, discovery, access
   to library collections*
   - *Technology innovations in self-service that make the patron more
   self-sufficient, promote ease of access, enhance workflows, and facilitate
   use of collections*
   - *ILS developments, projects, activities that offer new, added-value
   services that have a clear, direct impact on library users*
   - *Early Bird Registration for LJ Subscribers is only $14.95. Early Bird
   Registration closes November 28th*
   - *For more info visit:*.
   http://www.thedigitalshift.com/events/tech-summit/
   - Thanks. We now return to our regularly scheduled information
   exchange...

bg

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Barbara A Genco <
bagencoconsulting at gmail.com> wrote:

> For what it's worth (I am the project manager)--
> Library Journal and Bowker PubTrack Consumer are currently fielding a
> national survey of 2500+ public library users that includes specific
> questions on mobile devices and current/future penetration and use of
> mobile phones by library patrons.
> We are also asking public library patrons which library activities they
> would most like perform via their smartphones.
> For more information. www.patronprofiles.com
> Thanks, bg
>
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Ballard, Terry <Terry.Ballard at nyls.edu>wrote:
>
>> There are other options. If you go to http://lawlib.nyls.edu using a
>> mobile device, you will be automatically sent to our Boopsie site - no app
>> required. Usage data gathered from Google Analytics over the last year
>> showed that we had a steady flow of traffic into the web site from Iphones
>> and Androids, so we can only see this as progress.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>> Terry Ballard
>> Assistant Director of Technical Services for Library Systems
>> New York Law School, Mendik Library
>> 185 W. Broadway
>> New York, NY, 10013
>> Telephone: 212-431-2106
>> Web: www.terryballard.org
>> Blog: librariansonedge.blogspot.com
>> Tweets: twitter.com/terryballard
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On
>> Behalf Of Leo Robert Klein
>> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 3:19 PM
>> To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Library Web Apps and Mobile Apps
>>
>> Well, I can absolutely see the need to make our content
>> 'mobile-friendly'*.  I just don't see how 'mobile-friendly' translates into
>> obliging people to download a site-specific 'app' just to access the
>> content.
>>
>> That's where I'm wondering what the traffic and usage is.  I mean, if I
>> had it my way, we'd simply send someone a bookmark and call it an 'app'.
>>
>> LEO
>>
>> _____________
>> * Using such 'built-in' tools as HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, etc.
>>
>> -- -------------------
>> www.leoklein.com (site)
>> www.ChicagoLibrarian.com (blog)
>>
>> aim/msn/yhoo/goog: 'leorobertklein'
>> -- -------------------------------
>>
>>
>> On 11/14/2011 1:36 PM, Louise Alcorn wrote:
>> > 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.
>>
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> Barbara A. Genco, MLS
> Editor, Collection Management, Library Journal
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Barbara A. Genco, MLS
Editor, Collection Management, Library Journal
HOME OFFICE: 170 Prospect Park West #2R Brooklyn, NY USA 11215
718.499.8750 Home Office
347.228.6384 Mobile
BAGencoConsulting at gmail.com
bgenco at mediasourceinc.com
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