Tuesday, January 22, 2013 -
10-11am PST/1-2pm EST
LOCATION: Virtually – go to http://oregonstate.adobeconnect.com/litamobile/
DESCRIPTION: The LITA – Mobile
Computing IG is pleased to host the following presentations at its upcoming
virtual meeting:
1. Using
Gamification to Teach Users About Library Services and Collections
Presenter: Kyle Felker, Digital Initiatives Librarian,
Grand Valley State University
The GVSU Libraries are preparing to work with a game development
company to develop a library orientation game tentatively called LibraryQuest.
Our current thinking is that the primary platform for the game will be a
mobile app, with a target for IOS devices with the potential for cross-platform
android devices as well. We have contracted with the company and have
some concept documents, and are planning to begin construction after the winter
holidays.
2. Responsive Web
Design and Collaboration
Presenters: Bob Robertson-Boyd, Product Analyst, and Hany
Elemary, Senior Software Engineer (End User Services, OCLC)
OCLC’s End User Services has been working on a responsive design
Web site as part of the evolution of FirstSearch. Our presentation will
walk through the collaborative process we have used to create a responsive Web
site optimized for desktop, tablet, and smart phones. We will discuss the
business value of taking a content-first approach to developing a new Web site
and provide brief examples of how our focus on content, end users, and data has
accelerated our development, addressed accessibility issues while delivering a
single Web site for desktops, tablets and smart phones. Our presentation
will illustrate the roles of the staff needed and address the technology used
to build this preview Web site.
3. Avoiding Mobile
Redundancy with Responsive Web Design
Presenter: Jorge
Brown, Access Services Librarian (University of Southern Mississippi)
Mobile devices are a part of
the digital landscape; however, there is no unified device or operating system.
To address this concern, a common practice has been to design a mobile web page
for every operating system currently on the market. This has been no problem
for libraries with the resources available to devote to these projects. Other
libraries unfortunately do not have resources to devote to a mobile
initiative. Creating and maintaining multiple sites requires staff time
and resources they do not have. The need to provide mobile service will
not go away; however, there is a way to provide patrons with a useful mobile
interface without the added cost of creating and maintaining multiple
sites. The answer is Responsive Web Design. This idea, coined by
Ethan Marcotte, may be the answer to creating a web presence in a mobile world
without the added hassle of creating multiple sites. The presentation
will give a brief overview of Responsive Web Design and discuss how it could
reduce the time and upkeep associated with mobile presence allowing any size
library to provide the mobile service patrons now expect in this
ever-increasing mobile world.
4. Responsive web design: serving devices of any size from one
content source
Presenter: Jesse
J. Saunders, Head, Library Systems & Web Services (A. Frank Smith, Jr.
Library Center, Southwestern University)
When
redesigning our library website, our redesign team worked with our web designer
to include responsive styling, reformatting the page layout based on the screen
size of the users device. This allows us to maintain one content source, while
serving the page to any device, in a format optimized for that screen.
5. “I would have done more” - Stepping back from usability
testing to actual use of mobile library sites
Presenters: Laurie
Bridges, Instruction & Emerging Technologies Librarian and Hannah
Gascho Rempel, Graduate Student Services Coordinator & BioSciences
Librarian (Oregon State University)
Good
mobile websites are designed around an understanding of the context of what the
user is expected to do. However, what exactly are our users doing on our
mobile library sites? User stats only provide part of the story, so
Oregon State University librarians set out to solve this mystery by actually
asking users what they do on our mobile site. The answers to this
question are the first step in a usability study and will help us make smarter
design decisions, decide what services to feature, and figure out what new
tools might enhance our users’ mobile library experience. Come learn what
we are discovering so that you too can move beyond just guessing
what your mobile users are doing to really knowing.
Meeting Instructions:
- Sign in as a guest and then enter room at: http://oregonstate.adobeconnect.com/litamobile/.
- If this is your first time using Adobe Connect, check out these helpful links:
- Test your connection: http://oregonstate.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
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COST: Free
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