the book as app: multi-touch ebooks and their future in libraries
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A talk given at Internet Librarian 2013 in Monterey, CA. Oct. 29, 2013. It's a look at various multi-touch, multimedia ebooks that create learning experiences for all types of readers, including people with disabilities. Included are ideas for library programs and services using interactive ebooks.TRANSCRIPT
A204 – Transforming Services: iPads, Ebooks, & Tablets
The Book as App: multi-touch ebooks & their future in libraries
Internet LibrarianOctober 29, 2013, 3:15 pm
Nicole Hennighttp://nicolehennig.com
http://tinyurl.com/il2013bookapps
So many! Worth exploring.
Enabling learning
Assistive technology
Let’s recommend & review more interactive book apps.
Slides
http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/presentations
http://tinyurl.com/il2013bookapps (PDF)
What is a book app?
- a stand-alone app for smartphone or tablet
- takes advantage of features of the device, such as audio, animation, zoom, geo-location and more
NOT:- just text- Kindle or iBooks ebooks- PDF ebook
Published as a book and as an app
London: A City Through Time
1:51 minutes
http://j.mp/londonapp2
Video demo
Browsing by timeline
Browsing by location
Panoramic photos
Documentary films & photos
London: a city through time
• complete text of the London Encyclopedia
• 2,000 rare prints (art & photos)
• 35 documentary films
• 71 zoomable panoramas
• 20 “spinnable” artifacts
• audio tours
http://www.heuristicmedia.tv/london-a-city-through-time.php
When you publish a book as an app,interesting things are possible.
Mobile device capabilities
• Front and rear cameras• Built-in microphone• Built-in speakers and headphone jacks• Accelerometer• Gyroscope• Compass• M7 motion coprocessor (iPhone 5s)• Location-awareness• Touchscreen• Data storage• Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity• Bluetooth connectivity
https://medium.com/thoughtful-design/a8b9a581eb62
“All people, over the course of their lives, traffic between times of relative independence and dependence.”
All Technology is Assistive Technology
What book apps can offer
1) different ways to search
2) visual & audio-enabling learning
3) social interaction
Voice search
Voice search
by Nuance, makers of Dragon Naturally Speaking
Voice search
Voice search
Leafsnap
• Columbia University• University of Maryland• Smithsonian Institution
Visual search
http://leafsnap.com/
Leafsnap
Leafsnap
Leafsnap
Leafsnap
location-aware
Leafsnap
2) Visuals that enable learning
Informative visuals
http://www.touchpress.com/titles/leonardo-da-vinci-anatomy/
Visuals you can touch & move
Heart Pro III
http://applications.3d4medical.com/heart_pro
Brain & Nervous System Pro III
http://applications.3d4medical.com/brain_nervous.php
Heart Pro III
video demo1:38 minutes
http://vimeo.com/20239050
2) Audio that enables learning
Audio learning
http://petersonguides.com/apps/apps.php
Audio learning
3) Social interaction
Social interactioninside the book
Inkling textbookshttp://www.inkling.com/
Inkling textbooks
Publish digital collections as interactive books
New York Public Library: NYPL Point
http://www.nypl.org/point
iBooks Author
http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/ibooks-author-creating-multitouch-books-for-ipad
$4.99
Other authoring platforms
Much more to explore.
More to explore
memory aids• character notes• timelines• quizzes• notes/highlighting
helping readers understand• better endnotes• adaptive learning systems• peer-to-peer help• author-to-reader help
active pictures• panning & zooming• augmented reality• multi-state photos• interactive charts
audio• sounds & soundtracks• audio captions• language learning
new layouts• infinite canvas• variable sized viewports• stories that scroll• hands-free page turning
Adapted from Breaking the Page
new forms• pop-up pages• multiple points of entry• location-aware texts• transmedia
short-form content• piecemeal prose• short form content
communal compositions• text mashups• curated collections• crowd-sourced compositions• networked collections
personalization• be the narrator• adaptive content• build your own bookmarketing tools
• new kinds of covers• book trailers• sneak peaks
Adapted from Breaking the Page
More to explore
Guide to interactivebook appshttp://tinyurl.com/bookapps
Please share!
Book apps
The guide links to ...http://tinyurl.com/bookapps
The guide links to ...http://tinyurl.com/bookapps
Books
Articles
The mission of libraries
The mission of a library is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in the community.
Apps are tools forfacilitating knowledge-creation.
App-literacy
• Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines
• Mobile device capabilities
• Legality of jailbreaking
• Accessibility features
• The best apps in your field
• How to review apps
Recommend apps
http://smallwow.com/apps
Offer workshops
http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/apps-for-academics-mit-libraries
Include interactive book apps in your guides & workshops.
Include interactive ebookson your mobile devices.
Publish your digital collections as interactive books
http://exhibitions.nypl.org/biblion/
Help users create & publish
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/05/ux/to-remain-relevant-libraries-should-help-patrons-create/
Best practices
http://www.publishingtoolkit.org/
Milne Library, SUNY GeneseoMonroe County Library System
Quality reviews of apps are needed!
PDF, 2 pages
App Review Checklisthttp://tinyurl.com/review-apps
Forthcoming books in 2014
Best Apps for Academics A guide to the best apps for education & research
http://bestappsforacademics.com/
Apps for LibrariansUsing the best mobile technology to educate, create and engage
Libraries Unlimited, 2014
http://apps4librarians.com/thebook/
Online courses
Apps for Librarians & Educators
The Book as iPad App
http://apps4librarians.com/
Become an Expert in Mobile Apps
Multi-touch ebooks and their Future in Libraries
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/
Let me know what you’re doing with interactive books.
Sign up for updates http://tinyurl.com/librarians2013
Nicole Hennighttp://nicolehennig.com
http://locationflexiblelife.com/
Thinking of working online?Let’s meet for dinner!
“Location-flexible librarians”
http://dinearounds.infotoday.com/il2013
Let’s review mobile apps!Download the App Review Checklisthttp://tinyurl.com/review-apps
Let’s provide interactive ebooks!Guide to interactive ebookshttp://tinyurl.com/bookapps
Librarians
These slides: http://tinyurl.com/il2013bookapps