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Perspectives on mobile delivery
Case study
Cake and conversation: the power of a library in your hand
Mobilising Open University Library Services: the story so far….
Gill Needham, Associate Director (Information Management & Innovation) The Open University Library
Running fast to keep up
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Looking for evidence
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% of respondents
Opening hoursLocation map
Contact information
Library Catalogue (OPAC)
Borrowing record
Reference collection
Electronic journal article
Electronic databases
Electronic books
Study aids/tutorials
List of new books/resources by subjectBooking library training sessions
Which resources and services would you find most useful to access on a mobile phone?
Cambridge University The Open University
2009: Arcadia @ Cambridge
2007/2008
2010: monitoring use
Three device model categories
High end Smart phones Feature and basic web phones
iPhones, Android phones, Palm Pre
Blackberry, Nokia smartphones, Windows mobile, etc.
Web-enabled flip phones
Large touch screens, sophisticated web capabilities
May lack touch screen and some CSS and JavaScript capabilities.
Small screens, low web functionality
NCSU Libraries (2010) Library in Your Pocket: Strategies and Techniques for Developing Successful Mobile Services. EduCause. http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/powerpoint/LIVE101.ppt
2007 to 2010 – single version 2011 version – three device model
2011: redevelopment
New mobile One stop search
Mobile OU Library website: v2 (In development) Recommendations
Course(s) based recommendations
Similar articles based recommendations
Similar search terms based recommendations
Mobile OU Library website: v2 (In development) List of mobiles friendly databases
Mobile OU Library website: v2 (In development) Web chat
2012: MACON Mobilising Academic Content Online
1. Mobile discovery interface (using the EBSCO API)
2. Mobile authentication bookmarklet tool
3. Good practice toolkit for publishers and libraries
http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/macon Twitter hashtag: #OUMACON #mlibs
Challenges
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Sustainability
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Content
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Devices, devices
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Access & authentication
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What have we learned?
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Don’t go it alone..
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Mobile VLE
Other mobile projects at the OU
Chinese characters – first steps
Virtual microscope
Storytelling app
…the sincerest form of flattery