Possibilities for Mobile Use
Notifications and alerts
- Availability of computers, study rooms, laptops, etc
- Books due or on hold
- Events
- New resources
- Podcast distribution
- Reminders (for ex. tied to our own open source installation of Assignment Calculator: http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator/ )
- Alerts from other Web 2.0 services (Twitter, FB fan pages, etc)
Examples:
Loan of devices: for reserves, for use as ereaders, digital recorders, etc.
Examples: NCSU program for ebook reader lending (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/techlending/ebooks.html)
Tours and orientation
- Virtual tours (video, QR codes, cell phone)
- Attaching pieces of information to physical locations (exhibits, items of interest, services, instructions)
- Augmented reality--being able to navigate your way to a book in the stacks
Examples:
NCSU WolfWalk: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/wolfwalk/
Information:
- Mobile websites (have CUL one; Mann site?)
- Catalog search (already on CU mobile)
- Links to e-resources w/mobile interfaces (already on CU mobile)
- Ereaders for textbooks
- Training (manual for Stone ops and reference) and data entry for student workers (collection of stats would be easier)
Examples:
Reference
- Text messaging reference (already doing)
Examples:
Hyperlocal or location-based apps
- Foursquare (http://foursquare.com/), etc: students can announce their presence, find their friends, impromptu study groups (privacy issues)
Examples:
Participation: polling, quizzes and forms
- Can ask for feedback,
- Use in classes if no clickers
Examples:
Learning:
- Formal class and complementary materials (LMS and ebooks---no value added except access)
- Just-in-time library reference material (study guides, flash cards, quizzes)
- Backchannel communication in active learning classes (see Hotseat (http://purdue.edu/hotseat)
Examples: