WEB4LIB Mobile Dev Tools Advice

[Wright, Jen]

There is also Treehouse.  They have individual subscriptions.  We are looking into offering subscriptions for our cardholders.

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From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jorge Biquez
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 12:58 PM
To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] WEB4LIB Mobile Dev Tools Advice

Hello.

Thanks for the advice.

Jorge Biquez

At 10:36 a.m. 08/10/2013, you wrote:
>It's not free, but the monthly subscription is very reasonable for 
>http://www.lynda.com which our org has been using for bringing us up to 
>speed on a variety of web related topics.
>
>Kathleen Smith, Associate Systems Librarian San Joaquin Valley Library 
>System
>2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721
>kathleen.smith at sjvls.org
>559-600-6256
>
>
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>   1. Mobile Dev Tools Advice
>   2. NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > October
>      9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA
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>Date:    Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:47:19 -0500
>From:    Jorge Biquez <jbiquez at ICSMX.COM>
>Subject: Mobile Dev Tools Advice
>
>Hello all.
>
>We are planning to develop some Mobile apps. We know the process it is 
>not easy and the learning curve could be hard.
>
>Actually we are exploring for now CORONA and Platinum APPcelerator 
>since both let you create for Android and IOs AND they are not too 
>expensive on the commercial version.
>
>We also are considering some other commercial tools , even when more 
>expensive, if they give us the tools we need to develop in an "easier" 
>way reducing the learning curve.
>
>As part of the process we know we have to master Javascript and HTML5 
>for those frameworks. Yes, we know we could go native but the learning 
>curve harder that these ones.
>
>On this. Any suggestions on books, online courses (free if possible) to 
>have the bases on Javacript and HTML5 ?
>
>If you are in the same process or have done it already. Can you share 
>your experience on what tools do/did you use and why?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Jorge Biquez
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>Date:    Mon, 7 Oct 2013 23:09:39 +0000
>From:    "McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]" <gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU>
>Subject: NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting 
>> October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA
>
>*** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting ***
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>Colleagues/
>
>NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > 
>October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA
>
>As previously announced, NISO is
>undertaking-with a grant from the Alfred P. 
>Sloan Foundation-a two-phase initiative to explore, identify, and 
>advance standards and/or best practices related to a new suite of 
>assessment metrics for the scholarly community.
>The first phase of the project is intended to expose areas for 
>potential standardization and collectively prioritize those potential 
>projects.
>.
>
>The first in-person meeting in support of this work will take place on 
>Wednesday, October 9,
>2013 in San Francisco. The objectives of this one-day meeting will 
>include a short opening keynote on topic of assessment, lightning talks 
>on related projects, brainstorming for identification of topics for 
>discussion, and prioritizing proposed work items.
>
>The meeting is free for all attendees. [snip]. 
>In-person registration for this event closed on Friday, October 4 at 
>5:00 p.m. (ET). Virtual attendance registration closes on Tuesday, 
>October 8 at 5:00 p.m. (ET).
>
>[snip]
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>Source and Agenda and Links and Virtual Registration Available At
>
>[
>http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2013/10/niso-altmetrics-project-first
>-in-person.html
>]
>
>/Gerry
>
>Gerry McKiernan
>Associate Professor
>and
>Science and Technology Librarian
>Iowa State University
>152 Parks Library
>Ames IA 50011
>
>"It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours."
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>http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html
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