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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
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
For Librarians and Information Professionals
For Better Reading:
1.
KINDLE –The Kindle is by far t he most globally popular e-reader and e-reading app on t he 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.
2.
NOOK – S imilar t o t he Kindle, t he Nook is feat ured by Barnes and Noble, and has many new releases for sale as well as a small select ion of free reading mat erials.
3.
KOBO – Kobo is an e-reader company t hat was est ablished in Toront o, Canada, and is t he 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.
4.
FREE BOOKS –The Free Books app provides 23,469 classic t it les for your select ion, and allows for highlight ing, not es, dict ionary support , and bookmarks, which make it an asset for any library.
… For Better Reading
5.
iBooks : – iBooks is an iTunes app that includes access to the iBookstor e for a wide variety of reading materials.
6.
Good Reader
–The newest Good Reader applicat ion is called Good Reader 4 and it ’s more of an academic t ool t han some
ave t hem t o your mobile device for lat er viewing.
7.
BOOKVISER –This application was specifically designed for Windows-b ased mobile devices and is used by over 700,000 Windows phone owner s to browse and read their favorite books.
8.
AUDIOBOOKS – Not everybody can enj oy a book on the go, or has the ti 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:
1.
CamScanner – For scanning and edit ing Document s. Y
d Jpeg
2.
Box – Box provides secure access t o cloud st orage and collaborat ing on a mu lt it ude of mobile devices.
3.
Outliner –This applicat ion assist s wit h t he organizat ion and maint aining of t he appropriat e st ruct ure for proj ect s and planning while at t he library
4.
Pages – Creat e document s for many purposes including library newslet t ers, 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.
5.
World Book: This Day In Hist ory –This app is perfect for post ing a hist ory fac t of t he day on a library webpage or in individual library depart ment s.
...Productivity and Organization of Work
5.
S.Planner: Samsung Planner made for mobile Android devices and can be used t o sync Google calendar and ot her Google apps wit h your phone.
6.
Evernote –This free not e making app organizes and saves ideas by giving yo u t he opport unit y t o snap phot os, t ake not es, make voice reminders, and ev en scan business cards.
7.
Dictionary – R eading is no fun if you don’ t know meaning of all t he words t h 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
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
undance of subj ects. This is a great way to connect with the news before work or t
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
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
Mobile App
CamS
canner
News App – Punch Mobile QR Code Reader WhatsApp 08136214159 S-Planner Instangram TweetCaster S
hazam
S-Planner
Camsanner
Punch Mobile
Tweetcaster