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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 <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *Paul Orkiszewski* > Coordinator of Technology Services / Associate Professor > University Library > Appalachian State University > 218 College Street > P.O. Box 32026 > Boone, NC 28608-2026 > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > Phone: 828 262 6588 > Fax: 828 262 2797 > __________________________________________________________