An easy way to get numbers on this is to check your Google Analytics usage.
Keep in mind we are only using the basic tracker (requires client-side
javascript) so it isn't counting bitstream downloads, but we've got numbers
that look like this. Showing that tablet/mobile is a sizable chunk of our
users. And they're growing fast year over year. This is also for one of our
non-mobile-friendly sites. So yes, all new instances should use a mobile
friendly theme, and existing instances should consider moving to a mobile
friendly theme when they get the opportunity.
DesktopChange %MobileChange %TabletChange %201485%-13%10%34%5%20%201390%7%4%
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On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Tim Donohue <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> While this doesn't necessarily answer your question, it's also worth
> considering that "mobile" access doesn't just mean smartphones these
> days. You also need to consider the widespread use of iPads and tablets,
> which are probably more likely to be used for DSpace/IR interaction than
> smartphones.
>
> To this end, it's nice that we are seeing more "responsive" DSpace
> interfaces like the Mirage2 Theme [1] (which as you know is coming in
> DSpace 5). Such responsive interfaces adapt to the user's device,
> whether it is a computer or tablet or smartphone. (If you haven't
> already, it's worth looking at how Mirage2 changes on a computer vs.
> tablet vs. smartphone -- and even how it adapts to when you turn your
> tablet/smartphone on its side: https://atmire.com/preview/).
>
> I know this doesn't answer your base question though, which is a good
> one. Not sure if anyone has done analysis of where researchers do their
> work, or even what devices DSpace end users are coming from. I just
> wanted to point out that the more that we move to building responsive
> UIs (on frameworks like Bootstrap), the less the user device itself will
> matter (though we'll still need to ensure it obviously adapts to various
> screen sizes).
>
> - Tim
>
> [1] More on Mirage 2 for anyone interested:
> * https://atmire.com/website/?q=contributions/dspace-mirage-2
> *
>
> http://www.slideshare.net/bramluyten/mirage-2-a-responsive-user-interface-for-dspace
>
> On 9/15/2014 8:14 AM, Mark H. Wood wrote:
> > While we certainly ought to make good effort to support all users, a
> > recent argument aroused my curiosity. Are there statistics on just
> > how much heavy-duty scholarship is being done using smartphones?
> >
> >
> >
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