1. University of Texas Mobile Library Search Application Architecture
Ramona Broussard, Yongyi Zhou, and Matthew Lease
{ramona, yzhou, ischool.utexas.edu
Application Architecture
Overview
The library community should have a detailed understanding of the capabilities and costs associated with developing access applications for mobile devices. We designed, built, and evaluated a prototype catalog Mobile access application for University of Texas library catalog based on the Google Android mobile platform.
Prototype
The prototype is a standardized application based on our background research. The prototype is designed using the free and open-source Android platform, a Java-based programming language.
Components
A search page.
A results list.
A detailed item view.
A scan option.
Save the book to a list.
Map the book location.
Basic Layout
Main Search Views
Results List Views
Map and Save Views
Conclusions
References
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Simple mobile applications relatively low cost
Task-specificity important on mobile phones
Screen appropriate size is non-trivial
Scan a Book Views
We thank Google for their generous support via the Android for Education program.