Cutting the Cord Libraries Go Mobile

What is a smart phone?

A smartphone is a mobile phone that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary basic 'feature phone'.

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone

Types of Smart Phones

Apple iPhoneRIM BlackberryGoogle AndriodWindows 7 MobileSymbianPalm

Also Kids can use Nintendo DSI and Sony Playstation PSP as mobile devices.

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Smart Phones

Possess true "operating systems"Advanced Web capabilitiesPC integrationUtilize built-in GPSDownloadable applicationsMany use wireless as well as mobile networks

http://dc.cod.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=librarypub

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Gadgets/Report/Findings.aspx

The Rise of Apps Culture http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/The-Rise-of-Apps-Culture.aspxCell Phones and American Adults http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Cell-Phones-and-American-Adults.aspxMobile Access 2010 http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Mobile-Access-2010.aspxUnderstanding the Participatory News Consumer http://www.pewinternet.org/Press-Releases/2010/Online-News.aspxSocial Media and Young Adults http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspxTeens and Mobile Phones 2004-2009 http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/14--Teens-and-Mobile-Phones-Data-Memo.aspxWireless Internet Usehttp://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspxAmericans and their Gadgetshttp://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Gadgets.aspx

http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/08/10/funny-pictures-theres-a-nap-for-that/

http://www.slideshare.net/librarianinblack/mobile-services-on-a-shoestring-hhl3-2010

What types of apps are there?

TravelFinances ExerciseFoodGoogle, YahooSocial Media -blogs, flickr, twitter, facebook, youtube, Libraries keep patrons updated. Read with appsRadio, Tv, Movies, Busic, BooksNewsReferenceOverdrive, Worldcat

Mobile versions of databasesYoutube and FlickrInstructionMobile version of Moodle, Blackboard, and refworksaudio tours and podcasts for class

iPhone - Apple App StoreBlackberry - Blackberry App WorldAndroid – Android MarketWindows 7 – Windows Phone Marketplace

Andriod Apps

iPhone and iPod Touch Apps

Blackberry Apps

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_webrip/all/1

http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008010

Boopsiehttp://www.boopsie2.com/libraries.html

http://www.mcw.edu/mcwlibraries/atozfreemobiledeviceresources.htm

http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2010/10/01/20101001phoenix-residents-report-blight-app.html

Blackberry Simulatorhttp://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/resources/simulators.jsp

Opera Mini Simulatorhttp://www.opera.com/mobile/demo/

iPhone Simulatorhttp://www.testiphone.com/

Nokia http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/db2c69a2-4066-46ff-81c4-caac8872a7c5/NMB40_install.zip.html

Android Emulatorhttp://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/emulator.html

Palmhttp://developer.palm.com/

Windows Mobilehttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=A6F6ADAF-12E3-4B2F-A394-356E2C2FB114&displaylang=en

Mobi Emultorhttp://mtld.mobi/emulator.phpMobile website validator http://validator.w3.org/mobile/http://www.slideshare.net/librarianmer/the-library-in-your-pocket-mobile-trends-for-libraries?from=ss_embed

http://www.mobiready.com/launch.jsp

DrupalJoomlaWordpress

Mobile site generatorhttp://www.hiddenpeanuts.com/msg/

Mobile Library Catalogs

http://library.nau.edu/m/

http://www.lib.unc.edu/m/#_home

http://amigos.org/node/592

http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/

http://boulderlibrary.org/card/cardstar.html

http://www.oppl.org/services/cards.htm#CardStar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4erZyMo-JEk

http://www.aadl.org/redlaser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDv1cAYR5wc

Texting

3339

Number of texts a teen sends in 1 month

http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/u-s-teen-mobile-report-calling-yesterday-texting-today-using-apps-tomorrow/

http://www.carmel.lib.in.us/cgi-bin/textnotices/texts.cfm

http://libwww.freelibrary.org/faq/faqsubcat.cfm?FAQCategory=102

http://www.textalibrarian.com/

http://myinfoquest.info/

http://www.riosalado.edu/library/Pages/Txt4Answers.aspx

http://www.skokie.lib.il.us/s_about/mobile_services.asp

http://www.shoutbomb.com/

Reference

IMMeebo or Trillian

Yahoo, Google, AIM, MSN

Roving Reference

Use iPad or other tablet pc or a netbook to do roving reference

Use laptops to go out in the community and do library card sign up and reference.

Ex. Pima County Public Library received 78 new laptops with an LSTA Grant. “Pima County Public Library will use mobile laptops purchased to provide outreach and training to Pima County residents in rural areas who wouldn't otherwise have access to computers.” http://www.library.pima.gov/about/news/?id=2982

Location Services

Location aware mobile tech uses gps etc to determine a user's orientation to places etc.http://itunes.apple.com/app/aroundme/id290051590?mt=8 What’s around youhttp://www.sitorsquat.com/sitorsquat/ Bathrooms nearbyhttp://www.urbanspoon.com/ Restaurants nearby

Location Games

http://foursquare.com/venue/3239917

http://gowalla.com/spots/319920

http://foursquare.com/venue/1305875

http://foursquare.com/venue/70762

Chicago Public Library

http://www.darienlibrary.org/2010/03/1/foursquare

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darienlibrary/4905806632/

http://www.cantonpl.org/blog/food-and-cooking/play-foursquare

http://foursquare.com/venue/436381

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/social.media/10/22/astronaut.foursquare.space/index.html

http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/22/foursquare-history-channel/

Claim venue to have admin privileges and stats

http://www.yelp.com/biz/burton-barr-central-library-phoenix

Facebook Places

http://www.apple.com/iphone/gallery/ads.html#ad-smile

Skype

QR Codes

A QR Code is a matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code), readable by QR scanners, mobile phones withcamera, and smartphones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on white background. The information encoded can be text, URL or other data.

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_codes

Peoria Public Library’s Website

http://depts.washington.edu/randtech/blog/category/qr-codes/

http://oskicat.berkeley.edu/record=b12663571

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RApQawIMxcA

Code ReadersiPhone BarcodesAndroid Barcode ReaderBlackBerry i-NigmaPalm deCODErSymbian Beehivehttp://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/download.asphttp://reader.kaywa.com/getit

Code Generatorshttp://qrcode.kaywa.com/ http://www.qrstuff.com/http://www.i-nigma.com/CreateBarcodes.htmlMost web browsers have a code generator plugin

http://guides.ccclib.org/qr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/4738989687/

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/newsletters/newsletterbucketextrahelping/886787-443/qr_codes_connect_students_to.html.csp

htps://twitter.com/PhxLibrary/status/18154783038

http://twitter.com/pimalibrary/status/18136240896

http://www.facebook.com/pimacountypubliclibrary?v=wall&story_fbid=131767093530953&ref=mf

Staff Mobile Library Use

Let staff use mobile device for mail and calendar

Train staff on mobile access to library stuff Sandbox or Gadget Garage

Encourage Staff to use mobile to do work.

Buy mobile devices for staff to use and train on

http://www.davidleeking.com/tag/technology-petting-zoo/

http://www.libunc.edu/house/mrc/pages/equipmentRentals/

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/10/19/smartphone.cars/index.html

Cathy CoffmanLibrarianSunrise Mountain Library – Peoria Public LibraryCat509_98@yahoo.comLinks http://www.delicious.com/Cat509/ebooksandmp3s