Bringing Library Services to Mobile Devices

Instructor: Scott La Counte
Dates: June 6 to July 1, 2016
Credits: 1.5 CEUs
Price: $175

http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/077-mobile-devices.php


It is estimated that 1 out of 4 people own a Smartphones (i.e. phones
classified as having Internet access like iPhones, Windows Phones, and
Android Phones); every year, more patrons are demanding libraries bring
their services to the gadgets they love. Upon completion of this four week
course, you will better understand the best (and cheapest) ways to bring
your library services to mobile devices, from smartphones to eReaders and
tablets. We will also discuss the best ways to make sure your library’s
homepage fits onto phones of any size, and look into practical solutions
for creating both web apps and native iPhone / Android apps.

Course Objectives:
- Understand the difference between mobile apps and native apps and the
importance they play in libraries
- Recognize the best mobile services for your library and budget
- Develop a plan of action for training staff and patrons to use new
services
- Hear from other librarians about what they have already implemented into
their library with regard to mobile services
- Discuss current trends in technology and how they might change what
libraries offer in the future

Scott La Counte is the head librarian for the Southern California Institute
of Technology. Scott holds a BA in Comparative Religion and English
Literature from Cal State Fullerton, and an MLIS from San Jose State
University. He has given presentations on mobile application development at
several different conferences, and is the author of Going Mobile:
Developing Apps for Your Library Using Basic HTML Programming (ALA Editions
Special Reports, 2011), Build Your Own App for Fun and Profit (Huron Street
Press, 2012), and Quiet, Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian (Da
Capo Press, 2008).

Read an interview with Scott La Counte:
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This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that
participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The
class does not meet together at any particular times, although the
instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction
includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation
is in an online forum environment.

You can register in this course through the first week of instruction (as
long as it is not full). The "Register" button on the website goes to our
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institutional credit cards. (Be sure to use the appropriate billing
address). If your institution wants us to send a billing statement or wants
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