Mobility @ Your Library

1. Mobility @ Your Library Jackie Siminitus AT&T Regional Director - Libraries js8295@att.com

2. Mobility @ Your Library • LIBRARY APPLICATIONS (Top 10) • STORIES NEEDED! • TRENDS • FUNDING

3. Mobility @ Your Library Library Applications – Top 10 • Reference and Research – anytime, anywhere • Language Translation Services • Disaster Planning/Emergency Preparedness • Assistive Technology • Administrative • Productivity Tools • Outreach/PR • Publishing – mobile blogging and more • Programs • M-Learning

4. Mobility @ Your Library #1- Reference and Research – anytime, anywhere • Mobile Search. Search Engines. Directories. Dictionaries & Enclyclopedias. Online Access to Library Website. Example: iQ Mobile Search. Search on multiple search engines. Use iQ Mobile Search to search from a variety of today’s most popular search providers and services. Type in a search term and quickly choose from any of the services on the list. Company: iFonify.com URL: http://iqmobilesearch.com/ Example: Mobile Directories. YellowPages.com – mobile and more. Seehttp://www.yellowpages.com/products Example: Mobile Dictionaries. Mobile WebsterSee http://www.mobile-webster.com/?source=MWOL

5. Mobility @ Your Library #2- Language Translation Services • Language Translation as a reference desk "tool" • Program translation - along the lines of closed-captioning for the hearing impaired. • Language Lessons – mobile flash cards, dictionary, phrase book, guided tours, exams, cell phone delivered lectures Example:portable mac as a translation machine for folks who have difficulty in English (when I don't know their language either).“I discovered this feature at an airport when a Chinese family got totally confused by our having to unload due to an aircraft malfunction. Friends had taken them to the airport and got them on the plane but now they were totally lost. I cranked up my MacbookPro and wrote out what had happened in English, translated it into Chinese and showed them the screen. We "spoke" for a few minutes, using the computer only, until a Chinese speaking employee finally showed up. The Chinese people said they'd rather keep "talking" to me!!! Well, I now use it in the libraries in which I work and it's great. I usually use Babelfish but a few others have worked as well. I'm working on iPod applications for public and school libraries but have no stories yet. All the Best!”-- Wesley A. Doak, MLIS. Library Media Teacher, Christian Brothers High School

6. Mobility @ Your Library#3- Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Response • Immediate access to communication tool- by librarians, staff, and library users • Push-to-Talk • Group messaging Eyespot Mobile Cast – shoot, mix, share a video from mobile phone. EAS – Emergency Alert Systems. Librarian as a part of an emergency response team. Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), a system by which commercial mobile service (CMS) providers may transmit emergency alerts to their subscribers PIN to PIN Each devise has a unique personal identifying number (PIN) that identifies each handheld on the network. If you know the PIN of another handheld user, you can send a PIN message to that person. PIN messages are not routed through an existing email account.

7. Mobility @ Your Library#4- Assistive Technology Handhelds. Text-to-Speech. Speech-to-Text. Text-to-Sign Language EXAMPLES:ReadtheWords, Jott, GuidebyCell See also CSLA 2.0 Team tutorial on “Discovering Assistive Technology.” Apple iPhone:tactile buttons, zoom, giant fonts for mail messages, network-based voice-dialing, voice-dialing applications, hands-free speakerphone, audible/visible/vibrating alerts, downloadable assignable ringtones See:http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html iCommunicator: wireless text-to-speech device makes effective two-way communication possible for persons who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or experience unique communication challenges. iCommunicator translates in real-time:• Speech to Text• Speech/Text to Video Sign-Language• Speech/Text to Computer Generated VoiceSee: http://www.icommunicator.com/ Signing Avatar by VOLT– Vcom3D – story demo HandHelds for Autistic studentshelp them cope in many ways.(PalmPilot)

8. Mobility @ Your Library#5- Administrative • Database updating/scheduling on the go! • eCalendar (ie: Outlook Calendar) • e-mail • Text messaging • Reporting • Mobile notepad Example: • Jott.com – audio-to-text. Good for memos to self while traveling (use hands-free!) “Turn words into action.”

9. Mobility @ Your Library#6- Productivity Tools • Self checkout • Shelf check/inventory • Weeding EXAMPLE: ProBarcodes – Content Innovations designed this product that allows a library staff to store scanned barcode (or RFID) information on a handheld device, including barcode readers, PDAs, and mobile phones for later upload to database systems. “ProBarcodes is targeted at small and mid-sized special libraries that would not be able to afford a barcode solution. CheckScan and ShelfScan currently work with ProBarcodes to allow librarians to facilitate self checkout (CheckScan). ShelfScan allows library staff to assign books to certain shelves which assists with inventory and location control.” Mostly in Law and Special libraries. Equipment:HP PDAs, Worth dedicated barcode reader, AT&T Tilt, Windows CE phones. - Jaye Lapachet, jhl@conteninnovations.com

10. Mobility @ Your Library#7- Outreach/PR • Text messaging • Holds • New arrivals • Polling • Poll Everywhere – simple text messaging for voting and polling. Collect data while interacting with your library audience. Replaces proprietary response equipment. • Mobile Study (quizzes) – do a Dewey Quiz! • MobiOde – mobile surveys and polls • Broadcast reminders • Special programs • Library hours

11. Mobility @ Your Library#8- Publishing Mobile reporting and more Examples: • Gabcast – a podcasting and audioblogging platform to create and distribute audio content to mobile devices. • GCast - run by the same people that run GarageBand.com. • Blogger on the Go – blog from anywhere • Mobango – download anything to mobile phone CSLA Conference bloggers! Library Legislation Day bloggers! School Board Meeting bloggers

12. Mobility @ Your Library#9- Programs Library Programs – Podcast or video • Author & illustrator visits; other Guest speakers • Read-Alouds • Poetry Slams • Book Club discussions Library-Recommended Programs • Library of Congress and other national forums • University lecture series • Endless possibilities Library Tours and Exhibits • Writing contests or book displays – Audio tours. See GuidebyCell

13. Mobility @ Your Library#10- M-Learning • Lesley Farmer’s presentation • AT&T Education Advocate Karen Montgomery’s Thinking Machine Wiki,http://thinkingmachine.pbwiki.com/Think+Mobile+Phones+for+Learning

14. Mobility @ Your LibraryTrends • MOBILE Devices: Fastest growing technology market • Mobile phones, not personal computers, will fuel growth of the worldwide web as countries like India snap up millions of handsets monthly.” – Google VP and Chief Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf prediction, AFP, 2/20/2007 • “The iPod is enabling college students to tap into lectures on their own time, and in the K-12 space, podcasting is opening up the classroom to parents and the community. Up next, look for the cell phone to play a transforming role.” – “Top Ten Tech Trends”, TechLearning, 1/18/2008 • “About 75% of teens plan on having a mobile phone as long as they live, and about 40% believe a mobile phone is the only phone they’ll ever need.” – CTIA and Harris Interactive, 9/12/2008 • 2008 Horizons Report(page 17 Mobile Broadband) • VIVO [Voice in/Voice Out] William Crossman book (CLA Annual Conference master speaker) “Makes text obsolete.”

15. Mobility @ Your LibraryFUNDING • Federal E-Rate TELECOM and INTERNET ACCESS (Priority #1) for public schools and libraries. • Must be in Technology Plan. • Monthly service charges are eligible for discount. • Cell phone equipment NOT eligible for discount.

16. Mobility @ Your Library STORIES NEEDED! NOV 9, 2008 Jackie’s Call for Stories: I've developed a list of categories of library applications for mobile phones and other handheld devices, but would like some compelling stories about how libraries are using them.  I'm looking for library applications, not how you use your phone at home or on vacation!   My team has tons of K-12 classroom and university examples, so I'd like to add compelling LIBRARY examples.   Here is the information needed:      1- Library Mobile Application (catchy or descriptive name, like "Roving Reference" or "Librarian-on-the-Go" or "IT Tech Connect")      2- How you use it in your library. Short paragraph that includes Who/What/When/Where/Why/Why it is a "cool tool" --[Who on the library team has and uses the mobile phone/device; What is it used for/When did you start using it or add it to your library technology plan/Why did you decide to get this or other mobile devices to support library administration or library users/ How is it funded? - budget, grant, E-Rate discounts (K12 and Public libraries are eligible for discounts on monthly phone service)      3- Which mobile device(s) does your library use?  For example, do you use a Fancy new iPhone or Blackberry Bold smartphone? Or a dedicated device for specialized library applications? Never-ending mobile applications for libraries – send examples and stories to js8295@att.com

17. Mobility @ Your Library Library ApplicationsQUESTIONS? STORIES? • Library stories are needed! • Let’s make some noise!