Download - Mobile Apps for libraries and learning
Mobile Apps
A poster presentation from the
DMU Learning & Teaching
Reflection Morning
held at De Montfort
University, Leicester on 11
June 2012
Alison McNab, De Montfort University [email protected]
Mobile Apps for libraries and learning
From a library on your desktop.. to a library in your hand
Why mobile matters
87% of world population are mobile
subscribers (5.9 billion)
1 billion smartphones est. to be sold in 2014
Apps vs Mobile websites
An app is software designed to
run on most smartphones or tablets (Apple, Android and Blackberry devices). They can be downloaded from an app store; many are free and others can be purchased.
A mobile site is a website
designed to be accessed on a mobile device. They make it easier to view content on a smaller screen. Mobile sites are free and don't need to be downloaded from an app store.
Subscription e-content
Check publisher websites for app or
mobile site
Resources still need to be authenticated –often in addition to
Single SignOn
•Apps: EBSCOhost, Lexis, PubMed, SciVerse Scopus
•Mobile sites: JustStyle, IEEE, Web of Knowledge
e-books and journals
Other useful apps
Many “productivity” tools available
Access your reference management “libraries”
• Concept Mapping
• QR Codes
DMU-developed apps & mobile websites
Alison McNab, Kimberlin Library, De Montfort University [email protected]
10 billion mobile Internet devices est. by 2016
(likely 7.3 bn world pop)
Student experience
Growth in e-book sales
Student experience