> Mobile Computing Virtual Meeting (LITA) > > WHEN: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 10-11am PST/1-2pm EST > > LOCATION: Virtually – go to http://oregonstate.adobeconnect.com/litamobile/ > > DESCRIPTION: The LITA – Mobile Computing IG is pleased to host the following > presentations at its upcoming virtual meeting: > > 1. Using Gamification to Teach Users About Library Services and Collections > Presenter: Kyle Felker, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Grand Valley State > University > > The GVSU Libraries are preparing to work with a game development company to > develop a library orientation game tentatively called LibraryQuest. Our > current thinking is that the primary platform for the game will be a mobile > app, with a target for IOS devices with the potential for cross-platform > android devices as well. We have contracted with the company and have some > concept documents, and are planning to begin construction after the winter > holidays. > > 2. Responsive Web Design and Collaboration > Presenters: Bob Robertson-Boyd, Product Analyst, and Hany Elemary, Senior > Software Engineer (End User Services, OCLC) > > OCLC’s End User Services has been working on a responsive design Web site as > part of the evolution of FirstSearch. Our presentation will walk through the > collaborative process we have used to create a responsive Web site optimized > for desktop, tablet, and smart phones. We will discuss the business value of > taking a content-first approach to developing a new Web site and provide > brief examples of how our focus on content, end users, and data has > accelerated our development, addressed accessibility issues while delivering > a single Web site for desktops, tablets and smart phones. Our presentation > will illustrate the roles of the staff needed and address the technology used > to build this preview Web site. > > 3. Avoiding Mobile Redundancy with Responsive Web Design > Presenter: Jorge Brown, Access Services Librarian (University of Southern > Mississippi) > > Mobile devices are a part of the digital landscape; however, there is no > unified device or operating system. To address this concern, a common > practice has been to design a mobile web page for every operating system > currently on the market. This has been no problem for libraries with the > resources available to devote to these projects. Other libraries > unfortunately do not have resources to devote to a mobile initiative. > Creating and maintaining multiple sites requires staff time and resources > they do not have. The need to provide mobile service will not go away; > however, there is a way to provide patrons with a useful mobile interface > without the added cost of creating and maintaining multiple sites. The > answer is Responsive Web Design. This idea, coined by Ethan Marcotte, may be > the answer to creating a web presence in a mobile world without the added > hassle of creating multiple sites. The presentation will give a brief > overview of Responsive Web Design and discuss how it could reduce the time > and upkeep associated with mobile presence allowing any size library to > provide the mobile service patrons now expect in this ever-increasing mobile > world. > > > 4. Responsive web design: serving devices of any size from one content source > Presenter: Jesse J. Saunders, Head, Library Systems & Web Services (A. Frank > Smith, Jr. Library Center, Southwestern University) > > When redesigning our library website, our redesign team worked with our web > designer to include responsive styling, reformatting the page layout based on > the screen size of the users device. This allows us to maintain one content > source, while serving the page to any device, in a format optimized for that > screen. > > 5. “I would have done more” - Stepping back from usability testing to actual > use of mobile library sites > Presenters: Laurie Bridges, Instruction & Emerging Technologies Librarian and > Hannah Gascho Rempel, Graduate Student Services Coordinator & BioSciences > Librarian (Oregon State University) > > Good mobile websites are designed around an understanding of the context of > what the user is expected to do. However, what exactly are our users doing > on our mobile library sites? User stats only provide part of the story, so > Oregon State University librarians set out to solve this mystery by actually > asking users what they do on our mobile site. The answers to this question > are the first step in a usability study and will help us make smarter design > decisions, decide what services to feature, and figure out what new tools > might enhance our users’ mobile library experience. Come learn what we are > discovering so that you too can move beyond just guessing what your mobile > users are doing to really knowing. > > Meeting Instructions: > Sign in as a guest and then enter room at: > http://oregonstate.adobeconnect.com/litamobile/. > If this is your first time using Adobe Connect, check out these helpful links: > Test your connection: > http://oregonstate.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm > Get a quick overview: http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html > COST: Free > > > > > Evviva Weinraub > Director, Emerging Technologies & Services > [email protected] > Oregon State University Libraries > 121 The Valley Library > Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 > Phone: 541.737.2458 > Fax: 541.737.3453 > OSU Libraries: Innovation, Heart & Ideas
