Libraries & Mobile Tech
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The document discusses how libraries and librarians are adapting to mobile technologies and the expectations of mobile users. It notes that while libraries have traditionally been repositories of information and knowledge, they must now provide efficient access to information and collections through mobile devices. Examples provided include text message reference services, increased mobile access to electronic collections and catalogs, use of social media like Facebook, and the development of mobile applications. The presentation concludes by anticipating new mobile technologies and standards that will continue to change user expectations and require new competencies for librarians.
Libraries & Mobile Tech
- 1. libraries & mobile techlisacarluccithomasdigital services librariansouthern connecticut state universitySCSU library faculty meeting - march 12, 2010
- 2. then & there, here & nowlibraries: information repositories knowledge centers(and more)librarians: trained in the art of information transferskilled curators of rich collections (and more)this is no different in the mobile librarylisa carlucci thomas2
- 3. then & there, here & nowso, what is different?first: web 1.0: created worldwide, interconnected, digital information environment (new rules)then: web 2.0: information became interpersonal, social, interactive (new attitudes)now: mobile technologies: swift, efficient, effective communications & information exchange (new expectations)lisa carlucci thomas3
- 5. text message referencetext a librarian: web mediated text messagereference – launched 2009yale science library: first iphonesms reference service – 2007http://www.flickr.com/photos/textalibrarian/3772780201http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeydigits/2036755814/lisa carlucci thomas5
- 6. electronic collectionswww.slideshare.net/lisacarluccimobile devices = increased access to collectionswww.flickr.com/photos/lisacarluccilisa carlucci thomas6
- 7. access services & catalogsall images except worldcat from: http://userslib.com/category/mobile/worldcat image: http://www.worldcat.org/mobile/default.jsp lisa carlucci thomas7
- 8. social networkingThey’re “doing stuff.” Stuff like this:Posting regular status updates
- 10. Pointing to stuff that’s happening in the library (ie., lectures)
- 11. Regularly add photos and videos
- 12. Using Facebook’s Events feature to list events.-- david lee king, february 9, 2010http://www.davidleeking.com/2010/02/09/humanizing-your-facebook-pages/lisa carlucci thomas8
- 15. mobile applications“Ever wonder what a wall-sized visualization of live downloads of the 20,000 most popular iPhone apps from the App Store would look like in near real-time?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5xiv0l4eR4www.slideshare.net/lisacarluccihow mobile changed my life…and will change yours too(shows examples of mobile content delivery & iphone apps) http://bit.ly/QLmobilelisa carlucci thomas11
- 16. what’s next in 2010?new mobile devicesQR codesgeolocationaugmented realitymobile paymentsnew mobile web standardscloud computing & data storageproliferation of subject-specific mobile resourcesnew competencies for librarians & students ... & all the new stuff we don’t even know about yet!lisa carlucci thomas12