JQuery Mobile in a University Library Bill Gavett Application Developer Harish Nayak Director of Digital Library Initiatives

Library Mobile Redesign

Humble Beginnings Very Informal Very Fast Very Simple

Key Tasks Hours Phone Search Library Catalog Link to Main site

Time for a facelift

Sencha Touch (our first try) Can build highly functional mobile presence – Touch gestures/events – HTML5/CSS3 Fully documented API, not many tutorials Hard to get up and running quickly Based on extJS (javascript framework)

JQuery Mobile (better for us) Simpler than Sencha Touch (but less functionality) Great for informational sites Many tutorials and code samples No learning curve Based on JQuery (javascript framework) Beta 1! Jun 20th

Some other adopters

HTML + CSS JQuery Mobile = Easy

Support for

Industry Support

Documentation/Sample Code

Code (limited to 1 slide)

Code (slide 2)

Let’s take a look

Under the Hood Libraries Mobile News & Events Staff Profiles Hours

Staff Profiles

News & Events

News & Events Mobile

Good IA = Easy Mobile Development RCL Mobile News & Events Staff Profiles Hours

Is it really an app? Native vs. Mobile Friendly Website Website redirection PhoneGap (native features)

Patron Driven Next Steps *Associate mobile friendly Library databasesAvailability of public computing in librariesFurther integration into social medialist of apps for research, academic work, library servicesVirtual tour of the library or historical point of interest

Timeline for release Launch for freshman orientation

JQuery Mobile It’s Easy Perfect for Informational Websites A Sustainable Choice You Can Do It!

River Campus Libraries Mobile Team Cynthia CarltonNora DimmockSolomon BlaylockKatie ClarkDenise HoaglandAnn Marshall Thanks to

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