Good points Karen!

All stuff we've got in our plan to check out and test long before we start
developing apps.

Karen


On 7/15/08 9:17 AM, "Karen Coyle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>>   
>>> Hi all, Peter Brantley has an interesting blog post
>>> [http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/shimenawa.php/2008/07/14/the_show_room_librar
>>> y]
>>> 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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