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NJLA Technology Innovation Award

SIDNEY MOBILE AND QR LIBRARY CODES PROJECT

Presented By Pat Denholm, Dean of Library Services

& Yolanda Sheppard, Technical Assistant/Library

Webmaster

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2010 ten trends in academic libraries ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee

• Academic library collection growth is driven by patron demand …• Budget challenges will continue and libraries will evolve as a result.• Changes in higher education will require that librarians possess diverse skill sets.• Demands for accountability and assessment will increase• Digitization of unique library collections will increase and require a larger share of resources.

• Explosive growth of mobile devices and applications will drive new services. Smart phones,

e-book readers, iPads, and other handheld devices will drive user demands and expectations. The 2009 ECAR study of undergraduate students … found that 51.2 % of respondents owned an Internet-capable handheld device and another 11.8 % planned to purchase one within the next 12 months.

• Increased collaboration will expand the role of the library within the institution and beyond• Libraries… continue … to develop scholarly communication and intellectual property services• Technology will continue to change services and required skills.• … library will change as physical space is repurposed and virtual space expands.

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Sidney Mobile

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Mobile Phone Browser Limitations

•CONTEXT NOT CONTENTAdd the most important and useful informationUsers are paying fees to access your mobile site

•SCREEN SIZEDifferent mobile phones have different screen sizes

•BACK BUTTONS AND LINKINGSome phones do not have back buttons

•FONT SIZE Increase to improve readability

•CLICKABLE AREA Increase for phones with less precision

•REDUCE BANDWIDTHUse small images .jpg, gif, or png (load faster)Mobile browsers maybe set to not display images

(alt tag)•LIMIT TEXT ENTRY

Use radio buttons or lists

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The Viewport<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; minimum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;" />

•Content=device-width•Max, Min, and Initial-scale =1•User-scalable=0

<meta name="apple-touch-fullscreen" content="YES"/>

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Cascading Style Sheets<link rel="stylesheet" href="mobile.css" type="text/css" />

Page should still be understandable with out style sheet.

Some mobile browsers do not recognize style sheets

Mobile browser may not be set up in mobile view

SidneyMobile with out a style sheet

Images Turned off (alt Tag)

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Font Size and Clickable Areas

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Smartphone FeaturesClickable Email and Phone Number

href="tel:12014477436"

href="mailto:askaLib@bergen.

edu"

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Mobile Databases & Directions

DATABASE SEARCH DIRECTIONS

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Sites Used for Testing

http://iphonetester.com http://www.opera.com/mobile/demo/

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http://iphonetester.com/

http://www.opera.com/mobile/demo/

http://www.opera.com/mobile/demo/


Stats

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Oct 1, 2010 – May 2, 2011

Stats Provided by Google Analytics


Limitations

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Vendors : Limited mobile sites

Cost of Data Plans


What’s Next

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Library Web site Library [mobile] Web site

NJLA Technology Innovation Award 5/3/2011

SOURCES:

Robin AshfordQR codes and academic libraries: Reaching Mobile Users. College & Research Libraries News, November 2010 71:526-530.

Jamie Seeholzer and Joseph A. Salem, Jr.Library on the Go: A Focus Group Study of the Mobile Web and the Academic Library. College & Research Libraries, January 2011 72:9-20.


CONTACT INFORMATION

http://www.bergen.edu/sslmobile

THANK YOU

Pat [email protected]

Tel: 201-447-7130Fax: 201-493-8167

Yolanda [email protected]

Tel :201-612-5378Fax: 201493-8167

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http://www.bergen.edu/sslmobile

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