Barriers and challenges to accessing subscription

e-content on mobile devices

Alison McNab@AlisonMcNab

8 May 2012 #mlibs

Session hashtag: #MobiContent

Mobile technologies in libraries: information sharing event

Breakout sessions at UKSG 2012

Context

Publishers / Librarians / End-users

Barriers and challenges

Examples of above

Breakout session became focus group

Mobilising your e-content for maximum impactRuth Jenkins & Alison McNab190 delegates signed up

Introduction then delegate input:•Post-it points / Twitter •Themes •Discussion

What did the librarians think?

What did the librarians think?

Access & authentication (off-campus / international)

Content: discovery / discovery tools evaluation platforms

Infrastructure issues

-IT support Integration Licensing issues Metrics?

Variety of different devices apps interfaces versions

Both librarians and end-users may need guidance and support

All need opportunities to evaluate and experiment

Conclusions “Phones too small, tablets too expensive” Separate apps for each publisher are a

retrospective step Who are the experts?

Responsive design Optimal solution: a mobile website wrapped

inside an app?

See: J. Anderson & L. Rainie The Future of Apps and Web (Pew Internet: March 2012) http://bit.ly/KfE7F3

Thank you!

Alison McNabDe Montfort UniversityAMcNab@dmu.ac.uk

#MobiContent