Hi Paul,
At NCSU Libraries we've built a couple of more special-purpose apps
that target tablet devices, WolfWalk and Suma:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk/
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/spaceassesstool/
The tablet design for WolfWalk is in a native iOS app, while Suma is
entirely web-based. These serve quite different use cases, and the
designs differ accordingly. As a staff-facing data collection tool,
Suma's design is meant to help a small set of trained users complete
data collection tasks efficiently without any data loss. Cory Lown,
who led the WolfWalk iPad design, has posted some excellent slides on
that process:
http://www.slideshare.net/corylown/lessons-from-wolfwalk-interface-design-for-tablets
Hope this helps.
Jason
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Paul Orkiszewski
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> Hi all I was wondering if anyone's working on a tablet app for your library
> site that takes advantage of the tablet environment. I'm not sure what that
> is and whether it's that different from a smart phone or full-sized
> computer, but I feel like it is. I see some library apps in the Amazon
> store, but most of them are iterations of Boopsie software. They're OK, but
> it seems like they could do more. I just have no idea what that "more" is.
> What would an app specifically geared toward tablet architecture look like?
> Would it have a level? Could you land airplanes or launch angry birds at
> the reference desk?
>
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