Even before creating apps....
1) how does the library web site and catalog work on the small screen?
What about subscription services like EBSCO, etc.?
2) walk through the stacks with it. how reliable is the wifi connection?
As I said at top tech trends, I want to stand in front of a shelf of
books anywhere in the library and have the same access I have at my desk
at home.
kc
Karen Coombs wrote:
Paul,
Thanks for the pointer to the great post!
I've been thinking similar things and am starting some beginning plans here.
Our biggest challenge is actually getting our hands on an iPhone because
there are some issues with the university paying for monthly cell phone
plan. So we thought we'd try piloting things with iPod Touches instead to
avoid the monthly cell plan issues. We're interested in whether specific
pieces of content are more interesting/ useful to iPhone users and are
hoping to target some things to them. Also, we want to see what kinds of
content and apps roving librarians on campus might use as part of their
liaison duties and develop these as well. At this point that is as far as
we've gotten.
Our going forward is dependant on funding for the devices at this point.
Karen
On 7/15/08 8:47 AM, "Paul R. Pival" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi all, Peter Brantley has an interesting blog post
[http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/shimenawa.php/2008/07/14/the_show_room_library]
in which he laments the lack of ebook or library-related apps for the
iPhone, citing this past weekend's 3G launch as a missed opportunity.
Is anyone working on such an application? If it's for a small audience
(patrons of one community or institution) will Apple even allow it in
the store, or does it have to be an application from someone like OCLC
that can scale to collections worldwide?
Thanks for your thoughts.
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