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Innovating Academic Libraries with Mobile Technology

Learn about the NJLA Technology Innovation Award-winning Sidney Mobile and QR Library Codes Project. Explore how academic libraries are adapting to meet evolving demands in technology and user expectations. Discover the key trends shaping library services and the challenges faced in the digital era.

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Innovating Academic Libraries with Mobile Technology

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  1. Sidney Mobile and QR Library Codes Project Presented By Pat Denholm, Dean of Library Services & Yolanda Sheppard, Technical Assistant/Library Webmaster NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  2. 2010 ten trends in academic libraries ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee • Academic library collection growth is driven by patron demand … • Budget challenges will continue and libraries will evolve as a result. • Changes in higher education will require that librarians possess diverse skill sets. • Demands for accountability and assessment will increase • Digitization of unique library collections will increase and require a larger share of resources. • • Explosive growth of mobile devices and applications will drive new services. Smart phones, • e-book readers, iPads, and other handheld devices will drive user demands and expectations. The 2009 ECAR study of undergraduate students … found that 51.2 % of respondents owned an Internet-capable handheld device and another 11.8 % planned to purchase one within the next 12 months. • Increased collaboration will expand the role of the library within the institution and beyond • Libraries… continue … to develop scholarly communication and intellectual property services • Technology will continue to change services and required skills. • … library will change as physical space is repurposed and virtual space expands. NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  3. Sidney Mobile NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  4. Mobile Phone Browser Limitations • CONTEXT NOT CONTENT • Add the most important and useful information • Users are paying fees to access your mobile site • SCREEN SIZE • Different mobile phones have different screen sizes • BACK BUTTONS AND LINKING • Some phones do not have back buttons • FONT SIZE • Increase to improve readability • CLICKABLE AREA • Increase for phones with less precision • REDUCE BANDWIDTH • Use small images .jpg, gif, or png (load faster) • Mobile browsers maybe set to not display images (alt tag) • LIMIT TEXT ENTRY • Use radio buttons or lists NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  5. The Viewport <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; minimum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;" /> <meta name="apple-touch-fullscreen" content="YES"/> • Content=device-width • Max, Min, and Initial-scale =1 • User-scalable=0 NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  6. Cascading Style Sheets <link rel="stylesheet" href="mobile.css" type="text/css" /> • Page should still be understandable with out style sheet. • Some mobile browsers do not recognize style sheets • Mobile browser may not be set up in mobile view Images Turned off (alt Tag) SidneyMobile with out a style sheet NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  7. Font Size and Clickable Areas NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  8. Smartphone Features Clickable Email and Phone Number href="mailto:askaLib@bergen.edu" href="tel:12014477436" NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  9. Mobile Databases & Directions Database Search Directions NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  10. Sites Used for Testing • http://iphonetester.com • http://www.opera.com/mobile/demo/ NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  11. Stats Oct 1, 2010 – May 2, 2011 Stats Provided by Google Analytics NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  12. Limitations Vendors : Limited mobile sites Cost of Data Plans NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  13. What’s Next Library Web site Library [mobile] Web site NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  14. SOURCES: • Robin Ashford • QR codes and academic libraries: Reaching Mobile Users. College & Research Libraries News, November 2010 71:526-530. • Jamie Seeholzer and Joseph A. Salem, Jr. • Library on the Go: A Focus Group Study of the Mobile Web and the Academic Library. • College & Research Libraries, January 2011 72:9-20. NJLA Technology Innovation Award

  15. Thank You Contact Information http://www.bergen.edu/sslmobile Pat Denholm pdenholm@bergen.edu Tel: 201-447-7130 Fax: 201-493-8167 Yolanda Sheppard ysheppard@bergen.edu Tel :201-612-5378 Fax: 201493-8167 NJLA Technology Innovation Award

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