for your question number 1 take a look at PhoneGap

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Will Martin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> My boss has directed me to start looking into producing a phone app for
> the library, or better yet finding a way to integrate with the existing
> campus-wide app.  Could I pick the list's brains?
>
> 1) Is there some tolerably decent cross-platform app language, or am I
> going to be learning 3 different languages for iOS, Android, and Windows
> phone?  I've dabbled in all kinds of things, but my bread-and-butter work
> has been PHP on a LAMP stack.  Apps aren't written in that, so new language
> time.
>
> 2) The library's selection of mobile devices consists of 2 iPads and a
> Galaxy tablet.  We don't have phones for testing.  My personal phone is a
> 12-year-old flip phone which doesn't run apps.  Can I get by with
> emulators?  What are some good ones?  The budget for the project is zero,
> so I don't think dedicated testing devices are in the cards unless I
> upgrade my own phone, which I probably ought to anyway.
>
> 3) What are some best practices for library app design?  We were thinking
> the key functionality would be personal account management (what have I got
> checked out, renew my stuff, etc), hours, lab availability, search the
> catalog, and ask a librarian.  Anything missing?  Too much stuff?
>
> Will Martin
>
> Web Services Librarian
> Chester Fritz Library
>
> P.S.  I sent this a couple days ago and wondered why it hadn't shown up --
> only to realize I accidently sent it to [log in to unmask] rather than the
> actual list serv address.  Whoops, embarrassing!
>



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