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Mobile Computing and Mobile Computing and Libraries: Are you ready?Libraries: Are you ready?
Suzanne ReymerSuzanne Reymer
Montana State LibraryMontana State Library
Offline 2010Offline 2010
How many of you have…?How many of you have…?
Cell phone?Cell phone? Smart phone?Smart phone? App phone?App phone?
Types of Cell Phones in Use in MT
6
14
3
56
App Phones
Smart Phones
None
Basic Cell
Wireless ServicesWireless Services
Analog (1 G)Analog (1 G) Digital (2 G)Digital (2 G)
CDMA (Verizon, CDMA (Verizon, Sprint, local coops)Sprint, local coops)
GSM (AT&T Global, GSM (AT&T Global, Cellular One)Cellular One)
Wireband (3 G)Wireband (3 G) EVDO EVDO EDGEEDGE
Broadband (4 G) ?Broadband (4 G) ? LTE, WiMax…LTE, WiMax…
GSM Coverage
Informal Survey of MT Wireless Provider Usage
Wireless Providers in Montana
46
21
8
Verizon
Other CDMA
GSM
And WiFiAnd WiFi
iPod Touch
If we have to rely on wifi anyway, why pay monthly service charges?
If it had a camera, this might be the perfect solution.
Perhaps with MiFi?
Whither Montana?Whither Montana?
Coming in 2012?
Not as Techie?
Palm Pixi Droid Eris
And of course, Blackberry
Smartphone Market Shares
How do we search in the era of smartphones?
Mobile Information AccessMobile Information Access
How mobile friendly is How mobile friendly is your library’s your library’s website?website?
Search for Parmly Search for Parmly Billings Library’s Billings Library’s hourshours
Start with Google Start with Google search – can be done search – can be done with voicewith voice
Accessibility via Touch Screen?Accessibility via Touch Screen?
How about a Search?How about a Search?
For the PublicFor the Public
Ask a LibrarianAsk a Librarian
Still Trying to Ask…Still Trying to Ask…
Still Trying…Still Trying…
I’m going back to GoogleI’m going back to Google
Library Web Pages from Library Web Pages from TemplatesTemplates
iPhone Apps - DCPLiPhone Apps - DCPL
iPhone Apps - WorldCatiPhone Apps - WorldCat
WorldCat appWorldCat appFinding Your BookFinding Your Book
WorldCat appWorldCat appFinding Your Library Finding Your Library
NCSU iPhone AppNCSU iPhone App
Mobile Web PagesMobile Web Pages
Access My Library
Access My Library Collections
Access My Library Search
Sirsi Dynix BookMyne
BookMyne Search
Local Books/Library Thing
FourSquareFourSquare
Red Laser & WorldCat
Scan a book’s barcode w/Red Laser on your iPhone
Lists nearby places where that book is available
Including local libraries thanks to WorldCat
Google Goggles
OverDrive Mobile App
Search via Montana Library 2 Go web interface on Android or Windows Mobile device
Check out from your libraryOpen OverDrive mobile to download
directly to your device – no computer required. Does require wifi.
Mobile Devices and Mobile Devices and Your LibraryYour Library
Do you want your library to be accessible Do you want your library to be accessible by people using mobile devices?by people using mobile devices?
Locals? Visitors?Locals? Visitors?Library information? Reference? Book Library information? Reference? Book
availability?availability?Do you want to encourage people in the Do you want to encourage people in the
vicinity to come to your library? For an vicinity to come to your library? For an event? To earn points?event? To earn points?