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What Every PDA Owner Should Know

Rita Vine, Gerstein Science Information Centre, rita.vine@utoronto.ca

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PDAs

Agenda

PDAs 101LawBusinessLibrary initiativesLicensing

What Handhelds Do

Basic appsDatebook, Contact List, Memo Pad

Specialized appsfullfull--texttext, databases, word processing, email, wireless access

Sync” via cradle to desktop or web productsDesktop e.g. Outlook, ACT!Web e.g. AvantGo

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Health care useClinicians

AppointmentsBilling PrescriptionsInformation

SecurityLogon, encryption etc.Personal or InstitutionalWireless

PatientsMonitoring Relaying informationPatient education

Health care educationMandatory in some schools

3rd or 4th yearPreloaded, required or recommended hardware and contentLibrary may (not) be involved in

Content Licensing

PDA SpeakCradle

Place PDA in to communicate with PC

Update & sync info in calendars etc.

IR PortUsed to beam info between handheld devicesWireless syncing

PDAPersonal Digital Assistant

Power on SecuritySimple touch password screen

Stylus“pen” used with touch screen for updating and accessing

Tooey & Mayo, 2003, AACH Clinical Issues, 14 (3): 342

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Handheld HardwareHandhelds

Palm Pocket PCBlackBerry

Integrated phones

Add-onsMemory CardsWireless Keyboard

DevicesPalm OS

HandsrpingHP JornadaPalm Pilot

Windows CE OS:Compaq Ipac

Blackberry

Portability & Convenience

Palm Palm Pocket PCPocket PC BlackBerryBlackBerry

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Phone/PDA Devices

Toshiba 2032Toshiba 2032

TreoTreo 300300

TT--Mobile PPCMobile PPC

Wireless Networking802.11b 802.11b -- akaaka WiWi--FiFi

“Always-on” connectivityLonger rangeStarbucks, etc.

BluetoothBluetoothDevice-to-deviceShorter range“Secure”

Keyboards

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Syncing

Cradle

Infrared Cradle

PortalsAvantGo

www.avantgo.comHandango

www.handago.comTucows

pda.tucows.com/index

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4 pages4 pages

Content Discovery ToolsJournal articles

assessment, usesPubMed.gov: computers, handheld

ListservsWeb

“Expert” adviceConsider the

sourcecriteriacurrency

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What are libraries doing?Pilot resource assessments

usefulness resource preference

Training User groups Individual ConsultationsPolicies or Recommendations

Create resource pagestechnical content

Create custom library “channels”Palm farms

hardwardcontent

Fairs

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Types of Medical Apps

Information sourcesDrug lookup tools (Micromedex)Diseases and condition lookup (5MCC)

Tools (administrative, decision tools)Cholesterol, pregnancy, BMI etc.

Distilled evidence / practice adviceUptoDate, FirstConsult etc.

Tools – Decision Aids• For

•More accurate dosing• Diagnostic Aid • Risk assessment

• “Evidence-based”

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Information SourcesFree Fee

Information SourcesDownload materials

SearchableMany cross-linked to other productsSync on the web for updatesMay require supplementary software - (e.g. AvantGo)Many publishers license identical content

Static Information - Books

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Drug InfoExtremely popular use

ePocrates,PDRA2Zdrugs

Frequent updating needed Most free sources contain spyware

Drug Info

Drug Info

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Palmtop Content Selection

It’s not like buying books

Download and Install Issues

Does it come in my handheld flavor?Do I have enough space How will I update?Do I need supplementary software?

And will I have enough room?

Syncing IssuesOn sync, (too) much can be revealed

pre-registration for downloads provides infoinitial download is tagged with a cookie-like identifierhandheld software may be set to retain information on usageusage patterns may be synced back to the download provider

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Licensing is differentLicense is either blanket or “per palmtop” not concurrent use

Who do you authorize? How? What about privacy?

Product sellers are not always our typical content vendors

e.g. 5 Minute Clinical Consult = Skyscape

Libraries bypassedVendors going to:

ITDepartment or OrganizationIndividual

Many decision makers are unaware of content issues

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Content may not be completeHow complete are the conversions?

Handheld capacity is limited“Abridged” versions are commonOptimal “family” of products

Skyscape “family”

Publisher “versions”

Multiple versions of same content, different producers

e.g. 5MCC Lexi-comp and SkyscapeDownload to evaluate

Usability varies and is keyvary between products and vendorsno big winners

Syncing success may varyPublisher controls the sync, what happens when….?

Distilled Content

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Distilled ContentContent extracted from many sourcespractice recommendations

articles, clinical practice guidelines, books, directly from “expert” advisors

Web-based w/optional handheld FirstConsult.comUptoDate.comInforetriever/InfoPoems

Hardest content to evaluate

QualityTimelinessAccuracyEvidence“Value added”

SynthesisAbridgement

Distilled Content - Evaluation

Who selects the resources?Who writes the content?Will the publisher prefer resources from their own content “family”?How often is content updated? Criteria?

Be prepared to conduct your own tests!

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Is the library MoA?Staff

Use DevelopmentSupport

Collection developmentSelection criteria

Vendor relationshipsLicensingPricing

What we tell users..If free…

check privacy policies of commercial downloads

For all products…plan an updating schedule

join alert service or set your own scheduleevaluate content carefully

If you decide to deploy...Consider your goals carefully

goals are platform-independentcould wireless computers with the web do the job just as well?

Create a deployment teamIT expertsExpert usersLibrarians

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U of T statusLots of “unofficial” use and purchaseNo current requirement for incoming studentsResearch:

Geriatrics palmtop project DFCM

Medical education Palmtop Patient Record (with library participation)

Additional information resources loadedbasic and optional “packs”: drug db, OVID@Hand, 5MCC

Linkage between patient record and resource use

U of T initiativesLibrarian UseResearch projectsJoint library-faculty committee

evaluate contentrecommend solutionsprovide advice and peer expertise

Are Tablets next? More powerfulHandwriting recognition

AnnotationsVertical niche

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Final ThoughtsDevice IndependenceModel License AgreementsCritical Mass of Experience