the mobile library/librarian
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The Mobile Library/Librarian
Suzanne Reymer
Montana State Library
Fall Workshop 2015
The evolution of mobile
“This device is now the most important computer in
your life. And you should have a beast. There's no
reason to underpower. You should get the most you
can because it's the most important computer in your
life.”
Leo Laporte (The Tech Guy) on smart phones
Why are we still calling them phones?
What works for you in mobile?
Photo by Francisco OsorioCC: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
What doesn’t work?
Bryan RosengrantCC: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/
Library web pages
Library mobile pages
Library mobile apps
Public wifi
Libraries are doing better than other public wifi providers
Why are these causes for concern?
Pew Research Center American Trends Panel October 3-27, 2014
Streaming services
How much bandwidth do we need?
What’s new in the mobile world?
Bigger phones Smaller wearables
Microsoft Office/Productivity
For your phone!
BARD Mobile
BARD – Demo Only Books
• Braille into the Next Millennium
• R Is for Reading: Library Service to Blind and Physically Handicapped
Children
• Speaking Out: Personal and Professional Views on Library Service for
Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals
• That All May Read: Library Service for Blind and Physically
Handicapped People
Accessibility options
Notifications
How can you make notifications work for you?
Personally?
• Health awareness
• Connections – phone, text, IM,
• Appointments
• Navigation
• Reminders
• Breaking news
• Others?
For your library?
• Texts and emails about holds,
renewals, overdues
• Make sure library events are
included in community listings
• Claim library listings in Google,
Facebook, Yelp, etc. and make
sure they’re correct and current
• Others?
Google search
Meeting people where they are
Google calendar
Facebook events
Favorite mobile apps
Productivity
• Apple Notes
• OneNote
• Keynote – create most presentations in
PowerPoint and convert to Keynote
Chat
• Hangouts
• Facebook Messenger
• Telegram
Cloud
• DropBox
• iCloud
What are favorite work-related
apps?
Favorite mobile apps from group
• Canva - graphic design
• Goodreads - series info
and reviews by readers
• Evernote - getting
organized
• Esri - story maps
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• Skype - contact between
staff
• Fantastic Fiction and AR
Bookfinder - useful
websites
• Dragon Dictation
• GoToMeeting
Drones – the ultimate courier?