M-Health SciencesLibraries

Eric SchnellMidwest ChapterMedical Library Association Columbus, OHOctober 5, 2009

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Pew Research: 2009

• 56% of adult Americans have accessed the internet by wireless means

• 32% have used a mobile phone to access the internet

• On a typical day, 19% of Americans use the internet on a mobile device

• 17% of Americans have used other access devices – iPods, game consoles, or e-books

http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx

doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.35

Mobile Library Services

• Catalogs / Web sites • Text reference • News / alerts• Instruction / tutorials• Tours• Request forms • 2D QR codes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cincinnatipubliclibrary/3304086735

Wayne Statehttp://www.lib.wayne.edu/shiffman/

University of Wisconsin-Madison Ebling Library http://m.ebling.library.wisc.edu

Boston University Medical Center http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/

NOBLEhttp://catalog.noblenet.org/

Delft Public Libraryhttp://www.dok.info/

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http://www.dartmouth.edu/~vox/0708/1105/tours.html

National Library of Health Sciences Terkkohttp://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php

QR Codes

Location Aware Services

DOI: 10.1007/b12029

University of Oulu, Finland

Augmented Reality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2uH-jrsSxs

Microsoft “Courier” / Apple Tablet

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Present Challenges

• Device platforms• Redesigning sites • Database interfaces• Document viewers• Multimedia support

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Supporting Mobile Users

• What products and/or services should we be providing?

• What mobile services make sense for a library to implement?

• What should mobile-friendly content look like?

• How should we provide mobile access to existing content?

Supporting Mobile Users Baby Steps

• WiFi access• Power / Battery recharging stations• Infrared services • Identify/organize mobile-ready content

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Keeping Up With Mobilehttp://www.libsuccess.org

http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com

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http://siue.libguides.com/mobile

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Thanks

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