Speakers: Chris Tonjes and Aaron Schmidt from DC Public Library and Ben Smith and Sheryl Bai of UConn Health Center Library
The UConn Health Center library started a PDA program for their users. They told us how the implemented it and how it is used.
The DC Public Library system has created there own app for the iPhone. It's so neat.
Speakers:
Here are some of the notes:
Mobile Library Apps
UConn Health Center Library started a PDA program
- Purchased PDAs for staff
- Offered first PDA class in 2002
- Still offered to student, faculty and staff
Current PDA Initiative (UConn Health Center Library)
1. PDA Requirement
2. Meet with Faculty
3. Test Handhelds
4. Create Instructions
5. Letters to Students
6. PDA Champions- Training sessions for students
7. PDA Clinics- Training sessions to install services on PDA
8. Demo Databases- Session of demos of how to use Databases with PDA
9. Orientation
Pocket PC Software Utilities
- Aurorisoft dot Pocket
- DeepFreeze
- Microsoft ActiveSync
- Microsoft Remote Display Control
- My Mobiler
- Windows Mobile Device Center
DCPL Mobile Library Apps
Goals for Initiative
- Data integration
- Alternative of delivery for online catalog
- First foray into Mobile World
- Unhappy with current OPAC
App Store is great for marketing library app
Starting of Blackberry version of app
Trivia about DCPL (DC Public Library) iPhone Application
- Downloads to date- 2199, downloaded in 17 countries 85 people in last week to place holds of items
- Works with SirsiDynix enterprise portal search tool
- Plug-in web service
- Total effort- 100 hours
Code available for download http://dclibrarylabs.org for other libraries
(available 1st week of April 2009)
DCPL SMS Text Msg
- Reach out to communicate with patrons and demographic group has changed to txt instead of voice calls
- Notices, and announcements- holds, fines, overdue, cancellation notices, PIN number change and setup
- Opt-In for existing patrons
- Free of charge by library, service fees from provider may apply
- No cost to library for SMS notices
What a cool session! The speakers were very informative about the IT part of all of this as well. Seems like a lot of work, but worth it.
Here is an example of the DC Public Library's App for the iPhone. This is there catalog.
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| From Computers in Libraries 2009 Conference |
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