Experimental iPhone and Android Apps at the University of Illinois Jim Hahn and Alaina Morales presentation hashtag: #uiuc4eva

Experimental Services Background – Research and development is partially grant funded, and one day a week of librarian time devoted to app research Right now I’m spending half a research day in an augmented reality app class – Research funding varies year to year for devices, programmers, and testing supplies 2

iPhone apps New Titles Video Tours Location based in-building tour 3

iPhone app: new titles 4

iPhone app: video tour 5

iPhone app: cell phone tour 6

iPhone to Android iPhone – Dashcode, a module of the iPhone SDK Android Java – Eclipse » Greater access to the hardware on the device for WiFi scanning 7

Android app Library Helper : – Students input call number and the software approximates student location in the building; guides them to the shelf location of the title. 8

Library Helper 9

Assessment Methodology – Rapid Prototyping – Formative Evaluation Small groups of in-depth qualitative data Student quotes: – “I don’t check books out from the library. It’s too scary.” – “This app shows the library is keeping up with technology.” 10

Library Helper Next Steps for further development will include – Single search bar interface with multiple query points; incorporating search by title, subject, call number, course number…. – Personalization – Recommendation 11

Acknowledgements Presenters wish to acknowledge the Research and Publication Committee of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library and the University of Illinois Campus Research Board, which provided support for the completion of this research. Many thanks also to Dennis Matthews, PhD candidate in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois for his technical expertise in the development of the wayfinding app and in building positioning software. 12

Questions Alaina – Jim – 13

Links Library Helper: iPhone apps: Apps/iPhone_apps.html Android apps: _Apps/Android.html 14