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DO NOW (while you're waiting!) If you don't have a QR code reader on your phone, go to your apps store and search for a free one (try just “qr”). Download it now. Use your new or existing app to scan the code (square barcode-type thingy) on your handout. This will instantly take you to my sample library mobile website.
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The mobile phone has become the favored communication hub for the majority of American teens. __ Pew Internet & American Life Project, April 2010
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Teens who have multi-purpose phones are avid users of those extra features. 83% use their phones to take pictures. 64% share pictures with others. 60% play music on their phones. 46% play games on their phones. 32% exchange videos on their phones. 31% exchange instant messages on their phones. 27% go online for general purposes on their phones. 23% access social network sites on their phones. 21% use email on their phones. 11% purchase things via their phones. __ Pew Internet & American Life Project, April 2010
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According to the Library Success Wiki, mostly academic libraries. http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?titl e=M-Libraries http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?titl e=M-Libraries
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Some public libraries:
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Some even have iPhone and Android apps!
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Shows the bare minimum – simplicity! Few images Less width – no scrolling Different domain name? m.mylibrary.com Test on different phones Examples: mobileawesomeness.com (click on “gallery”)
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We want fast, free and easy! There are several sites where you can design a mobile site. Unfortunately, most have ads or a monthly charge. Examples: Zindadoo.com Mobiforge.com Wirenode.com
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Here’s one that’s free and ad-free (for now) – winksite.com Sign up/sign in
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Use Dashboard to create/edit site
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Make sure you select “disable advertising”!
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Add a logo/background; customize colors
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Click “Homepage content” to edit
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Rename channels/turn channels on or off to customize menu
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Be sure to link to your mobile site from your full site:http://winksite.mobi/librarysite/mlkhttp://winksite.mobi/librarysite/mlk Or buy a domain name (as low as $2-3 a year for a.info), then do a redirect to your mobile site
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Winksite creates a QR code for you. Smartphone users scan this to find your site – see handout. IDEAS: Put it up on your library door and around the school Make bookmarks with your QR code What else??
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Ideally, your site would automatically detect the iPhone/Blackberry/etc. and send user to the ideal site However, this requires coding/scripting that’s way beyond me. But you can try this site: detectmobilebrowser.com/
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Library Anywhere! From LibraryThing and Bowker (Beta) Not free -- $150 for school libraries + $50 for additional locations
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http://www.google.com/gwt/ http://www.google.com/gwt/ Converts an existing Web page Doesn’t always work, or work very well!
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mobiThinking http://mobithinking.com/best-practices for design tips, testing, icons, apps, and more http://mobithinking.com/best-practices http://mobithinking.com/showcase http://mobithinking.com/showcase Examples of great mobile sites
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