Mobile Apps for Ground Breaking Library Services Ayodele John Alonge Kennet h Dike Library, Universit y of Ibadan
Outline What is t he Mobile App? What are t he benefit s of t he Mobile App? What are some mobile library init iat ives?
Introduction Library 2.0 Being available for your users anyt ime, anywhere, any place New Paradigm - Possibilit y of never seeing your pat rons in person in t he fut ure
Mobile Apps A mobile app are comput er programs designed t o run on mobile devices such as smart phones and t ablet comput ers. Most such devices are sold wit h several apps included as pre-inst alled soft ware, such as a web browser, email client , calendar, mapping program, and an app for buying music or ot her media or more apps. The t wo biggest app st ores are Google Play for Android and App Store
Some Mobile Apps For Librarians and Information Professionals
For Better Reading: KINDLE –The Kindle is by far t he most globally popular e-reader and e-reading app on t he 1. market , and was creat ed by Amazon. Due t o it s connect ions wit h Amazon it has a huge select ion of books t o choose from in a mult it ude of cat egories. NOOK – S imilar t o t he Kindle, t he Nook is feat ured by Barnes and Noble, and has many new 2. releases for sale as well as a small select ion of free reading mat erials. KOBO – Kobo is an e-reader company t hat was est ablished in Toront o, Canada, and is t he 3. second most used e-reader in t he world aft er t he Kindle. It ’s most commonly used in Canada, and host s a large assort ment of books. FREE BOOKS –The Free Books app provides 23,469 classic t it les for your select ion, and 4. allows for highlight ing, not es, dict ionary support , and bookmarks, which make it an asset for any library.
… For Better Reading iBooks : – iBooks is an iTunes app that includes access to the iBookstor 5. e for a wide variety of reading materials. Good Reader 6. –The newest Good Reader applicat ion is called Good Reader 4 and it ’s more of an academic t ool t han some of t he ot her e-reading apps on t his list . It allows you t o access scholarly art icles and ot her document s and s ave t hem t o your mobile device for lat er viewing. BOOKVISER –This application was specifically designed for Windows-b 7. ased mobile devices and is used by over 700,000 Windows phone owner s to browse and read their favorite books. AUDIOBOOKS – Not everybody can enj oy a book on the go, or has the ti 8. me to sit and scan a page; luckily, the Audiobooks application offers fr ee books that you can listen to for multitasking and hands free enj oym ent of books.
For Boosting Productivity and Organization in the Library: CamScanner – For scanning and edit ing Document s. Y ou can safe int o Pdf an 1. d Jpeg Box – Box provides secure access t o cloud st orage and collaborat ing on a mu 2. lt it ude of mobile devices. Outliner –This applicat ion assist s wit h t he organizat ion and maint aining of t 3. he appropriat e st ruct ure for proj ect s and planning while at t he library Pages – Creat e document s for many purposes including library newslet t ers, 4. document s for handout s and ot her pages t hat may need t o be print ed lat er wit h t his mobile word processor. World Book : This Day In Hist ory –This app is perfect for post ing a hist ory fac 5. t of t he day on a library webpage or in individual library depart ment s.
...Productivity and Organization of Work S.Planner: Samsung Planner made for mobile Android devices and can be 5. used t o sync Google calendar and ot her Google apps wit h your phone. Evernote –This free not e making app organizes and saves ideas by giving yo 6. u t he opport unit y t o snap phot os, t ake not es, make voice reminders, and ev en scan business cards. Dictionary – R eading is no fun if you don’ t know meaning of all t he words t h 7. at you are reading, which is why having a dict ionary on t he go is a great t ool for a librarian. This app also works as a t hesaurus and offers a word of t he d ay for each day of t he week t o st rengt hen your vocabulary and keep t hings i nt erest ing
...Productivity and Organization of Work Wikipanion – Wikipedia may not always be 100% guarant eed correct informat ion, but it ’s an excellent resource for librarians in a pinch who need t o look up an answer t o a quest ion of a pat ron. It is one of t he largest online informat ion sources across t he globe, so it has a lit t le bit of everyt hing, and Wikipanion was designed t o easily access t he informat ion in Wikipedia. Mango Mobile –The Mango Mobile Library Edit ion helps wit h language learning and is free for bot h iPhone and Android users. Wit h t his app you can t ake cult ural lessons and hear t he proper pronunciat ion of words by nat ive speakers. This is a wonderful way for librarians t o enj oy books wit h ot her languages feat ured t hroughout t hem, and also t o share t hose books wit h children in reading programs and ot her event s held at t he library
For Staying Up To Date On The News Punch Mobile – Vangard News – This-Day: There a re several local news CNN – CNN reports important, up to the minute headlines from around the world. From this application a librarian can stay in the loop of different global subj ects a nd factual information that might be required for later proj ects and for personal k nowledge. NewsRack – NewsRack is an RSS reader for global news which include crucial top st ories from many countries and can be used by librarians to stay informed on an ab undance of subj ects. This is a great way to connect with the news before work or t o look up a top story for research purposes.
For Social Media All t he social media applicat ions have Mobil App version Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Instagram S MS
Each of t hese applicat ions and many more have some really great qualit ies t o offer librarians at work or at home t o st ay organized, up-t o-dat e, and, of course, do some reading. Alt hough some apps might have similar at t ribut es, each individual t ool t e
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