Going Mobile:
7 Things You Should Know About Mobile Service Provision in Libraries
Robyn Hall & Anne Marie Watson | RDC Library | April 2012
Going Mobile: QR Codes Text Reference The Mobile Web Productivity Software
Conclusions: 7 Things…
AGENDA
rdc.libguides.com/GoingMobile
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QRCodes
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PROs CON(sideration)s
QR Codes
• Cost
• Ease / Efficiency
• Value Added
• Adoption Rate
• Accessibility
• Standardization
• Digital Divide
http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog
Text Reference
PROs CON(sideration)s
Text Reference
• Relevant
• Accessible
• Value Added
• Privacy
• Stats
• Cost
• Training
• Quick Reference
• Format
The Mobile
Web
rdc.libguides.com/m
rdc.libguides.com
apps
e-Books
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Productivity
Software
www.goodreads.com/mobile
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www.evernote.com
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www.dropbox.com
www.drive.google.com
7 Things…
1More than three-quarters (78%) of Canadian households indicated they had a cell phone in 2010, up from 74% in 2008. - Statistics Canada (2011)
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To: 37607
Message:419940EXAMPLE
Vote for QR Codes
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http://www.epl.ca/digital-content/apps-mobility
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Application Cost
Mobile Technologies
• QR Code Generators*/Readers
• Text Reference LibAnswers*
• Mobile Versions LibGuides*, EBSCO*, Gale*, Goodreads
• Productivity SoftwareEvernote* & Dropbox*
• Free *
• $$$ *
• Free *
• Free *
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