Mobile Computing and Mobile Computing and Libraries: Are you ready?Libraries: Are you ready?

Suzanne ReymerSuzanne Reymer

Montana State LibraryMontana State Library

Offline 2010Offline 2010

How many of you have…?How many of you have…?

Cell phone?Cell phone? Smart phone?Smart phone? App phone?App phone?

Types of Cell Phones in Use in MT

6

14

3

56

App Phones

Smart Phones

None

Basic Cell

Wireless ServicesWireless Services

Analog (1 G)Analog (1 G) Digital (2 G)Digital (2 G)

CDMA (Verizon, CDMA (Verizon, Sprint, local coops)Sprint, local coops)

GSM (AT&T Global, GSM (AT&T Global, Cellular One)Cellular One)

Wireband (3 G)Wireband (3 G) EVDO EVDO EDGEEDGE

Broadband (4 G) ?Broadband (4 G) ? LTE, WiMax…LTE, WiMax…

GSM Coverage

Informal Survey of MT Wireless Provider Usage

Wireless Providers in Montana

46

21

8

Verizon

Other CDMA

GSM

And WiFiAnd WiFi

iPod Touch

If we have to rely on wifi anyway, why pay monthly service charges?

If it had a camera, this might be the perfect solution.

Perhaps with MiFi?

Whither Montana?Whither Montana?

Coming in 2012?

Not as Techie?

Palm Pixi Droid Eris

And of course, Blackberry

Smartphone Market Shares

How do we search in the era of smartphones?

Mobile Information AccessMobile Information Access

How mobile friendly is How mobile friendly is your library’s your library’s website?website?

Search for Parmly Search for Parmly Billings Library’s Billings Library’s hourshours

Start with Google Start with Google search – can be done search – can be done with voicewith voice

Accessibility via Touch Screen?Accessibility via Touch Screen?

How about a Search?How about a Search?

For the PublicFor the Public

Ask a LibrarianAsk a Librarian

Still Trying to Ask…Still Trying to Ask…

Still Trying…Still Trying…

I’m going back to GoogleI’m going back to Google

Library Web Pages from Library Web Pages from TemplatesTemplates

iPhone Apps - DCPLiPhone Apps - DCPL

iPhone Apps - WorldCatiPhone Apps - WorldCat

WorldCat appWorldCat appFinding Your BookFinding Your Book

WorldCat appWorldCat appFinding Your Library Finding Your Library

NCSU iPhone AppNCSU iPhone App

Mobile Web PagesMobile Web Pages

Access My Library

Access My Library Collections

Access My Library Search

Sirsi Dynix BookMyne

BookMyne Search

Local Books/Library Thing

FourSquareFourSquare

Red Laser & WorldCat

Scan a book’s barcode w/Red Laser on your iPhone

Lists nearby places where that book is available

Including local libraries thanks to WorldCat

Google Goggles

OverDrive Mobile App

Search via Montana Library 2 Go web interface on Android or Windows Mobile device

Check out from your libraryOpen OverDrive mobile to download

directly to your device – no computer required. Does require wifi.

Mobile Devices and Mobile Devices and Your LibraryYour Library

Do you want your library to be accessible Do you want your library to be accessible by people using mobile devices?by people using mobile devices?

Locals? Visitors?Locals? Visitors?Library information? Reference? Book Library information? Reference? Book

availability?availability?Do you want to encourage people in the Do you want to encourage people in the

vicinity to come to your library? For an vicinity to come to your library? For an event? To earn points?event? To earn points?