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KerenM: /* Publishers offering databases/interfaces for mobile devices */

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile site development tools ===
While libraries can make their own mobile sites, there are also different services that translate your website into a mobile friendly interface.

*[http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/digicoll/libraryweb/mobile-websites.pdf Mobile Friendly Library Websites]
*[http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2011/7-tools-to-create-a-mobile-library-website-without-technical-knowledge/ How to make a mobile site for free]
*[http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/10-ways-for-your-library-to-go-mobile-part-i/ Mobile Libraries Online Education Database, Part I]
*[http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/10-ways-for-your-library-to-go-mobile-part-ii/ Mobile Libraries Online Education Database, Part II]
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/mitmobileweb/ MIT Mobile Web Open Source Project]

=== Mobile site testing ===
There are a number of ways to test a mobile site and make sure it looks good and works well on those little tiny screens. Buy a bunch of phones of E-bay and sign them up for wireless access, and well bring up the website on them. Validators and emulators also work.

*[http://mr.dev.mobi/testing/story/testing-physical-devices-made-easy/ Emulators and Validators Discussion]
*[http://validator.w3.org/mobile/ The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) MobileOK Checker]
*[http://mobiready.com/launch.jsp?locale=en_EN/ MobiReady.com - validator and emulator]

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://m.bsb-muenchen.de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München]

*[http://bibmobil.upv.es Biblioteca i Documentació Científica. Universitat Politècnica de València]

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/m/ Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://biblioteca.mty.itesm.mx/ Biblioteca Tec de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey] (using [http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/ Responsive Web Design])

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.bi.edu/library/ BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway] (using [http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/ Responsive Web Design])

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Boise State University, Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/mobile/ Boston University Pappas Law Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/m/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://www.cantonpl.org/ Canton Public Library] (using [http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/ Responsive Web Design])

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://www.chesapeake.edu/library/m/index.html Chesapeake College]

*[http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/mobile/ Chelmsford (MA) Public Library]

*[http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Library/mobile/index.htm Christian Brothers University, Plough Library]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://prattlibrary.mobi Enoch Pratt Free Library]

*[http://mlib.fairfield.edu/ Fairfield Univerity, DiMenna-Nyselius Library]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://m.gmu.edu/ George Mason University Libraries]

*[http://lib.georgiahealth.edu/m/ Georgia Health Science University, Greenblatt Library]

*[http://library.georgetown.edu/mobile Georgetown University Library]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/eresources/access/mobileaccess.aspx London School of Economics (LSE) Library] (UK) via [http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id366637697?mt=8&uo=6 university app]

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://www.lib.mtu.edu/m/ Michigan Technological University Library]

*[http://library.mtsu.edu/m/ Middle Tennessee State University Library]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://students.molloy.edu/library1/m/index.html Molloy College Library (New York)]

*[http://mobile.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]

*[http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/mobile-library/ Nanyang Technological University Library]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://m.onlib.org/ Onondaga County Public Library, New York]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.libraries.psu.edu/ Penn State University Libraries]

*[http://www.rhpl.org/m Rochester Hills Public Library (Michigan)]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://m.biblioteca.duoc.cl/ Sistema de Bibliotecas DuocUC Chile]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://sfpl.org/mobile.xhtml.php San Francisco Public Library]

*[http://www.simmons.edu/library/m/ Simmons Library]

*[http://library.sonoma.edu/m Sonoma State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.tulsalibrary.org/ Tulsa City-County Library]

*[http://www.marjon.ac.uk/mobile/facilities/library/ UCP Marjon (University College Plymouth)] (UK)

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.uams.edu/m/ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://bibmovil.uca.es/ Universidad de Cádiz. Área de Biblioteca y Archivo. Enlace a la web informativa]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://www.leeward.hawaii.edu/lib/m University of Hawaii - Leeward Community College Library]

*[http://m.library.illinois.edu/ University of Illinois Library]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/mobile/ University of Lethbridge Library]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://m.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.lib.umt.edu/ University of Montana Library]

*[http://www.unav.es/biblioteca/m/ University of Navarra - Spain]

*[http://unl.edu/libr/m/ University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://www.library.up.ac.za/mobi/ University of Pretoria, South Africa]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://library.uthsc.edu/mobile/ University of Tennessee Health Science Center Library Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://m.utlib.ca/ University of Toronto Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/InfoGuideClient/start.do?Login=opacint&BaseURL=https%3a%2f%2fopacplus.bsb-muenchen.de%2fInfoGuideClient%2fstart.do%3fLogin%3dopacint&device=mobile Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://www.liv.ac.uk/library/learning/find-material.html#access University of Liverpool Library] (UK)

*[http://endeavor.molloy.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile/ Molloy College Library (Voyager Opac)]

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://ubmobil.uni-hd.de Universitaetsbibliothek Heidelberg, Germany] OPAC (HEIDI)

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://www.libanywhere.com/m/150 Virginia Beach Public Library] OPAC

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/id380668385 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Famous books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/de/app/oriental-books/id434831284 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Oriental books - Oriental Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://bibliotecas.usal.es/?q=aplicaciones-moviles-0 BiblioUSAL Universidad de Salamanca, Spain] BiblioUSAL - Universidad de Salamanca Library Services, Spain. iOS & Android app.
*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://nyls.boopsie.com/ New York Law School - all major mobile formats]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android
*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)] TRACpac for iPhone (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8 Yellowhead Regional Library] YourLibrary for iPad (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/econbiz/id419108453?mt=8 EconBiz, the Virtual Library for Economics and Business Studies] Maintained by the [http://www.zbw.eu/index-e.html ZBW]- Leibniz Information Centre for Economics in Kiel and Hamburg. Available on iPhone and iPad
*[http://library.ccsu.edu Central Connecticut State University Library] - '''[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ccsu-elihu-burritt-library/id500205696?mt=8&uo=4 iPhone]''', '''[http://market.android.com/details?id=edu.ccsu.library Android]''', [http://github.com/witt/ Source]

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/ Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sends SMS-alerts when a booked laptop is available, to claim lent laptops returned late ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/serveis/portatils More information here]) and to let the users know that the library has already received a previouly requested document ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/content/servei-dobtenci%C3%B3-de-documents-0 More information here]).

*[http://bcuelibrary.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/sms-a-great-way-to-reach-students/ Birmingham City University (UK)] use SMS alerts to let users know their books are overdue and also when reservations or inter library loans are ready to collect.

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library Woollahra Library and Information Service, Sydney Australia] is sending free SMS messages for pick up of reserved items and reminders for long overdue items.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/ Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] offers mobile access to [http://m.upcommons.upc.edu the collections of the university repositories] and to [http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/m/colleccions/recursos_mobils/inici.php the subscribed resources adapted to a mobile use].

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www2.ul.ie/web/WWW/Services/Library/Learn_More.../Library_Audio_Tour University of Limerick] provide MP3 audio tours to download to own device or borrow an MP3 played from the library.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/ Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BRGF)] uses [http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/serveis/qr QR Codes] to provide additional information on promotional posters and on the web pages, to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/serveis/area_clic CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom), to generate reminders of reservations of the group study rooms library, to fill the suggestion forms or to enrich the contents of the library’s jazz collection. Take a look at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQj3kD0F2uI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQj3kD0F2uI] to know more about one of the QR applications at the BRGF.

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/ University of Lethbridge Library] uses QR codes on our bookable Group Workroom doors. Scanning the code takes the user into our booking system, where they can immediately book and/or view availability. We also use QR technology in our WebOPAC and promotional posters and materials.

*[http://www.upv.es/bib Biblioteca i Documentació Científica.Universitat Politècnica de València] Qr codes used to give added information to its users (schedules, maps, thematic searches in the catalog...), for self-learning taking users to on-line videos or to promote the blog of literature linking the book with the review.

=== Augmented Reality ===

*[http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/Ludwig-II-Auf-den-Spuren-des-Maerchenkoenigs.ludwig-app.0.html?L=3 Ludwig II – Walking in the Footsteps of a Fairytale King] available via Apple's AppStore and with slightly reduced functionality via Layar, Wikitude, Junaio.

*[http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas/MC/2010/CongresoBP/email.html 5th Spanish Conference on Public Libraries] Layer with information about the places of the conference (hotels, restaurants, conference room...) in Layar.

*[http://www.m-libraries.info/case-studies/scarlet-case-study/ SCARLET] JISC-funded Special Collections using Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching project (see also [http://teamscarlet.wordpress.com project blog]).

=== Other mobile applications ===

*[http://http://www.bi.edu/students/IT-Services/BI-Mobile/ BI Norwegian Business School, Norway] offers [http://www.bi.edu/students/IT-Services/BI-Mobile/ a mobile app for student and faculty.] [http://itunes.apple.com/no/app/bi-mobile/id434571261 iOS] / [https://market.android.com/details?id=no.bi.bimobile&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm5vLmJpLmJpbW9iaWxlIl0 Android].

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://biblio.ugent.be/m a mobile app for the Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/ Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] offers tips on [https://es.foursquare.com/v/biblioteca-rector-gabriel-ferrat%C3%A9-brgf/4b979fbaf964a5203e0c35e3 Foursquare] for a more extensive use of the library services.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Evolving content delivery for mobile learners ===
On 7th March 2011 the Open Unversity Library Services hosted a workshop for publishers and librarians to discuss the problems of finding and accessing the content needed for mobile learners from the Library perspective. This was a follow up to a workshop held in May 2010 at University of Westminster at which senior members of the UK HE Library Community discussed the difficulty of supplying content to an increasingly mobile student body. The major issue identified through that discussion was the lack of appropriate mobile-friendly academic content to meet learners’ needs.

All the materials from the event can be found on [http://www.slideshare.net/mlibraries SlideShare].

These include all the presentations, programme, list of attendees and two short reports. One is a quick summary of the event as a whole and the second is a synthesis of the discussion from the workshop sessions with specific recommendations and suggested next steps.

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://engagedpatrons.org EngagedPatrons.org] offers mobile interfaces for the events calendar, Engaged Readers online reading program and Author Alerts notification service.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.librarything.com/blogs/thingology/2010/10/library-anywhere-is-live-2/ Library Anywhere] offers a platform-agnostic mobile catalog and iOS/Android apps. By the folks at LibraryThing.com.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers [http://www.sirsidynix.com/bookmyne BookMyne] mobile catalog app and the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases/interfaces for mobile devices ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:80%;"
|-
! scope="col" | Publisher/Database
! scope="col" | Mobile website
! scope="col" | App
! scope="col" | Comments
|-
! scope="row" | [http://pubs.acs.org/page/tools/acsmobile/index.html American Chemical Society]
|
|iOS and Android
|Comprehensive demo video from website
|-
! scope="row" | [http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Insitute of Physics]
|
|iOS
|Also mobile web for [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://mobile.artstor.org ARTstor]
|Mobile URL for iPhone
|App for Android
|[http://help.artstor.org/wiki/index.php/ARTstor_Mobile Further info]
|-
! scope="row" | arXiv
|
|[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] for iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://bioone.org BioOne online journals]
|Auto detects
|
|[http://www.bioone.org/page/resources/mobile/about About the mobile site]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.bridgemaneducation.com/InfoPage.aspx?pageid=31 Bridgeman Education]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ebooks.cambridge.org Cambridge Books Online]
|Auto detects
|
|Can also [http://blog.journals.cambridge.org/2012/04/kindle-3-cjo-to-kindle/ send articles from CJO to Kindle]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://cup.msgfocus.com/q/14vc33zoVygBOV/wv Cambridge Journals Online]
|Auto detects (or [http://jnls.cup.org manual])
|
|Can also [http://blog.journals.cambridge.org/2012/04/kindle-3-cjo-to-kindle/ send articles from CJO to Kindle]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.ebrary.com/corp/mobile.jsp ebrary Mobile]
|
|iOS and Android
|Freely available with and ebrary product. Include online and offline access.
|-
! scope="row" | All [http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost] databases
|Auto detects
|iOS and Android
|Mobile auto detection works for Academic Search complete and all EBSCOhost databases. Also [http://www.ebscohost.com/public/mobile-access specialist subject apps] (e.g. DynaMed, Nursing Reference Center, Business Books Summaries)
|-
! scope="row" | Elsevier
|
|[[https://evolve.elsevier.com/studentlife/mobile.html iPhone and Android]
|Apps for VitalSource Bookshelf, Kno and others
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.emeraldinsight.com/mobile_options/ Emerald]
|[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/mobile/ Mobile URL]
|[http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/emerald/id479491823?mt=8 iOS]
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://mobile.dowjones.com/DJCE/ Factiva] news database
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/ Gale Cengage]
|
|iPhone and Android
|[http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/ List of apps]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's] company information
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" |
[http://www.jstor.org/ JSTOR]
|responsive design
|
|[http://about.jstor.org/news/back-school-news About JSTOR responsive redesign
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.thelancet.com The Lancet]
|Mobile URL
|[http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the-lancet/id483025114?mt=8 iPad app]
|Mobile access categories for free, registered and premium users. Also an option for [http://www.roundpoint.com/live/payment/gather.php?identifier=lancet&style=lancet&variant=lancet&lang non-smartphones].
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/mobile.page Lexis Nexis]
|Mobile urls
|iPhone apps
|Different provision for various LexisNexis databases. Requires additional [http://lexislibrarymobileapps.co.uk/ registration step in the UK]. [http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.nature.com/mobileapps/ Nature]
|
|iPhone and iPad app
|Access to full text for site-license users only available on campus through mobile Safari (not through apps)
|-
! scope="row" | Naxos Music Library
|
|[http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/naxos-music-library-iphone-app-is-live.html iPhone] and [http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/update-app-for-android-now-live.html Android] app
|Also [http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/nml-jazz-iphone-app.html NMLJazz iPhone app]. Useful [http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/calling-all-app-users.html text and video guide] to access for institutional users and [http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/qa-with-nml-staff.html FAQs].
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/mobile_faqs.html Oxford Journals]
|Auto detects (or [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/mobile_journals.html manual])
|
|Mobile vouchers enable off site access for 6 months (once device is authorised from on site)
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/PrimoForMobile Primo] (Ex Libris)
|Mobile URL
|
|Also [http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/HotArticlesMobileApps bX Hot Articles app] for iPhone and Android
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.gutenberg.org Project Gutenberg]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed] medical database
|
|Two iPhone apps and Android app
|[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/ Gallery of Mobile Apps and Sites]. Also 3rd party [http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] and [http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine. Both not official from NIH.
|-
! scope="row" | Questia
|
|iPhone
|[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 iTunes link]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Platform/RSCMobile.asp Royal Society of Chemistry]
|
|iOS and Android
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | Sage Journals
|Auto detects
|
|Requires registration to use the mobile site. [http://online.sagepub.com/site/misc/Mobile_FAQ.xhtml Sage Mobile FAQs]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/mobile SciVerse]
|
| iPhone
| From ScienceDirect
|-
! scope="row" | [http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus]
|
|iPhone
|From ScienceDirect
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon]
|
|Web app for iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm or Windows Mobile
|(Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)
|-
! scope="row" | [Taylor & Francis]
|Autodetects
|
|[http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tfo-resources/documents/mobile-faqs.pdf Taylor and Francis mobile FAQs]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.webofknowledge.com Web of Science]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]
|Mobile URL
|
|From OCLC
|}

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===
* [http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/4/222.full Mobile technologies for libraries : a list of mobile applications and resources for development], Lori Barile, College & Research Libraries News, vol. 72, no. 4, p. 222-228.

*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=Cody%20Hanson Libraries and the Mobile Web] Special Issue of Library Technology Reports, v. 47, no. 2 (February/March 2011), by Cody W. Hanson

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

*[http://hdl.handle.net/2117/14019 The Handheld Library: Developments at the Rector Gabriel Ferraté Library, UPC.] Benítez Juan, Beatriz, Clavero Campos, Javier, Codina Vila, Miquel, Pérez Galvez, Andrés. Liber quarterly, vol. 21, núm. 1, 2011 November.

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

*[http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/mobile/ Swiss Army Librarian] on how to build a mobile website, including auto-detecting/redirecting mobile devices to it from the full website, presentation slides, downloadable mobile website template, and resource list

*[http://www.m-libraries.info/ JISC-funded m-libraries community support project blog] Collecting and sharing m-library information and best practice to support the m-library community.

*[http://www.m-libraries.info/pathways-to-best-practice-guides/ Pathways To Best Practice guides] produced as part of JISC-funded m-library community support project. Each include benefit to library, ways to use mobile technologies to achieve this, and lessons learned so far

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.m-libraries.org/ The Fourth International m-Libraries Conference] The Open University, Milton Keynes, 24-26 September 2012

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

*[http://www.cilip.org.uk/mobile2012/pages/presentations.aspx CILIP Mobile Technology Executive Briefing] London, 19th July 2012 (link to presentations)

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

M-Libraries

2013-03-06T10:49:40Z

KerenM: /* Publishers offering databases for mobile devices */

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile site development tools ===
While libraries can make their own mobile sites, there are also different services that translate your website into a mobile friendly interface.

*[http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/digicoll/libraryweb/mobile-websites.pdf Mobile Friendly Library Websites]
*[http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2011/7-tools-to-create-a-mobile-library-website-without-technical-knowledge/ How to make a mobile site for free]
*[http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/10-ways-for-your-library-to-go-mobile-part-i/ Mobile Libraries Online Education Database, Part I]
*[http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/10-ways-for-your-library-to-go-mobile-part-ii/ Mobile Libraries Online Education Database, Part II]
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/mitmobileweb/ MIT Mobile Web Open Source Project]

=== Mobile site testing ===
There are a number of ways to test a mobile site and make sure it looks good and works well on those little tiny screens. Buy a bunch of phones of E-bay and sign them up for wireless access, and well bring up the website on them. Validators and emulators also work.

*[http://mr.dev.mobi/testing/story/testing-physical-devices-made-easy/ Emulators and Validators Discussion]
*[http://validator.w3.org/mobile/ The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) MobileOK Checker]
*[http://mobiready.com/launch.jsp?locale=en_EN/ MobiReady.com - validator and emulator]

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://m.bsb-muenchen.de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München]

*[http://bibmobil.upv.es Biblioteca i Documentació Científica. Universitat Politècnica de València]

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/m/ Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://biblioteca.mty.itesm.mx/ Biblioteca Tec de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey] (using [http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/ Responsive Web Design])

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.bi.edu/library/ BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway] (using [http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/ Responsive Web Design])

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Boise State University, Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/mobile/ Boston University Pappas Law Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/m/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://www.cantonpl.org/ Canton Public Library] (using [http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design/ Responsive Web Design])

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://www.chesapeake.edu/library/m/index.html Chesapeake College]

*[http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/mobile/ Chelmsford (MA) Public Library]

*[http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Library/mobile/index.htm Christian Brothers University, Plough Library]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://prattlibrary.mobi Enoch Pratt Free Library]

*[http://mlib.fairfield.edu/ Fairfield Univerity, DiMenna-Nyselius Library]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://m.gmu.edu/ George Mason University Libraries]

*[http://lib.georgiahealth.edu/m/ Georgia Health Science University, Greenblatt Library]

*[http://library.georgetown.edu/mobile Georgetown University Library]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/eresources/access/mobileaccess.aspx London School of Economics (LSE) Library] (UK) via [http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id366637697?mt=8&uo=6 university app]

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://www.lib.mtu.edu/m/ Michigan Technological University Library]

*[http://library.mtsu.edu/m/ Middle Tennessee State University Library]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://students.molloy.edu/library1/m/index.html Molloy College Library (New York)]

*[http://mobile.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]

*[http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/mobile-library/ Nanyang Technological University Library]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://m.onlib.org/ Onondaga County Public Library, New York]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.libraries.psu.edu/ Penn State University Libraries]

*[http://www.rhpl.org/m Rochester Hills Public Library (Michigan)]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://m.biblioteca.duoc.cl/ Sistema de Bibliotecas DuocUC Chile]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://sfpl.org/mobile.xhtml.php San Francisco Public Library]

*[http://www.simmons.edu/library/m/ Simmons Library]

*[http://library.sonoma.edu/m Sonoma State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.tulsalibrary.org/ Tulsa City-County Library]

*[http://www.marjon.ac.uk/mobile/facilities/library/ UCP Marjon (University College Plymouth)] (UK)

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.uams.edu/m/ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://bibmovil.uca.es/ Universidad de Cádiz. Área de Biblioteca y Archivo. Enlace a la web informativa]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://www.leeward.hawaii.edu/lib/m University of Hawaii - Leeward Community College Library]

*[http://m.library.illinois.edu/ University of Illinois Library]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/mobile/ University of Lethbridge Library]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://m.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.lib.umt.edu/ University of Montana Library]

*[http://www.unav.es/biblioteca/m/ University of Navarra - Spain]

*[http://unl.edu/libr/m/ University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://www.library.up.ac.za/mobi/ University of Pretoria, South Africa]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://library.uthsc.edu/mobile/ University of Tennessee Health Science Center Library Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://m.utlib.ca/ University of Toronto Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/InfoGuideClient/start.do?Login=opacint&BaseURL=https%3a%2f%2fopacplus.bsb-muenchen.de%2fInfoGuideClient%2fstart.do%3fLogin%3dopacint&device=mobile Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://www.liv.ac.uk/library/learning/find-material.html#access University of Liverpool Library] (UK)

*[http://endeavor.molloy.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile/ Molloy College Library (Voyager Opac)]

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://ubmobil.uni-hd.de Universitaetsbibliothek Heidelberg, Germany] OPAC (HEIDI)

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://www.libanywhere.com/m/150 Virginia Beach Public Library] OPAC

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/id380668385 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Famous books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/de/app/oriental-books/id434831284 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Oriental books - Oriental Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://bibliotecas.usal.es/?q=aplicaciones-moviles-0 BiblioUSAL Universidad de Salamanca, Spain] BiblioUSAL - Universidad de Salamanca Library Services, Spain. iOS & Android app.
*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://nyls.boopsie.com/ New York Law School - all major mobile formats]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android
*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)] TRACpac for iPhone (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8 Yellowhead Regional Library] YourLibrary for iPad (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/econbiz/id419108453?mt=8 EconBiz, the Virtual Library for Economics and Business Studies] Maintained by the [http://www.zbw.eu/index-e.html ZBW]- Leibniz Information Centre for Economics in Kiel and Hamburg. Available on iPhone and iPad
*[http://library.ccsu.edu Central Connecticut State University Library] - '''[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ccsu-elihu-burritt-library/id500205696?mt=8&uo=4 iPhone]''', '''[http://market.android.com/details?id=edu.ccsu.library Android]''', [http://github.com/witt/ Source]

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/ Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sends SMS-alerts when a booked laptop is available, to claim lent laptops returned late ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/serveis/portatils More information here]) and to let the users know that the library has already received a previouly requested document ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/content/servei-dobtenci%C3%B3-de-documents-0 More information here]).

*[http://bcuelibrary.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/sms-a-great-way-to-reach-students/ Birmingham City University (UK)] use SMS alerts to let users know their books are overdue and also when reservations or inter library loans are ready to collect.

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library Woollahra Library and Information Service, Sydney Australia] is sending free SMS messages for pick up of reserved items and reminders for long overdue items.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/ Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] offers mobile access to [http://m.upcommons.upc.edu the collections of the university repositories] and to [http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/m/colleccions/recursos_mobils/inici.php the subscribed resources adapted to a mobile use].

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www2.ul.ie/web/WWW/Services/Library/Learn_More.../Library_Audio_Tour University of Limerick] provide MP3 audio tours to download to own device or borrow an MP3 played from the library.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/ Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BRGF)] uses [http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/serveis/qr QR Codes] to provide additional information on promotional posters and on the web pages, to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/serveis/area_clic CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom), to generate reminders of reservations of the group study rooms library, to fill the suggestion forms or to enrich the contents of the library’s jazz collection. Take a look at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQj3kD0F2uI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQj3kD0F2uI] to know more about one of the QR applications at the BRGF.

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/ University of Lethbridge Library] uses QR codes on our bookable Group Workroom doors. Scanning the code takes the user into our booking system, where they can immediately book and/or view availability. We also use QR technology in our WebOPAC and promotional posters and materials.

*[http://www.upv.es/bib Biblioteca i Documentació Científica.Universitat Politècnica de València] Qr codes used to give added information to its users (schedules, maps, thematic searches in the catalog...), for self-learning taking users to on-line videos or to promote the blog of literature linking the book with the review.

=== Augmented Reality ===

*[http://www.bsb-muenchen.de/Ludwig-II-Auf-den-Spuren-des-Maerchenkoenigs.ludwig-app.0.html?L=3 Ludwig II – Walking in the Footsteps of a Fairytale King] available via Apple's AppStore and with slightly reduced functionality via Layar, Wikitude, Junaio.

*[http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas/MC/2010/CongresoBP/email.html 5th Spanish Conference on Public Libraries] Layer with information about the places of the conference (hotels, restaurants, conference room...) in Layar.

*[http://www.m-libraries.info/case-studies/scarlet-case-study/ SCARLET] JISC-funded Special Collections using Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching project (see also [http://teamscarlet.wordpress.com project blog]).

=== Other mobile applications ===

*[http://http://www.bi.edu/students/IT-Services/BI-Mobile/ BI Norwegian Business School, Norway] offers [http://www.bi.edu/students/IT-Services/BI-Mobile/ a mobile app for student and faculty.] [http://itunes.apple.com/no/app/bi-mobile/id434571261 iOS] / [https://market.android.com/details?id=no.bi.bimobile&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm5vLmJpLmJpbW9iaWxlIl0 Android].

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://biblio.ugent.be/m a mobile app for the Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.edu/BRGF/ Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] offers tips on [https://es.foursquare.com/v/biblioteca-rector-gabriel-ferrat%C3%A9-brgf/4b979fbaf964a5203e0c35e3 Foursquare] for a more extensive use of the library services.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Evolving content delivery for mobile learners ===
On 7th March 2011 the Open Unversity Library Services hosted a workshop for publishers and librarians to discuss the problems of finding and accessing the content needed for mobile learners from the Library perspective. This was a follow up to a workshop held in May 2010 at University of Westminster at which senior members of the UK HE Library Community discussed the difficulty of supplying content to an increasingly mobile student body. The major issue identified through that discussion was the lack of appropriate mobile-friendly academic content to meet learners’ needs.

All the materials from the event can be found on [http://www.slideshare.net/mlibraries SlideShare].

These include all the presentations, programme, list of attendees and two short reports. One is a quick summary of the event as a whole and the second is a synthesis of the discussion from the workshop sessions with specific recommendations and suggested next steps.

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://engagedpatrons.org EngagedPatrons.org] offers mobile interfaces for the events calendar, Engaged Readers online reading program and Author Alerts notification service.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.librarything.com/blogs/thingology/2010/10/library-anywhere-is-live-2/ Library Anywhere] offers a platform-agnostic mobile catalog and iOS/Android apps. By the folks at LibraryThing.com.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers [http://www.sirsidynix.com/bookmyne BookMyne] mobile catalog app and the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases/interfaces for mobile devices ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:80%;"
|-
! scope="col" | Publisher/Database
! scope="col" | Mobile website
! scope="col" | App
! scope="col" | Comments
|-
! scope="row" | [http://pubs.acs.org/page/tools/acsmobile/index.html American Chemical Society]
|
|iOS and Android
|Comprehensive demo video from website
|-
! scope="row" | [http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Insitute of Physics]
|
|iOS
|Also mobile web for [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://mobile.artstor.org ARTstor]
|Mobile URL for iPhone
|App for Android
|[http://help.artstor.org/wiki/index.php/ARTstor_Mobile Further info]
|-
! scope="row" | arXiv
|
|[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] for iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://bioone.org BioOne online journals]
|Auto detects
|
|[http://www.bioone.org/page/resources/mobile/about About the mobile site]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.bridgemaneducation.com/InfoPage.aspx?pageid=31 Bridgeman Education]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [ebooks.cambridge.org Cambridge Books Online]
|Auto detects
|
|Can also [http://blog.journals.cambridge.org/2012/04/kindle-3-cjo-to-kindle/ send articles from CJO to Kindle]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://cup.msgfocus.com/q/14vc33zoVygBOV/wv Cambridge Journals Online]
|Auto detects (or [http://jnls.cup.org manual])
|
|Can also [http://blog.journals.cambridge.org/2012/04/kindle-3-cjo-to-kindle/ send articles from CJO to Kindle]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.ebrary.com/corp/mobile.jsp ebrary Mobile]
|
|iOS and Android
|Freely available with and ebrary product. Include online and offline access.
|-
! scope="row" | All [http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost] databases
|Auto detects
|iOS and Android
|Mobile auto detection works for Academic Search complete and all EBSCOhost databases. Also [http://www.ebscohost.com/public/mobile-access specialist subject apps] (e.g. DynaMed, Nursing Reference Center, Business Books Summaries)
|-
! scope="row" | Elsevier
|
|[[https://evolve.elsevier.com/studentlife/mobile.html iPhone and Android]
|Apps for VitalSource Bookshelf, Kno and others
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.emeraldinsight.com/mobile_options/ Emerald]
|[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/mobile/ Mobile URL]
|[http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/emerald/id479491823?mt=8 iOS]
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://mobile.dowjones.com/DJCE/ Factiva] news database
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/ Gale Cengage]
|
|iPhone and Android
|[http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/ List of apps]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's] company information
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" |
[http://www.jstor.org/ JSTOR]
|responsive design
|
|[http://about.jstor.org/news/back-school-news About JSTOR responsive redesign
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.thelancet.com The Lancet]
|Mobile URL
|[http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the-lancet/id483025114?mt=8 iPad app]
|Mobile access categories for free, registered and premium users. Also an option for [http://www.roundpoint.com/live/payment/gather.php?identifier=lancet&style=lancet&variant=lancet&lang non-smartphones].
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/mobile.page Lexis Nexis]
|Mobile urls
|iPhone apps
|Different provision for various LexisNexis databases. Requires additional [http://lexislibrarymobileapps.co.uk/ registration step in the UK]. [http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.nature.com/mobileapps/ Nature]
|
|iPhone and iPad app
|Access to full text for site-license users only available on campus through mobile Safari (not through apps)
|-
! scope="row" | Naxos Music Library
|
|[http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/naxos-music-library-iphone-app-is-live.html iPhone] and [http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/update-app-for-android-now-live.html Android] app
|Also [http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/nml-jazz-iphone-app.html NMLJazz iPhone app]. Useful [http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/calling-all-app-users.html text and video guide] to access for institutional users and [http://naxosmusiclibrary.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/qa-with-nml-staff.html FAQs].
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/mobile_faqs.html Oxford Journals]
|Auto detects (or [http://www.oxfordjournals.org/mobile_journals.html manual])
|
|Mobile vouchers enable off site access for 6 months (once device is authorised from on site)
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/PrimoForMobile Primo] (Ex Libris)
|Mobile URL
|
|Also [http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/HotArticlesMobileApps bX Hot Articles app] for iPhone and Android
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.gutenberg.org Project Gutenberg]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed] medical database
|
|Two iPhone apps and Android app
|[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/ Gallery of Mobile Apps and Sites]. Also 3rd party [http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] and [http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine. Both not official from NIH.
|-
! scope="row" | Questia
|
|iPhone
|[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 iTunes link]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Platform/RSCMobile.asp Royal Society of Chemistry]
|
|iOS and Android
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | Sage Journals
|Auto detects
|
|[http://online.sagepub.com/site/misc/Mobile_FAQ.xhtml Sage Mobile FAQs]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/mobile SciVerse]
|
| iPhone
| From ScienceDirect
|-
! scope="row" | [http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus]
|
|iPhone
|From ScienceDirect
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon]
|
|Web app for iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm or Windows Mobile
|(Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)
|-
! scope="row" | [https://www.tandfonline.com/action/mobileDevicePairingLogin Taylor & Francis]
|Mobile URL
|
|[http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tfo-resources/documents/mobile-faqs.pdf Taylor and Francis mobile FAQs]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.webofknowledge.com Web of Science]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]
|Mobile URL
|
|From OCLC
|}

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===
* [http://crln.acrl.org/content/72/4/222.full Mobile technologies for libraries : a list of mobile applications and resources for development], Lori Barile, College & Research Libraries News, vol. 72, no. 4, p. 222-228.

*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=Cody%20Hanson Libraries and the Mobile Web] Special Issue of Library Technology Reports, v. 47, no. 2 (February/March 2011), by Cody W. Hanson

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

*[http://hdl.handle.net/2117/14019 The Handheld Library: Developments at the Rector Gabriel Ferraté Library, UPC.] Benítez Juan, Beatriz, Clavero Campos, Javier, Codina Vila, Miquel, Pérez Galvez, Andrés. Liber quarterly, vol. 21, núm. 1, 2011 November.

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

*[http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/mobile/ Swiss Army Librarian] on how to build a mobile website, including auto-detecting/redirecting mobile devices to it from the full website, presentation slides, downloadable mobile website template, and resource list

*[http://www.m-libraries.info/ JISC-funded m-libraries community support project blog] Collecting and sharing m-library information and best practice to support the m-library community.

*[http://www.m-libraries.info/pathways-to-best-practice-guides/ Pathways To Best Practice guides] produced as part of JISC-funded m-library community support project. Each include benefit to library, ways to use mobile technologies to achieve this, and lessons learned so far

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.m-libraries.org/ The Fourth International m-Libraries Conference] The Open University, Milton Keynes, 24-26 September 2012

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

*[http://www.cilip.org.uk/mobile2012/pages/presentations.aspx CILIP Mobile Technology Executive Briefing] London, 19th July 2012 (link to presentations)

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

M-Libraries

2011-04-15T15:33:24Z

KerenM: /* Publishers offering databases for mobile devices */

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php Adelphi University Libraries]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://m.bsb-muenchen.de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek]

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/mobile/ Boston University Pappas Law Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Library/mobile/index.htm Christian Brothers University, Plough Library]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://prattlibrary.mobi Enoch Pratt Free Library]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://m.gmu.edu/ George Mason University Libraries]

*[http://library.georgetown.edu/mobile Georgetown University Library]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/eresources/access/mobileaccess.aspx London School of Economics (LSE) Library] (UK) via [http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id366637697?mt=8&uo=6 university app]

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://www.lib.mtu.edu/m/ Michigan Technological University Library]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://students.molloy.edu/library1/m/index.html Molloy College Library (New York)]

*[http://mobile.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]

*[http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/mobile-library/ Nanyang Technological University Library]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.libraries.psu.edu/ Penn State University Libraries]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://m.biblioteca.duoc.cl/ Sistema de Bibliotecas DuocUC Chile]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://sfpl.org/mobile.xhtml.php San Francisco Public Library]

*[http://www.simmons.edu/library/m/ Simmons Library]

*[http://library.sonoma.edu/m Sonoma State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.tulsalibrary.org/ Tulsa City-County Library]

*[http://www.marjon.ac.uk/mobile/facilities/library/ UCP Marjon (University College Plymouth)] (UK)

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.uams.edu/m/ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://m.library.illinois.edu/ University of Illinois Library]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/mobile/ University of Lethbridge Library]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://m.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://library.uthsc.edu/mobile/ University of Tennessee Health Science Center Library Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/InfoGuideClient/start.do?Login=opacint&BaseURL=https%3a%2f%2fopacplus.bsb-muenchen.de%2fInfoGuideClient%2fstart.do%3fLogin%3dopacint&device=mobile Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://www.liv.ac.uk/library/learning/find-material.html#access University of Liverpool Library] (UK)

*[http://endeavor.molloy.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile/ Molloy College Library (Voyager Opac)]

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://www.libanywhere.com/m/150 Virginia Beach Public Library] OPAC

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/id380668385 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Famous books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android
*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)] TRACpac for iPhone (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8 Yellowhead Regional Library] YourLibrary for iPad (iTunes link)

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library Woollahra Library and Information Service, Sydney Australia] is sending free SMS messages for pick up of reserved items and reminders for long overdue items.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/ University of Lethbridge Library] uses QR codes on our bookable Group Workroom doors. Scanning the code takes the user into our booking system, where they can immediately book and/or view availability. We also use QR technology in our WebOPAC and promotional posters and materials.

=== Augmented Reality ===

*[http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas/MC/2010/CongresoBP/email.html 5th Spanish Conference on Public Libraries] Layer with information about the places of the conference (hotels, restaurants, conference room...) in Layar.

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Evolving content delivery for mobile learners ===
On 7th March 2011 the Open Unversity Library Services hosted a workshop for publishers and librarians to discuss the problems of finding and accessing the content needed for mobile learners from the Library perspective. This was a follow up to a workshop held in May 2010 at University of Westminster at which senior members of the UK HE Library Community discussed the difficulty of supplying content to an increasingly mobile student body. The major issue identified through that discussion was the lack of appropriate mobile-friendly academic content to meet learners’ needs.

All the materials from the event can be found on [http://www.slideshare.net/mlibraries SlideShare].

These include all the presentations, programme, list of attendees and two short reports. One is a quick summary of the event as a whole and the second is a synthesis of the discussion from the workshop sessions with specific recommendations and suggested next steps.

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"
|+ Table caption
|-
|
! scope="col" | Mobile website
! scope="col" | App
! scope="col" | Comments
|-
! scope="row" | [http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)]
|Auto detects
|
|can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser
|-
! scope="row" | arXiv
|[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] mobile URL
|[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] for iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://cup.msgfocus.com/q/14vc33zoVygBOV/wv Cambridge Journals Online]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://mobile.dowjones.com/DJCE/ Factiva] news database
|Mobile URL
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta JSTOR]
|[http://mobile.jstor.org/ JSTOR mobile beta] mobile URL
|
|[http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta About JSTOR mobile beta]
|-
! scope="row" | Lexis Nexis
|
|iPhone app
|[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.gutenberg.org Project Gutenberg]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
|
|Two iPhone apps
|[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party and [http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine. Both not official from NIH.
|-
! scope="row" | Questia
|
|iPhone
|[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 iTunes link]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/mobile SciVerse]
|
| iPhone
| From ScienceDirect
|-
! scope="row" | [http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus]
|
|iPhone
|From ScienceDirect
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon]
|
|Web app for iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm or Windows Mobile
|(Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)
|-
! scope="row" | [http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]
|Mobile URL
|
|From OCLC
|}

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=Cody%20Hanson Libraries and the Mobile Web] Special Issue of Library Technology Reports, v. 47, no. 2 (February/March 2011), by Cody W. Hanson

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

M-Libraries

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== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php Adelphi University Libraries]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://m.bsb-muenchen.de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek]

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/mobile/ Boston University Pappas Law Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Library/mobile/index.htm Christian Brothers University, Plough Library]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://prattlibrary.mobi Enoch Pratt Free Library]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://m.gmu.edu/ George Mason University Libraries]

*[http://library.georgetown.edu/mobile Georgetown University Library]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/eresources/access/mobileaccess.aspx London School of Economics (LSE) Library] (UK) via [http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id366637697?mt=8&uo=6 university app]

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://www.lib.mtu.edu/m/ Michigan Technological University Library]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://students.molloy.edu/library1/m/index.html Molloy College Library (New York)]

*[http://mobile.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]

*[http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/mobile-library/ Nanyang Technological University Library]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.libraries.psu.edu/ Penn State University Libraries]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://m.biblioteca.duoc.cl/ Sistema de Bibliotecas DuocUC Chile]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://sfpl.org/mobile.xhtml.php San Francisco Public Library]

*[http://www.simmons.edu/library/m/ Simmons Library]

*[http://library.sonoma.edu/m Sonoma State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.tulsalibrary.org/ Tulsa City-County Library]

*[http://www.marjon.ac.uk/mobile/facilities/library/ UCP Marjon (University College Plymouth)] (UK)

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.uams.edu/m/ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://m.library.illinois.edu/ University of Illinois Library]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/mobile/ University of Lethbridge Library]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://m.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://library.uthsc.edu/mobile/ University of Tennessee Health Science Center Library Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/InfoGuideClient/start.do?Login=opacint&BaseURL=https%3a%2f%2fopacplus.bsb-muenchen.de%2fInfoGuideClient%2fstart.do%3fLogin%3dopacint&device=mobile Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://www.liv.ac.uk/library/learning/find-material.html#access University of Liverpool Library] (UK)

*[http://endeavor.molloy.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile/ Molloy College Library (Voyager Opac)]

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://www.libanywhere.com/m/150 Virginia Beach Public Library] OPAC

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/id380668385 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Famous books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android
*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)] TRACpac for iPhone (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8 Yellowhead Regional Library] YourLibrary for iPad (iTunes link)

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library Woollahra Library and Information Service, Sydney Australia] is sending free SMS messages for pick up of reserved items and reminders for long overdue items.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/ University of Lethbridge Library] uses QR codes on our bookable Group Workroom doors. Scanning the code takes the user into our booking system, where they can immediately book and/or view availability. We also use QR technology in our WebOPAC and promotional posters and materials.

=== Augmented Reality ===

*[http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas/MC/2010/CongresoBP/email.html 5th Spanish Conference on Public Libraries] Layer with information about the places of the conference (hotels, restaurants, conference room...) in Layar.

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Evolving content delivery for mobile learners ===
On 7th March 2011 the Open Unversity Library Services hosted a workshop for publishers and librarians to discuss the problems of finding and accessing the content needed for mobile learners from the Library perspective. This was a follow up to a workshop held in May 2010 at University of Westminster at which senior members of the UK HE Library Community discussed the difficulty of supplying content to an increasingly mobile student body. The major issue identified through that discussion was the lack of appropriate mobile-friendly academic content to meet learners’ needs.

All the materials from the event can be found on [http://www.slideshare.net/mlibraries SlideShare].

These include all the presentations, programme, list of attendees and two short reports. One is a quick summary of the event as a whole and the second is a synthesis of the discussion from the workshop sessions with specific recommendations and suggested next steps.

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"
|+ Table caption
|-
|
! scope="col" | Mobile website
! scope="col" | App
! scope="col" | Comments
|-
! scope="row" | [http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)]
|Auto detects
|
|can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser
|-
! scope="row" | arXiv
|[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] mobile URL
|[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] for iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://cup.msgfocus.com/q/14vc33zoVygBOV/wv Cambridge Journals Online]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://mobile.dowjones.com/DJCE/ Factiva] news database
|Mobile URL
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta JSTOR]
|[http://mobile.jstor.org/ JSTOR mobile beta] mobile URL
|
|[http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta About JSTOR mobile beta]
|-
! scope="row" | Lexis Nexis
|
|iPhone app
|[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.gutenberg.org Project Gutenberg]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
|
|Two iPhone apps
|[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party and [http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine. Both not official from NIH.
|-
! scope="row" | Questia
|
|iPhone
|[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 iTunes link]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/mobile SciVerse]
|
| iPhone
| From ScienceDirect
|-
! scope="row" | [http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus]
|
|iPhone
|From ScienceDirect
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon]
|
|Web app for iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm or Windows Mobile
|(Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)
|-
! scope="row" | [http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]
|Mobile URL
|
|From OCLC
|}

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=Cody%20Hanson Libraries and the Mobile Web] Special Issue of Library Technology Reports, v. 47, no. 2 (February/March 2011), by Cody W. Hanson

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

M-Libraries

2011-04-15T15:22:50Z

KerenM: /* Publishers offering databases for mobile devices */

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php Adelphi University Libraries]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://m.bsb-muenchen.de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek]

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/mobile/ Boston University Pappas Law Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Library/mobile/index.htm Christian Brothers University, Plough Library]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://prattlibrary.mobi Enoch Pratt Free Library]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://m.gmu.edu/ George Mason University Libraries]

*[http://library.georgetown.edu/mobile Georgetown University Library]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/eresources/access/mobileaccess.aspx London School of Economics (LSE) Library] (UK) via [http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id366637697?mt=8&uo=6 university app]

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://www.lib.mtu.edu/m/ Michigan Technological University Library]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://students.molloy.edu/library1/m/index.html Molloy College Library (New York)]

*[http://mobile.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]

*[http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/mobile-library/ Nanyang Technological University Library]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.libraries.psu.edu/ Penn State University Libraries]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://m.biblioteca.duoc.cl/ Sistema de Bibliotecas DuocUC Chile]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://sfpl.org/mobile.xhtml.php San Francisco Public Library]

*[http://www.simmons.edu/library/m/ Simmons Library]

*[http://library.sonoma.edu/m Sonoma State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.tulsalibrary.org/ Tulsa City-County Library]

*[http://www.marjon.ac.uk/mobile/facilities/library/ UCP Marjon (University College Plymouth)] (UK)

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.uams.edu/m/ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://m.library.illinois.edu/ University of Illinois Library]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/mobile/ University of Lethbridge Library]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://m.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://library.uthsc.edu/mobile/ University of Tennessee Health Science Center Library Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/InfoGuideClient/start.do?Login=opacint&BaseURL=https%3a%2f%2fopacplus.bsb-muenchen.de%2fInfoGuideClient%2fstart.do%3fLogin%3dopacint&device=mobile Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://www.liv.ac.uk/library/learning/find-material.html#access University of Liverpool Library] (UK)

*[http://endeavor.molloy.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile/ Molloy College Library (Voyager Opac)]

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://www.libanywhere.com/m/150 Virginia Beach Public Library] OPAC

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/id380668385 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Famous books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android
*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)] TRACpac for iPhone (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8 Yellowhead Regional Library] YourLibrary for iPad (iTunes link)

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library Woollahra Library and Information Service, Sydney Australia] is sending free SMS messages for pick up of reserved items and reminders for long overdue items.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/ University of Lethbridge Library] uses QR codes on our bookable Group Workroom doors. Scanning the code takes the user into our booking system, where they can immediately book and/or view availability. We also use QR technology in our WebOPAC and promotional posters and materials.

=== Augmented Reality ===

*[http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas/MC/2010/CongresoBP/email.html 5th Spanish Conference on Public Libraries] Layer with information about the places of the conference (hotels, restaurants, conference room...) in Layar.

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Evolving content delivery for mobile learners ===
On 7th March 2011 the Open Unversity Library Services hosted a workshop for publishers and librarians to discuss the problems of finding and accessing the content needed for mobile learners from the Library perspective. This was a follow up to a workshop held in May 2010 at University of Westminster at which senior members of the UK HE Library Community discussed the difficulty of supplying content to an increasingly mobile student body. The major issue identified through that discussion was the lack of appropriate mobile-friendly academic content to meet learners’ needs.

All the materials from the event can be found on [http://www.slideshare.net/mlibraries SlideShare].

These include all the presentations, programme, list of attendees and two short reports. One is a quick summary of the event as a whole and the second is a synthesis of the discussion from the workshop sessions with specific recommendations and suggested next steps.

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"
|+ Table caption
|-
|
! scope="col" | Mobile website
! scope="col" | App
! scope="col" | Comments
|-
! scope="row" | [http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)]
|Auto detects
|
|can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser
|-
! scope="row" | arXiv
|[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] mobile URL
|[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] for iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://cup.msgfocus.com/q/14vc33zoVygBOV/wv Cambridge Journals Online]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://mobile.dowjones.com/DJCE/ Factiva] news database
|Mobile URL
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta JSTOR]
|[http://mobile.jstor.org/ JSTOR mobile beta] mobile URL
|
|[http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta About JSTOR mobile beta]
|-
! scope="row" | Lexis Nexis
|
|iPhone app
|[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
|
|Two iPhone apps
|[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party and [http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine. Both not official from NIH.
|-
! scope="row" | Questia
|
|iPhone
|[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 iTunes link]
|-
! scope="row" | [http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/mobile SciVerse]
|
| iPhone
| From ScienceDirect
|-
! scope="row" | [http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus]
|
|iPhone
|From ScienceDirect
|-
! scope="row" | [http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon]
|
|Web app for iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Palm or Windows Mobile
|(Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)
|-
! scope="row" | [http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database
|Mobile URL
|
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]
|Mobile URL
|
|From OCLC
|}

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=Cody%20Hanson Libraries and the Mobile Web] Special Issue of Library Technology Reports, v. 47, no. 2 (February/March 2011), by Cody W. Hanson

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

M-Libraries

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KerenM: /* Evolving content delivery for mobile learners */

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php Adelphi University Libraries]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://m.bsb-muenchen.de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek]

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/mobile/ Boston University Pappas Law Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Library/mobile/index.htm Christian Brothers University, Plough Library]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://prattlibrary.mobi Enoch Pratt Free Library]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://m.gmu.edu/ George Mason University Libraries]

*[http://library.georgetown.edu/mobile Georgetown University Library]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/eresources/access/mobileaccess.aspx London School of Economics (LSE) Library] (UK) via [http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id366637697?mt=8&uo=6 university app]

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://www.lib.mtu.edu/m/ Michigan Technological University Library]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://students.molloy.edu/library1/m/index.html Molloy College Library (New York)]

*[http://mobile.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]

*[http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/mobile-library/ Nanyang Technological University Library]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.libraries.psu.edu/ Penn State University Libraries]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://m.biblioteca.duoc.cl/ Sistema de Bibliotecas DuocUC Chile]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://sfpl.org/mobile.xhtml.php San Francisco Public Library]

*[http://www.simmons.edu/library/m/ Simmons Library]

*[http://library.sonoma.edu/m Sonoma State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.tulsalibrary.org/ Tulsa City-County Library]

*[http://www.marjon.ac.uk/mobile/facilities/library/ UCP Marjon (University College Plymouth)] (UK)

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.uams.edu/m/ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://m.library.illinois.edu/ University of Illinois Library]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/mobile/ University of Lethbridge Library]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://m.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://library.uthsc.edu/mobile/ University of Tennessee Health Science Center Library Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/InfoGuideClient/start.do?Login=opacint&BaseURL=https%3a%2f%2fopacplus.bsb-muenchen.de%2fInfoGuideClient%2fstart.do%3fLogin%3dopacint&device=mobile Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://www.liv.ac.uk/library/learning/find-material.html#access University of Liverpool Library] (UK)

*[http://endeavor.molloy.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile/ Molloy College Library (Voyager Opac)]

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://www.libanywhere.com/m/150 Virginia Beach Public Library] OPAC

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/id380668385 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Famous books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android
*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)] TRACpac for iPhone (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8 Yellowhead Regional Library] YourLibrary for iPad (iTunes link)

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library Woollahra Library and Information Service, Sydney Australia] is sending free SMS messages for pick up of reserved items and reminders for long overdue items.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/ University of Lethbridge Library] uses QR codes on our bookable Group Workroom doors. Scanning the code takes the user into our booking system, where they can immediately book and/or view availability. We also use QR technology in our WebOPAC and promotional posters and materials.

=== Augmented Reality ===

*[http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas/MC/2010/CongresoBP/email.html 5th Spanish Conference on Public Libraries] Layer with information about the places of the conference (hotels, restaurants, conference room...) in Layar.

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Evolving content delivery for mobile learners ===
On 7th March 2011 the Open Unversity Library Services hosted a workshop for publishers and librarians to discuss the problems of finding and accessing the content needed for mobile learners from the Library perspective. This was a follow up to a workshop held in May 2010 at University of Westminster at which senior members of the UK HE Library Community discussed the difficulty of supplying content to an increasingly mobile student body. The major issue identified through that discussion was the lack of appropriate mobile-friendly academic content to meet learners’ needs.

All the materials from the event can be found on [http://www.slideshare.net/mlibraries SlideShare].

These include all the presentations, programme, list of attendees and two short reports. One is a quick summary of the event as a whole and the second is a synthesis of the discussion from the workshop sessions with specific recommendations and suggested next steps.

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===

*[http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch] iPhone application

* The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)] can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser.

*[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] arXiv for the iPhone

*[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] arXiv for mobile devices

*[http://cup.msgfocus.com/q/14vc33zoVygBOV/wv Cambridge Journals Online]

*[http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]

*[http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]

*[http://mobile.beta.factiva.com Factiva] news database

*[http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information

*[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]

*[http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta JSTOR]

*[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]

*[http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]

*[http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
**[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party, not official from NIH
**[http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine, not official from NIH

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 Questia] iPhone application (iTunes link)

*[http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]

*[http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/mobile SciVerse ScienceDirect iPhone app]

*[http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus for the iPhone]

*[http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN

*[http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon] (Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)

*[http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database

*[http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=Cody%20Hanson Libraries and the Mobile Web] Special Issue of Library Technology Reports, v. 47, no. 2 (February/March 2011), by Cody W. Hanson

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

M-Libraries

2011-04-14T12:54:57Z

KerenM: /* Vendors and Publishers */

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php Adelphi University Libraries]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://m.bsb-muenchen.de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek]

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/mobile/ Boston University Pappas Law Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Library/mobile/index.htm Christian Brothers University, Plough Library]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://prattlibrary.mobi Enoch Pratt Free Library]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://m.gmu.edu/ George Mason University Libraries]

*[http://library.georgetown.edu/mobile Georgetown University Library]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/eresources/access/mobileaccess.aspx London School of Economics (LSE) Library] (UK) via [http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id366637697?mt=8&uo=6 university app]

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://www.lib.mtu.edu/m/ Michigan Technological University Library]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://students.molloy.edu/library1/m/index.html Molloy College Library (New York)]

*[http://mobile.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]

*[http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/mobile-library/ Nanyang Technological University Library]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.libraries.psu.edu/ Penn State University Libraries]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://m.biblioteca.duoc.cl/ Sistema de Bibliotecas DuocUC Chile]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://sfpl.org/mobile.xhtml.php San Francisco Public Library]

*[http://www.simmons.edu/library/m/ Simmons Library]

*[http://library.sonoma.edu/m Sonoma State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.tulsalibrary.org/ Tulsa City-County Library]

*[http://www.marjon.ac.uk/mobile/facilities/library/ UCP Marjon (University College Plymouth)] (UK)

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.uams.edu/m/ University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://m.library.illinois.edu/ University of Illinois Library]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/mobile/ University of Lethbridge Library]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://m.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://library.uthsc.edu/mobile/ University of Tennessee Health Science Center Library Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/InfoGuideClient/start.do?Login=opacint&BaseURL=https%3a%2f%2fopacplus.bsb-muenchen.de%2fInfoGuideClient%2fstart.do%3fLogin%3dopacint&device=mobile Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://www.liv.ac.uk/library/learning/find-material.html#access University of Liverpool Library] (UK)

*[http://endeavor.molloy.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile/ Molloy College Library (Voyager Opac)]

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://www.libanywhere.com/m/150 Virginia Beach Public Library] OPAC

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/id380668385 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Famous books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android
*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)] TRACpac for iPhone (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8 Yellowhead Regional Library] YourLibrary for iPad (iTunes link)

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library Woollahra Library and Information Service, Sydney Australia] is sending free SMS messages for pick up of reserved items and reminders for long overdue items.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

*[http://www.uleth.ca/lib/ University of Lethbridge Library] uses QR codes on our bookable Group Workroom doors. Scanning the code takes the user into our booking system, where they can immediately book and/or view availability. We also use QR technology in our WebOPAC and promotional posters and materials.

=== Augmented Reality ===

*[http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas/MC/2010/CongresoBP/email.html 5th Spanish Conference on Public Libraries] Layer with information about the places of the conference (hotels, restaurants, conference room...) in Layar.

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Evolving content delivery for mobile learners ===
On 7th March 2011 the Open Unversity Library Services hosted a workshop for publishers and librarians to discuss the problems of finding and accessing the content needed for mobile learners from the Library perspective.

It was a follow up to a workshop held in May 2010 at University of Westminster at which senior members of the UK HE Library Community discussed the difficulty of supplying content to an increasingly mobile student body. The major issue identified through that discussion was the lack of appropriate mobile-friendly academic content to meet learners’ needs.

All the materials from the event can be found on [http://www.slideshare.net/mlibraries SlideShare].

These include all the presentations, programme, list of attendees and two short reports. One is a quick summary of the event as a whole and the second is a synthesis of the discussion from the workshop sessions with specific recommendations and suggested next steps.

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===

*[http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch] iPhone application

* The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)] can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser.

*[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] arXiv for the iPhone

*[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] arXiv for mobile devices

*[http://cup.msgfocus.com/q/14vc33zoVygBOV/wv Cambridge Journals Online]

*[http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]

*[http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]

*[http://mobile.beta.factiva.com Factiva] news database

*[http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information

*[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]

*[http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta JSTOR]

*[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]

*[http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]

*[http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
**[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party, not official from NIH
**[http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine, not official from NIH

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 Questia] iPhone application (iTunes link)

*[http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]

*[http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/mobile SciVerse ScienceDirect iPhone app]

*[http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus for the iPhone]

*[http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN

*[http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon] (Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)

*[http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database

*[http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=Cody%20Hanson Libraries and the Mobile Web] Special Issue of Library Technology Reports, v. 47, no. 2 (February/March 2011), by Cody W. Hanson

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

M-Libraries

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KerenM: /* Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS) */

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php Adelphi University Libraries]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://m.bsb-muenchen.de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek]

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/mobile/ Boston University Pappas Law Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Library/mobile/index.htm Christian Brothers University, Plough Library]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://m.gmu.edu/ George Mason University Libraries]

*[http://library.georgetown.edu/mobile Georgetown University Library]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/eresources/access/mobileaccess.aspx London School of Economics (LSE) Library] (UK) via [http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id366637697?mt=8&uo=6 university app]

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://www.lib.mtu.edu/m/ Michigan Technological University Library]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://students.molloy.edu/library1/m/index.html Molloy College Library (New York)]

*[http://mobile.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]

*[http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/mobile-library/ Nanyang Technological University Library]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://m.biblioteca.duoc.cl/ Sistema de Bibliotecas DuocUC Chile]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://www.simmons.edu/library/m/ Simmons Library]

*[http://library.sonoma.edu/m Sonoma State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.tulsalibrary.org/ Tulsa City-County Library]

*[http://www.marjon.ac.uk/mobile/facilities/library/ UCP Marjon (University College Plymouth)] (UK)

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://hades.grainger.uiuc.edu/nikki/Mobile/Version1/index.htm University of Illinois Library (Grainger)]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://m.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/InfoGuideClient/start.do?Login=opacint&BaseURL=https%3a%2f%2fopacplus.bsb-muenchen.de%2fInfoGuideClient%2fstart.do%3fLogin%3dopacint&device=mobile Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://www.liv.ac.uk/library/learning/find-material.html#access University of Liverpool Library] (UK)

*[http://endeavor.molloy.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile/ Molloy College Library (Voyager Opac)]

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://www.libanywhere.com/m/150 Virginia Beach Public Library] OPAC

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/id380668385 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Famous books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android
*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)] TRACpac for iPhone (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8 Yellowhead Regional Library] YourLibrary for iPad (iTunes link)

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library Woollahra Library and Information Service, Sydney Australia] is sending free SMS messages for pick up of reserved items and reminders for long overdue items.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

=== Augmented Reality ===

*[http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas/MC/2010/CongresoBP/email.html 5th Spanish Conference on Public Libraries] Layer with information about the places of the conference (hotels, restaurants, conference room...) in Layar.

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===

*[http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch] iPhone application

* The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)] can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser.

*[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] arXiv for the iPhone

*[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] arXiv for mobile devices

*[http://cup.msgfocus.com/q/14vc33zoVygBOV/wv Cambridge Journals Online]

*[http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]

*[http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]

*[http://mobile.beta.factiva.com Factiva] news database

*[http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information

*[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]

*[http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta JSTOR]

*[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]

*[http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]

*[http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
**[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party, not official from NIH
**[http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine, not official from NIH

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 Questia] iPhone application (iTunes link)

*[http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]

*[http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/mobile SciVerse ScienceDirect iPhone app]

*[http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus for the iPhone]

*[http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN

*[http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon] (Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)

*[http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database

*[http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

M-Libraries

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KerenM: /* Mobile OPACS only */

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php Adelphi University Libraries]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://m.bsb-muenchen.de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek]

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/mobile/ Boston University Pappas Law Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Library/mobile/index.htm Christian Brothers University, Plough Library]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://m.gmu.edu/ George Mason University Libraries]

*[http://library.georgetown.edu/mobile Georgetown University Library]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://www.lib.mtu.edu/m/ Michigan Technological University Library]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://students.molloy.edu/library1/m/index.html Molloy College Library (New York)]

*[http://mobile.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]

*[http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/mobile-library/ Nanyang Technological University Library]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://m.biblioteca.duoc.cl/ Sistema de Bibliotecas DuocUC Chile]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://www.simmons.edu/library/m/ Simmons Library]

*[http://library.sonoma.edu/m Sonoma State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.tulsalibrary.org/ Tulsa City-County Library]

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://hades.grainger.uiuc.edu/nikki/Mobile/Version1/index.htm University of Illinois Library (Grainger)]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://m.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/InfoGuideClient/start.do?Login=opacint&BaseURL=https%3a%2f%2fopacplus.bsb-muenchen.de%2fInfoGuideClient%2fstart.do%3fLogin%3dopacint&device=mobile Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://www.liv.ac.uk/library/learning/find-material.html#access University of Liverpool Library] (UK)

*[http://endeavor.molloy.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile/ Molloy College Library (Voyager Opac)]

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://www.libanywhere.com/m/150 Virginia Beach Public Library] OPAC

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/id380668385 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Famous books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android
*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)] TRACpac for iPhone (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8 Yellowhead Regional Library] YourLibrary for iPad (iTunes link)

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library Woollahra Library and Information Service, Sydney Australia] is sending free SMS messages for pick up of reserved items and reminders for long overdue items.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

=== Augmented Reality ===

*[http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas/MC/2010/CongresoBP/email.html 5th Spanish Conference on Public Libraries] Layer with information about the places of the conference (hotels, restaurants, conference room...) in Layar.

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===

*[http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch] iPhone application

* The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)] can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser.

*[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] arXiv for the iPhone

*[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] arXiv for mobile devices

*[http://cup.msgfocus.com/q/14vc33zoVygBOV/wv Cambridge Journals Online]

*[http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]

*[http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]

*[http://mobile.beta.factiva.com Factiva] news database

*[http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information

*[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]

*[http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta JSTOR]

*[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]

*[http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]

*[http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
**[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party, not official from NIH
**[http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine, not official from NIH

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 Questia] iPhone application (iTunes link)

*[http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]

*[http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/mobile SciVerse ScienceDirect iPhone app]

*[http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus for the iPhone]

*[http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN

*[http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon] (Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)

*[http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database

*[http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

M-Libraries

2011-02-23T15:19:28Z

KerenM:

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS)===

Library websites (with out without OPACS) which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark]

*[http://m.adelphi.edu/info.php Adelphi University Libraries]

*[http://library.boisestate.edu/m Albertsons Library]

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library]

*[http://m.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries]

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://m.bsb-muenchen.de Bayerische Staatsbibliothek]

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]

*[http://library.binghamton.edu/m/#_home Binghamton University Libraries]

*[http://www.boisepubliclibrary.org/mobile/ Boise Public Library]

*[http://www.bc.edu/libraries/mobile/ Boston College]

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library]

*[http://www.bu.edu/lawlibrary/mobile/ Boston University Pappas Law Library]

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library]

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library]

*[http://www.library.fullerton.edu/mobile California State University, Fullerton, Pollak Library]

*[http://library2.csumb.edu/m California State University, Monterey Bay, Library]

*[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/mob/camlib.cgi Cambridge University Library]

*[http://cfcc.edu/lrc/m/ Cape Fear Community College Learning Resource Center]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ T. Carney Library Mass Dartmouth Claire T. Carney Library]

*[http://m.caij.qc.ca/ Centre d'accès à l'information juridique (CAIJ)]

*[http://www.cbu.edu/cbu/Library/mobile/index.htm Christian Brothers University, Plough Library]

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library]

*[http://ccclib.mobi/ Contra Costa County Library]

*[http://library.cornell.edu/m Cornell University Library]

*[http://m.libraryinjonesboro.org/ Crowley Ridge Regional Library System]

*[http://m.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library]

*[http://www.dowling.edu/library/m/index.html Dowling College Library]

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University]

*[http://medlib.fiu.edu/m/ FIU Medical Library]

*[http://library.fiu.edu/m/ Florida International University Libraries]

*[http://m.gmu.edu/ George Mason University Libraries]

*[http://library.georgetown.edu/mobile Georgetown University Library]

*[http://www.gettysburg.edu/library/m Gettysburg College]

*[http://lib.ugent.be/info/en/mobile.shtml Ghent University Library]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library]

*[http://m.hcplonline.info/#home Harford County Public Library]

*[http://hcl.harvard.edu/mobile/ Harvard]

*[http://m.library.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]

*[http://www.ithacalibrary.com/m/ Ithaca College Library]

*[http://m.icpl.org Iowa City Public Library]

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands]

*[http://libraries.mit.edu/mobile-site/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology]

*[http://m.library.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Libraries]

*[http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/mobile/ MD Anderson Center Research Medical Library]

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)]

*[http://www.lib.mtu.edu/m/ Michigan Technological University Library]

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries]

*[http://students.molloy.edu/library1/m/index.html Molloy College Library (New York)]

*[http://mobile.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]

*[http://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/library/mobile-library/ Nanyang Technological University Library]

*[http://m.nlb.gov.sg/ National Library Board Singapore]

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library]

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom]

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN]

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)]

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site]

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX]

*[https://m.ryerson.ca/core_apps/library/ Ryerson Uni]

*[http://www.ryerson.ca/library/mobile/ Ryerson University Library]

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library]

*[http://m.biblioteca.duoc.cl/ Sistema de Bibliotecas DuocUC Chile]

*[http://infomobile.sdsu.edu/ San Diego State University]

*[http://www.simmons.edu/library/m/ Simmons Library]

*[http://library.sonoma.edu/m Sonoma State University]

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)]

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University]

*[http://m.tulsalibrary.org/ Tulsa City-County Library]

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone]

*[http://cf.uba.uva.nl/mobiel/ University of Amsterdam]

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library]

*[http://www.lib.uci.edu/mobile/ University of California, Irvine]

*[http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/press/ucsd-libraries-mobile-web-site.html University of California, San Diego]

*[http://m.ucsf.edu/library/options University of California, San Francisco]

*[http://library.uco.edu/m/ University of Central Oklahoma]

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version]

*[http://hades.grainger.uiuc.edu/nikki/Mobile/Version1/index.htm University of Illinois Library (Grainger)]

*[http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/m/ University of Iowa Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Mobile Beta]

*[http://m.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library]

*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/mobile/ University of Minnesota Library]

*[http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/mobile University of Missouri - Columbia]

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library]

*[http://www.unf.edu/library/mobile/ University of North Florida Library]

*[http://www.library.upenn.edu/m/ University of Pennsylvania]

*[http://citec.mobify.me/ University of Puerto Rico]

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://library.richmond.edu/m/#_home University of Richmond (Boatwright Memorial Library)]

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile]

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile]

*[http://uthscsa.mobi/library/ University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Libraries Mobile]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/librarymobile/ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Library Mobile]

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://m.library.uu.nl/intro.php Utrecht University Library]

*[http://m.library.vcu.edu/ Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wayne.edu/ Wayne State University Libraries]

*[http://m.lib.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University Libraries]

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library]

*[http://m-library.law.yale.edu/ Yale Law]

=== Mobile OPACS only ===

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/InfoGuideClient/start.do?Login=opacint&BaseURL=https%3a%2f%2fopacplus.bsb-muenchen.de%2fInfoGuideClient%2fstart.do%3fLogin%3dopacint&device=mobile Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://voyager.csumb.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile California State University, Monterey Bay, Library] OPAC

*[http://union.catalog.fcla.edu/ Florida State University Libraries] Automatically recognizes devices and switches to mobile interface - run by [http://fclaweb.fcla.edu/ Florida Center for Library Automation] (FCLA)

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2010/04/ugent-library-mobile.html blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://m.jefferson.lib.co.us/ Jefferson County Public Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://endeavor.molloy.edu/vwebv/searchBasic?sk=mobile/ Molloy College Library (Voyager Opac)]

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://www.linc.nus.edu.sg/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp National University of Singapore Libraries] OPAC

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://www.libanywhere.com/m/150 Virginia Beach Public Library] OPAC

*[http://mcat.wclibrary.info/ Washington-Centerville Public Library] OPAC

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/id380668385 Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München] Famous books - Treasures of the Bavarian State Library (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/gladsaxe-bibliotekerne-gladsaxe/id369889251?mt=8 Gladsaxe Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spl-mobile/id364019201?mt=8 Seattle Public Library application] Also available on Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm - go to [http://spl.boopsie.com/]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newgermanicbooks New Germanic books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/be/app/ub-gent/id362022518?mt=8 Ghent University Library Belgium, application for iPhone] (iTunes link). Available on iPhone, Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Java.
*[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/services/mobilesite.html Santa Clara County Library]. iPhone and Android
*[http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Regional Automation Consortium (TRAC)] TRACpac for iPhone (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/yourlibrary/id373005791?mt=8 Yellowhead Regional Library] YourLibrary for iPad (iTunes link)

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]'''

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.ugent.be Ghent University Library, Belgium] is sending SMS messages from their discovery interface.

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.nb.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en Swiss National Library] sends SMS to registered users when a reserved book is ready for pick-up and to inform about special closing times.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

*[http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library Woollahra Library and Information Service, Sydney Australia] is sending free SMS messages for pick up of reserved items and reminders for long overdue items.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University Mobile Site] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information. In addition, patrons can send an SMS message containing a catalog record or course reserves. We also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from the main website as a way to promote the site.

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to download on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

=== Augmented Reality ===

*[http://www.mcu.es/bibliotecas/MC/2010/CongresoBP/email.html 5th Spanish Conference on Public Libraries] Layer with information about the places of the conference (hotels, restaurants, conference room...) in Layar.

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

*The University of Oregon Libraries and OSU Archives developed [http://tour.library.oregonstate.edu BeaverTracks], a mobile Historical Locations guide and Walking Tour. The mobile application provides historical images and information about 22 locations on OSU campus. Using geo-location, some mobile users can take a directions based walking tour of campus. Also see the [http://library.oregonstate.edu/beavertracks Project Page] - page about the project including screenshots.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.boopsie.com Boopsie] USA, Offers platform agnostic mobile applications.

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===

*[http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch] iPhone application

* The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)] can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser.

*[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] arXiv for the iPhone

*[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] arXiv for mobile devices

*[http://cup.msgfocus.com/q/14vc33zoVygBOV/wv Cambridge Journals Online]

*[http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]

*[http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]

*[http://mobile.beta.factiva.com Factiva] news database

*[http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information

*[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]

*[http://about.jstor.org/support-training/help/jstor-mobile-beta JSTOR]

*[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]

*[http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]

*[http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
**[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party, not official from NIH
**[http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine, not official from NIH

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 Questia] iPhone application (iTunes link)

*[http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]

*[http://www.info.sciverse.com/sciencedirect/mobile SciVerse ScienceDirect iPhone app]

*[http://info.scopus.com/mobile Scopus for the iPhone]

*[http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN

*[http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon] (Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)

*[http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database

*[http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===

*[http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MassachusettsInstituteofTechno/170936 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Transforming the Campus Experience with the MIT Mobile Web] Educause/ECAR 2009

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContainer.do?containerType=Issue&containerId=15002970 m Services in libraries] Special Issue of Reference Services Review. 2010 v.38(2)

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

*[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/mobiledevices.pdf There’s an App for That! Libraries and Mobile Technology: An Introduction to Public Policy Considerations] Timothy Vollmer, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Policy Brief No. 3, June 2010 (PDF)

=== Blogs and Posts ===
*[http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2010/04/comparison-of-40-mobile-library-sites.html What are mobile library sites offering? A survey] - Survey of 40 mobile library sites, selected screenshots

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://m-libraries2009.ubc.ca/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://www.usq.edu.au/m-libraries/ The Third International m-Libraries Conference] Brisbane, Australia, 11-13 May 2011

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

*[http://delicious.com/kimgriggs/osu-mobile Oregon State University Mobile Projects] presentations and articles

=== Possible Health Effects ===

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

M-Libraries

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== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces ===

Library OPACs or websites which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark] Website

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library] Website

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] Website & OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library] Website

*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/m Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library] Website

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library] Website

*[http://m.codlibrary.org/ College of DuPage Library] Website

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University] Website

*[http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/airpac/ Georgetown University] OPAC

*[http://lib.ugent.be/mobile/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] OPAC - see also [http://lib.ugent.be/tektok/2009/10/meercat-mobiel.html/ blog entry about its mobile interface] [Dutch]

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library] Website

*[http://mplwebcat.mplib.org/airpac/ Hennepin Country Library] OPAC

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands] Website suitable for desktop and mobile devices.

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://www.lib.muohio.edu/m/ Miami University Libraries (Ohio)] Catalog and other services

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries] Website & OPAC

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library] Website

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom] Website

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN] Website

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)] Website & OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University MobileLib] website with Iphone and mobile browser versions.

*[http://m.library.rice.edu Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] mobile website and catalog searching

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.saclibrary.org/mobile Sacramento Public Library] Website

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)] Website

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University] Website & OPAC

*[http://m.tripod.brynmawr.edu Tricolleges (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore)] OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://m.library.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta]

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone] PDA

*[http://www.library.ubc.ca/m/ University of British Columbia Library] Website

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://mysite.du.edu/~jokraus/test/m.html University of Denver (Penrose Library) in beta version] Website

*[http://hades.grainger.uiuc.edu/nikki/Mobile/Version1/index.htm University of Illinois Library (Grainger)] Website

*[http://m.library.unomaha.edu/ University of Nebraska Omaha Library] Website

*[http://www.lib.unc.edu/m University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill] Website

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.rochester.edu/m University of Rochester Libraries Mobile] Website

*[http://mobile.usfca.edu/mobile.html University of San Francisco Mobile] Library Hours & Catalog

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC

*[http://m.worthingtonlibraries.org/ Worthington Libraries] Website & OPAC

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library] Website

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]
*[http://indianau.boopsie.com/ Indiana University Search IU - Library Application]
*[http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/iusask-for-os-2-2-1/id336561280?mt=8 University of Saskatchewan] iUSask (part of a campus application) (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/newlisbooks New LIS books app for University of Illinois Library, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)
*[http://itunes.com/apps/ugl4eva Video tour app of the Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign] (iTunes link)

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]'''

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://alexandria.rice.edu/uhtbin/webcat/ Rice University, Fondren Library, Houston, TX] sends title and call numbers from catalog

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University MobileLib] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information that can be added to contacts. Also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from main website

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://my.simmons.edu/library/tour/ Beatley Library & Information Commons Tour Portal]: you can check out an iPod at the Access Services Desk at Simmons College Library

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to donload on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== QR (Quick Response) 2D Codes ===

For a more detailed page about 2D codes, also known as QR codes, see the page in this wiki for [[QR Codes]]. See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*[http://lib.ugent.be/index_en.shtml/ Ghent University Library, Belgium] offers [http://twitter.com/ugentbiblio/ Twitter for new entries in its Academic Bibliography].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

*The University of Texas at Arlington Library developed [http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/shelflister/ ShelfLister], a mobile device staff client for stacks maintenance and inventory. The application is designed to work with the Voyager ILS and has been released under an open source license.

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===

*[http://scitation.aip.org/iphone American Institute of Physics iResearch] iPhone application

* The American Insitute of Physics' [http://jrse.aip.org Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)] can now be accessed from any mobile device equipped with a modern web browser.

*[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] arXiv for the iPhone

*[http://arxiv.mobi/ arXiv Browse] arXiv for mobile devices

*[http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]

*[http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]

*[http://mobile.beta.factiva.com Factiva] news database

*[http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information

*[http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/mobile IEEE XPlore]

*[http://blog.martindale.com/need-to-get-cases-and-shepardize-weve-got-an-app-for-that Lexis/Nexis Get Cases and Shepardize]

*[http://m.psychiatryonline.com/ PsychiatryOnline]

*[http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
**[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party, not official from NIH
**[http://mobileabstracts.com/ Mobile Abstracts] an iPhone PubMed search engine, not official from NIH

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=331637962&mt=8 Questia] iPhone application (iTunes link)

*[http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]

*[http://ssrnblog.com/2009/11/19/ssrns-iphone-app-issrn-is-available/ Social Sciences Research Network] iSSRN

*[http://www.serialssolutions.com/news-detail/the-summon-service-goes-mobile/ Summon] (Serials Solutions Web-Scale Discovery)

*[http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database

*[http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Possible Health Effects ==

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===

*Mobiles, chapter (page 8-10) from [http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2009-Horizon-Report.pdf The Horizon Report - 2009 Edition]

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

=== Blogs and Posts ===

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://percentmobile.com/ Percent Mobile] a website that lets you track the percentage of traffic going to your website from different mobile devices. Requires you to copy and paste some code into your homepage.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

Researching M-Libraries workshop

2009-08-27T15:26:05Z

KerenM: /* Research Methods */

'''Researching m-Libraries: Strategies for Investigating and Evaluating our Mobile Library Applications'''

Workshop delivered at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/programme2.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference] in June 2009 by [http://twitter.com/methel Anne Hewling] & [[User:KerenM|Keren Mills]] of [http://www.open.ac.uk The Open University], UK

'''See also [[Researching M-Libraries]]'''

== Aim of the workshop ==
The potential of mobile devices for learning was highlighted as important in The Horizon Reports for 2007 and 2008 and in the 2009 report they again attract comment as ''‘a family of devices characterized by unprecedented advancement…blurring the boundary between phone and computer’''. (EDUCAUSE, 2009). It is clear that many higher education institutions are now developing mobile applications and experimenting with their use on courses at all levels and across disciplines - information and library services on the move being a popular example. However, despite the periodic publication of special journal issues detailing case studies and practical experiences, there is little mainstream discussion about appropriate methods for the investigation and evaluation of mobile library developments. How suitable are research methods used presently in e-learning, or traditional learning or library contexts? Do we need to develop new tools and templates for evaluating our successes? This workshop will discuss all these issues, offer case studies of how research strategies were chosen for two recent UK Open University-based projects, and will support participants to develop and outline research plan and strategy for their own research context.

== Objectives of the workshop ==
* Debate research methods suitable for investigating mobile devices and applications
* Offer two case studies of mobile research design
* Consider how to choose appropriate methods for your own research
* Apply methodological considerations to your own research projects and get peer feedback on appropriateness

== Research Methods ==

* '''Action research''' evolves as practice happens; responds to real time and life occurrences
* '''Sponsored use programmes''' offer low cost access to equipment but what of vested interests?
* '''Case studies''' - highly individual. Of limited value beyond the contexts that generate them?
* '''Video/audio diaries''' exploit affordances of the mobile tools but can simply become performances?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/3861609301_543e707091_o.jpg

Click to see the above [http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B859nG04GV83NjFkYjQ0NDAtMmRiMi00ZDAwLWEwNzAtNDNjODBhYjNmZTNi&hl=en_GB posters on Qualitative and Quantitative research methods] (developed by Anne Hewling) as PDFs.

== Outcomes of the workshop ==
=== Alternatives Research Methods ===
* '''Involve participants''' in the design of the research & road-testing
* '''Analysis of existing data''' (e.g. search logs; equipment ownership statistics)
* '''Surveys''' – online/print/voice - must be clearly worded and take account of local language and culture
* '''Equipment/user tracking'''

=== Possible Issues ===

==== Reasons to be cheerful ====
* Sample population could also be used to comment on behaviours of non-users (their peers)
*Paper form used outside coffee shop (Tim Hortons) with incentive of $1 gift certificate resulted in a good –sized sample of a mix of people. Anecdotally seemed to be more successful than a draw for an iPod.

====Things to be aware of ====
* Value of researching information-seeking habits (what do we really learn?)
* Speed of change
* Have we defined mobile? What is mobile device?
* Privacy issues

=== Example Projects ===
These were generated by [[Researching M-Libraries workshop|workshop]] participants at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference]. Please add your own examples to help others learn when particular methods are appropriate.

==== Problems and prospects of m-libraries development in Bangladesh ====
* Joint research project between developing country and Bangladesh.
* Could outsource the development of the survey.
* Sample mobile users what they thing of possible services – examples, government services notices, weather notification for fishermen
* Survey would need to be voice and in local language.

==== How to deliver surveys as Users' Interest Surveys ====
* What devices users have and want
* Using IT dept and registrations data for campus no.s of laptops
* Health sector – intranet not internet. Have need to make own versions of Google Analytics.
* Privacy issues - collect but don’t look at.
* What actually produces changes in behaviour & does it improve learner care?
* Issue – speed of change

==== Example posters of search – what do folks look for? ====
* Analysis of search logs.
* Top 1000 search terms
* Mobile user vs. users – differences, overlap
* Mobile delivery (endpoint) vs. mobile discovery (tool)
[[Media:Example.ogg]]

Researching M-Libraries workshop

2009-08-27T15:23:29Z

KerenM: Added posters

'''Researching m-Libraries: Strategies for Investigating and Evaluating our Mobile Library Applications'''

Workshop delivered at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/programme2.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference] in June 2009 by [http://twitter.com/methel Anne Hewling] & [[User:KerenM|Keren Mills]] of [http://www.open.ac.uk The Open University], UK

'''See also [[Researching M-Libraries]]'''

== Aim of the workshop ==
The potential of mobile devices for learning was highlighted as important in The Horizon Reports for 2007 and 2008 and in the 2009 report they again attract comment as ''‘a family of devices characterized by unprecedented advancement…blurring the boundary between phone and computer’''. (EDUCAUSE, 2009). It is clear that many higher education institutions are now developing mobile applications and experimenting with their use on courses at all levels and across disciplines - information and library services on the move being a popular example. However, despite the periodic publication of special journal issues detailing case studies and practical experiences, there is little mainstream discussion about appropriate methods for the investigation and evaluation of mobile library developments. How suitable are research methods used presently in e-learning, or traditional learning or library contexts? Do we need to develop new tools and templates for evaluating our successes? This workshop will discuss all these issues, offer case studies of how research strategies were chosen for two recent UK Open University-based projects, and will support participants to develop and outline research plan and strategy for their own research context.

== Objectives of the workshop ==
* Debate research methods suitable for investigating mobile devices and applications
* Offer two case studies of mobile research design
* Consider how to choose appropriate methods for your own research
* Apply methodological considerations to your own research projects and get peer feedback on appropriateness

== Research Methods ==

* '''Action research''' evolves as practice happens; responds to real time and life occurrences
* '''Sponsored use programmes''' offer low cost access to equipment but what of vested interests?
* '''Case studies''' - highly individual. Of limited value beyond the contexts that generate them?
* '''Video/audio diaries''' exploit affordances of the mobile tools but can simply become performances?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/3861609301_2a89807225.jpg

Click to see the above [http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B859nG04GV83NjFkYjQ0NDAtMmRiMi00ZDAwLWEwNzAtNDNjODBhYjNmZTNi&hl=en_GB posters on Qualitative and Quantitative research methods] (developed by Anne Hewling) as PDFs.

== Outcomes of the workshop ==
=== Alternatives Research Methods ===
* '''Involve participants''' in the design of the research & road-testing
* '''Analysis of existing data''' (e.g. search logs; equipment ownership statistics)
* '''Surveys''' – online/print/voice - must be clearly worded and take account of local language and culture
* '''Equipment/user tracking'''

=== Possible Issues ===

==== Reasons to be cheerful ====
* Sample population could also be used to comment on behaviours of non-users (their peers)
*Paper form used outside coffee shop (Tim Hortons) with incentive of $1 gift certificate resulted in a good –sized sample of a mix of people. Anecdotally seemed to be more successful than a draw for an iPod.

====Things to be aware of ====
* Value of researching information-seeking habits (what do we really learn?)
* Speed of change
* Have we defined mobile? What is mobile device?
* Privacy issues

=== Example Projects ===
These were generated by [[Researching M-Libraries workshop|workshop]] participants at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference]. Please add your own examples to help others learn when particular methods are appropriate.

==== Problems and prospects of m-libraries development in Bangladesh ====
* Joint research project between developing country and Bangladesh.
* Could outsource the development of the survey.
* Sample mobile users what they thing of possible services – examples, government services notices, weather notification for fishermen
* Survey would need to be voice and in local language.

==== How to deliver surveys as Users' Interest Surveys ====
* What devices users have and want
* Using IT dept and registrations data for campus no.s of laptops
* Health sector – intranet not internet. Have need to make own versions of Google Analytics.
* Privacy issues - collect but don’t look at.
* What actually produces changes in behaviour & does it improve learner care?
* Issue – speed of change

==== Example posters of search – what do folks look for? ====
* Analysis of search logs.
* Top 1000 search terms
* Mobile user vs. users – differences, overlap
* Mobile delivery (endpoint) vs. mobile discovery (tool)
[[Media:Example.ogg]]

Researching M-Libraries workshop

2009-08-27T13:21:07Z

KerenM: Added link to Researching M-Libraries page

'''Researching m-Libraries: Strategies for Investigating and Evaluating our Mobile Library Applications'''

Workshop delivered at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/programme2.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference] in June 2009 by [http://twitter.com/methel Anne Hewling] & [[User:KerenM|Keren Mills]] of [http://www.open.ac.uk The Open University], UK

'''See also [[Researching M-Libraries]]'''

== Aim of the workshop ==
The potential of mobile devices for learning was highlighted as important in The Horizon Reports for 2007 and 2008 and in the 2009 report they again attract comment as ''‘a family of devices characterized by unprecedented advancement…blurring the boundary between phone and computer’''. (EDUCAUSE, 2009). It is clear that many higher education institutions are now developing mobile applications and experimenting with their use on courses at all levels and across disciplines - information and library services on the move being a popular example. However, despite the periodic publication of special journal issues detailing case studies and practical experiences, there is little mainstream discussion about appropriate methods for the investigation and evaluation of mobile library developments. How suitable are research methods used presently in e-learning, or traditional learning or library contexts? Do we need to develop new tools and templates for evaluating our successes? This workshop will discuss all these issues, offer case studies of how research strategies were chosen for two recent UK Open University-based projects, and will support participants to develop and outline research plan and strategy for their own research context.

== Objectives of the workshop ==
* Debate research methods suitable for investigating mobile devices and applications
* Offer two case studies of mobile research design
* Consider how to choose appropriate methods for your own research
* Apply methodological considerations to your own research projects and get peer feedback on appropriateness

== Research Methods ==

* '''Action research''' evolves as practice happens; responds to real time and life occurrences
* '''Sponsored use programmes''' offer low cost access to equipment but what of vested interests?
* '''Case studies''' - highly individual. Of limited value beyond the contexts that generate them?
* '''Video/audio diaries''' exploit affordances of the mobile tools but can simply become performances?

See [http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B859nG04GV83NjFkYjQ0NDAtMmRiMi00ZDAwLWEwNzAtNDNjODBhYjNmZTNi&hl=en_GB posters on Qualitative and Quantitative research methods] developed by Anne Hewling.

== Outcomes of the workshop ==
=== Alternatives Research Methods ===
* '''Involve participants''' in the design of the research & road-testing
* '''Analysis of existing data''' (e.g. search logs; equipment ownership statistics)
* '''Surveys''' – online/print/voice - must be clearly worded and take account of local language and culture
* '''Equipment/user tracking'''

=== Possible Issues ===

==== Reasons to be cheerful ====
* Sample population could also be used to comment on behaviours of non-users (their peers)
*Paper form used outside coffee shop (Tim Hortons) with incentive of $1 gift certificate resulted in a good –sized sample of a mix of people. Anecdotally seemed to be more successful than a draw for an iPod.

====Things to be aware of ====
* Value of researching information-seeking habits (what do we really learn?)
* Speed of change
* Have we defined mobile? What is mobile device?
* Privacy issues

=== Example Projects ===
These were generated by [[Researching M-Libraries workshop|workshop]] participants at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference]. Please add your own examples to help others learn when particular methods are appropriate.

==== Problems and prospects of m-libraries development in Bangladesh ====
* Joint research project between developing country and Bangladesh.
* Could outsource the development of the survey.
* Sample mobile users what they thing of possible services – examples, government services notices, weather notification for fishermen
* Survey would need to be voice and in local language.

==== How to deliver surveys as Users' Interest Surveys ====
* What devices users have and want
* Using IT dept and registrations data for campus no.s of laptops
* Health sector – intranet not internet. Have need to make own versions of Google Analytics.
* Privacy issues - collect but don’t look at.
* What actually produces changes in behaviour & does it improve learner care?
* Issue – speed of change

==== Example posters of search – what do folks look for? ====
* Analysis of search logs.
* Top 1000 search terms
* Mobile user vs. users – differences, overlap
* Mobile delivery (endpoint) vs. mobile discovery (tool)
[[Media:Example.ogg]]

Researching M-Libraries workshop

2009-08-27T13:09:20Z

KerenM:

'''Researching m-Libraries: Strategies for Investigating and Evaluating our Mobile Library Applications'''

Workshop delivered at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/programme2.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference] in June 2009 by [http://twitter.com/methel Anne Hewling] & [[User:KerenM|Keren Mills]] of [http://www.open.ac.uk The Open University], UK

== Aim of the workshop ==
The potential of mobile devices for learning was highlighted as important in The Horizon Reports for 2007 and 2008 and in the 2009 report they again attract comment as ''‘a family of devices characterized by unprecedented advancement…blurring the boundary between phone and computer’''. (EDUCAUSE, 2009). It is clear that many higher education institutions are now developing mobile applications and experimenting with their use on courses at all levels and across disciplines - information and library services on the move being a popular example. However, despite the periodic publication of special journal issues detailing case studies and practical experiences, there is little mainstream discussion about appropriate methods for the investigation and evaluation of mobile library developments. How suitable are research methods used presently in e-learning, or traditional learning or library contexts? Do we need to develop new tools and templates for evaluating our successes? This workshop will discuss all these issues, offer case studies of how research strategies were chosen for two recent UK Open University-based projects, and will support participants to develop and outline research plan and strategy for their own research context.

== Objectives of the workshop ==
* Debate research methods suitable for investigating mobile devices and applications
* Offer two case studies of mobile research design
* Consider how to choose appropriate methods for your own research
* Apply methodological considerations to your own research projects and get peer feedback on appropriateness

== Research Methods ==

* '''Action research''' evolves as practice happens; responds to real time and life occurrences
* '''Sponsored use programmes''' offer low cost access to equipment but what of vested interests?
* '''Case studies''' - highly individual. Of limited value beyond the contexts that generate them?
* '''Video/audio diaries''' exploit affordances of the mobile tools but can simply become performances?

See [http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B859nG04GV83NjFkYjQ0NDAtMmRiMi00ZDAwLWEwNzAtNDNjODBhYjNmZTNi&hl=en_GB posters on Qualitative and Quantitative research methods] developed by Anne Hewling.

== Outcomes of the workshop ==
=== Alternatives Research Methods ===
* '''Involve participants''' in the design of the research & road-testing
* '''Analysis of existing data''' (e.g. search logs; equipment ownership statistics)
* '''Surveys''' – online/print/voice - must be clearly worded and take account of local language and culture
* '''Equipment/user tracking'''

=== Possible Issues ===

==== Reasons to be cheerful ====
* Sample population could also be used to comment on behaviours of non-users (their peers)
*Paper form used outside coffee shop (Tim Hortons) with incentive of $1 gift certificate resulted in a good –sized sample of a mix of people. Anecdotally seemed to be more successful than a draw for an iPod.

====Things to be aware of ====
* Value of researching information-seeking habits (what do we really learn?)
* Speed of change
* Have we defined mobile? What is mobile device?
* Privacy issues

=== Example Projects ===
These were generated by [[Researching M-Libraries workshop|workshop]] participants at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference]. Please add your own examples to help others learn when particular methods are appropriate.

==== Problems and prospects of m-libraries development in Bangladesh ====
* Joint research project between developing country and Bangladesh.
* Could outsource the development of the survey.
* Sample mobile users what they thing of possible services – examples, government services notices, weather notification for fishermen
* Survey would need to be voice and in local language.

==== How to deliver surveys as Users' Interest Surveys ====
* What devices users have and want
* Using IT dept and registrations data for campus no.s of laptops
* Health sector – intranet not internet. Have need to make own versions of Google Analytics.
* Privacy issues - collect but don’t look at.
* What actually produces changes in behaviour & does it improve learner care?
* Issue – speed of change

==== Example posters of search – what do folks look for? ====
* Analysis of search logs.
* Top 1000 search terms
* Mobile user vs. users – differences, overlap
* Mobile delivery (endpoint) vs. mobile discovery (tool)

Researching M-Libraries

2009-08-27T13:08:56Z

KerenM: Added link to workshop posters

As developing M-libraries services is a fairly new idea, researching how effective they are or what users want from them is even newer.

This page is a space to discuss research methods and examples of research into m-library services in order to share practice and support one another in this burgeoning area.

The ideas below were generated by participants in a [[Researching M-Libraries workshop|workshop]] on Researching M-Libraries held at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries conference].

== Research Methods ==

* '''Action research''' evolves as practice happens; responds to real time and life occurrences
* '''Sponsored use programmes''' offer low cost access to equipment but what of vested interests?
* '''Case studies''' - highly individual. Of limited value beyond the contexts that generate them?
* '''Video/audio diaries''' exploit affordances of the mobile tools but can simply become performances?

See [http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B859nG04GV83NjFkYjQ0NDAtMmRiMi00ZDAwLWEwNzAtNDNjODBhYjNmZTNi&hl=en_GB posters on Qualitative and Quantitative research methods] developed by Anne Hewling.

'''Alternatives'''
* '''Involve participants''' in the design of the research & road-testing
* '''Analysis of existing data''' (e.g. search logs; equipment ownership statistics)
* '''Surveys''' – online/print/voice - must be clearly worded and take account of local language and culture
* '''Equipment/user tracking'''

== Possible Issues ==
Please add tips from your own experience

=== Reasons to be cheerful ===
* Sample population could also be used to comment on behaviours of non-users (their peers)
*Paper form used outside coffee shop (Tim Hortons) with incentive of $1 gift certificate resulted in a good –sized sample of a mix of people. Anecdotally seemed to be more successful than a draw for an iPod.

===Things to be aware of ===
* Value of researching information-seeking habits (what do we really learn?)
* Speed of change
* Have we defined mobile? What is mobile device?
* Privacy issues

== Example Projects ==
These were generated by [[Researching M-Libraries workshop|workshop]] participants at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference]. Please add your own examples to help others learn when particular methods are appropriate.

=== Problems and prospects of m-libraries development in Bangladesh ===
* Joint research project between developing country and Bangladesh.
* Could outsource the development of the survey.
* Sample mobile users what they thing of possible services – examples, government services notices, weather notification for fishermen
* Survey would need to be voice and in local language.

=== How to deliver surveys as Users' Interest Surveys ===
* What devices users have and want
* Using IT dept and registrations data for campus no.s of laptops
* Health sector – intranet not internet. Have need to make own versions of Google Analytics.
* Privacy issues - collect but don’t look at.
* What actually produces changes in behaviour & does it improve learner care?
* Issue – speed of change

=== Example posters of search – what do folks look for? ===
* Analysis of search logs.
* Top 1000 search terms
* Mobile user vs. users – differences, overlap
* Mobile delivery (endpoint) vs. mobile discovery (tool)

Researching M-Libraries workshop

2009-08-25T15:52:27Z

KerenM: Added workshop outcomes

'''Researching m-Libraries: Strategies for Investigating and Evaluating our Mobile Library Applications'''

Workshop delivered at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/programme2.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference] in June 2009 by [http://twitter.com/methel Anne Hewling] & [[User:KerenM|Keren Mills]] of [http://www.open.ac.uk The Open University], UK

== Aim of the workshop ==
The potential of mobile devices for learning was highlighted as important in The Horizon Reports for 2007 and 2008 and in the 2009 report they again attract comment as ''‘a family of devices characterized by unprecedented advancement…blurring the boundary between phone and computer’''. (EDUCAUSE, 2009). It is clear that many higher education institutions are now developing mobile applications and experimenting with their use on courses at all levels and across disciplines - information and library services on the move being a popular example. However, despite the periodic publication of special journal issues detailing case studies and practical experiences, there is little mainstream discussion about appropriate methods for the investigation and evaluation of mobile library developments. How suitable are research methods used presently in e-learning, or traditional learning or library contexts? Do we need to develop new tools and templates for evaluating our successes? This workshop will discuss all these issues, offer case studies of how research strategies were chosen for two recent UK Open University-based projects, and will support participants to develop and outline research plan and strategy for their own research context.

== Objectives of the workshop ==
* Debate research methods suitable for investigating mobile devices and applications
* Offer two case studies of mobile research design
* Consider how to choose appropriate methods for your own research
* Apply methodological considerations to your own research projects and get peer feedback on appropriateness

== Research Methods ==

* '''Action research''' evolves as practice happens; responds to real time and life occurrences
* '''Sponsored use programmes''' offer low cost access to equipment but what of vested interests?
* '''Case studies''' - highly individual. Of limited value beyond the contexts that generate them?
* '''Video/audio diaries''' exploit affordances of the mobile tools but can simply become performances?

== Outcomes of the workshop ==
=== Alternatives Research Methods ===
* '''Involve participants''' in the design of the research & road-testing
* '''Analysis of existing data''' (e.g. search logs; equipment ownership statistics)
* '''Surveys''' – online/print/voice - must be clearly worded and take account of local language and culture
* '''Equipment/user tracking'''

=== Possible Issues ===

==== Reasons to be cheerful ====
* Sample population could also be used to comment on behaviours of non-users (their peers)
*Paper form used outside coffee shop (Tim Hortons) with incentive of $1 gift certificate resulted in a good –sized sample of a mix of people. Anecdotally seemed to be more successful than a draw for an iPod.

====Things to be aware of ====
* Value of researching information-seeking habits (what do we really learn?)
* Speed of change
* Have we defined mobile? What is mobile device?
* Privacy issues

=== Example Projects ===
These were generated by [[Researching M-Libraries workshop|workshop]] participants at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference]. Please add your own examples to help others learn when particular methods are appropriate.

==== Problems and prospects of m-libraries development in Bangladesh ====
* Joint research project between developing country and Bangladesh.
* Could outsource the development of the survey.
* Sample mobile users what they thing of possible services – examples, government services notices, weather notification for fishermen
* Survey would need to be voice and in local language.

==== How to deliver surveys as Users' Interest Surveys ====
* What devices users have and want
* Using IT dept and registrations data for campus no.s of laptops
* Health sector – intranet not internet. Have need to make own versions of Google Analytics.
* Privacy issues - collect but don’t look at.
* What actually produces changes in behaviour & does it improve learner care?
* Issue – speed of change

==== Example posters of search – what do folks look for? ====
* Analysis of search logs.
* Top 1000 search terms
* Mobile user vs. users – differences, overlap
* Mobile delivery (endpoint) vs. mobile discovery (tool)

Researching M-Libraries workshop

2009-08-25T15:49:29Z

KerenM: /* Aim of the workshop */ italicised quote

Researching M-Libraries workshop

2009-08-25T15:46:21Z

KerenM: Added workshop description and abstract

Researching M-Libraries

2009-08-25T15:38:04Z

KerenM: link correction

As developing M-libraries services is a fairly new idea, researching how effective they are or what users want from them is even newer.

This page is a space to discuss research methods and examples of research into m-library services in order to share practice and support one another in this burgeoning area.

The ideas below were generated by participants in a [[Researching M-Libraries workshop|workshop]] on Researching M-Libraries held at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries conference].

== Research Methods ==

* '''Action research''' evolves as practice happens; responds to real time and life occurrences
* '''Sponsored use programmes''' offer low cost access to equipment but what of vested interests?
* '''Case studies''' - highly individual. Of limited value beyond the contexts that generate them?
* '''Video/audio diaries''' exploit affordances of the mobile tools but can simply become performances?

'''Alternatives'''
* '''Involve participants''' in the design of the research & road-testing
* '''Analysis of existing data''' (e.g. search logs; equipment ownership statistics)
* '''Surveys''' – online/print/voice - must be clearly worded and take account of local language and culture
* '''Equipment/user tracking'''

== Possible Issues ==
Please add tips from your own experience

=== Reasons to be cheerful ===
* Sample population could also be used to comment on behaviours of non-users (their peers)
*Paper form used outside coffee shop (Tim Hortons) with incentive of $1 gift certificate resulted in a good –sized sample of a mix of people. Anecdotally seemed to be more successful than a draw for an iPod.

===Things to be aware of ===
* Value of researching information-seeking habits (what do we really learn?)
* Speed of change
* Have we defined mobile? What is mobile device?
* Privacy issues

== Example Projects ==
These were generated by [[Researching M-Libraries workshop|workshop]] participants at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference]. Please add your own examples to help others learn when particular methods are appropriate.

=== Problems and prospects of m-libraries development in Bangladesh ===
* Joint research project between developing country and Bangladesh.
* Could outsource the development of the survey.
* Sample mobile users what they thing of possible services – examples, government services notices, weather notification for fishermen
* Survey would need to be voice and in local language.

=== How to deliver surveys as Users' Interest Surveys ===
* What devices users have and want
* Using IT dept and registrations data for campus no.s of laptops
* Health sector – intranet not internet. Have need to make own versions of Google Analytics.
* Privacy issues - collect but don’t look at.
* What actually produces changes in behaviour & does it improve learner care?
* Issue – speed of change

=== Example posters of search – what do folks look for? ===
* Analysis of search logs.
* Top 1000 search terms
* Mobile user vs. users – differences, overlap
* Mobile delivery (endpoint) vs. mobile discovery (tool)

Researching M-Libraries

2009-08-25T15:36:58Z

KerenM:

As developing M-libraries services is a fairly new idea, researching how effective they are or what users want from them is even newer.

This page is a space to discuss research methods and examples of research into m-library services in order to share practice and support one another in this burgeoning area.

The ideas below were generated by participants in a [[workshop|Researching M-Libraries workshop]] on Researching M-Libraries held at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries conference].

== Research Methods ==

* '''Action research''' evolves as practice happens; responds to real time and life occurrences
* '''Sponsored use programmes''' offer low cost access to equipment but what of vested interests?
* '''Case studies''' - highly individual. Of limited value beyond the contexts that generate them?
* '''Video/audio diaries''' exploit affordances of the mobile tools but can simply become performances?

'''Alternatives'''
* '''Involve participants''' in the design of the research & road-testing
* '''Analysis of existing data''' (e.g. search logs; equipment ownership statistics)
* '''Surveys''' – online/print/voice - must be clearly worded and take account of local language and culture
* '''Equipment/user tracking'''

== Possible Issues ==
Please add tips from your own experience

=== Reasons to be cheerful ===
* Sample population could also be used to comment on behaviours of non-users (their peers)
*Paper form used outside coffee shop (Tim Hortons) with incentive of $1 gift certificate resulted in a good –sized sample of a mix of people. Anecdotally seemed to be more successful than a draw for an iPod.

===Things to be aware of ===
* Value of researching information-seeking habits (what do we really learn?)
* Speed of change
* Have we defined mobile? What is mobile device?
* Privacy issues

== Example Projects ==
These were generated by [[workshop|Researching M-Libraries workshop]] participants at [http://www.library.ubc.ca/borrserv/mlibraries/welcome.html the Second International M-Libraries Conference]. Please add your own examples to help others learn when particular methods are appropriate.

=== Problems and prospects of m-libraries development in Bangladesh ===
* Joint research project between developing country and Bangladesh.
* Could outsource the development of the survey.
* Sample mobile users what they thing of possible services – examples, government services notices, weather notification for fishermen
* Survey would need to be voice and in local language.

=== How to deliver surveys as Users' Interest Surveys ===
* What devices users have and want
* Using IT dept and registrations data for campus no.s of laptops
* Health sector – intranet not internet. Have need to make own versions of Google Analytics.
* Privacy issues - collect but don’t look at.
* What actually produces changes in behaviour & does it improve learner care?
* Issue – speed of change

=== Example posters of search – what do folks look for? ===
* Analysis of search logs.
* Top 1000 search terms
* Mobile user vs. users – differences, overlap
* Mobile delivery (endpoint) vs. mobile discovery (tool)

Researching M-Libraries

2009-08-25T15:29:32Z

KerenM:

As developing M-libraries services is a fairly new idea, researching how effective they are or what users want from them is even newer.

This page is a space to discuss research methods and examples of research into m-library services in order to share practice and support one another in this burgeoning area.

Attached are posters created for a workshop on Researching M-Libraries held at the Second International M-Libraries conference. The posters include outcomes from the workshop, as written by participants.

== Research Methods ==

* '''Action research''' evolves as practice happens; responds to real time and life occurrences
* '''Sponsored use programmes''' offer low cost access to equipment but what of vested interests?
* '''Case studies''' - highly individual. Of limited value beyond the contexts that generate them?
* '''Video/audio diaries''' exploit affordances of the mobile tools but can simply become performances?

'''Alternatives'''
* '''Involve participants''' in the design of the research & road-testing
* '''Analysis of existing data''' (e.g. search logs; equipment ownership statistics)
* '''Surveys''' – online/print/voice - must be clearly worded and take account of local language and culture
* '''Equipment/user tracking'''

== Possible Issues ==
Please add tips from your own experience

=== Reasons to be cheerful ===
* Sample population could also be used to comment on behaviours of non-users (their peers)
*Paper form used outside coffee shop (Tim Hortons) with incentive of $1 gift certificate resulted in a good –sized sample of a mix of people. Anecdotally seemed to be more successful than a draw for an iPod.

===Things to be aware of ===
* Value of researching information-seeking habits (what do we really learn?)
* Speed of change
* Have we defined mobile? What is mobile device?
* Privacy issues

== Example Projects ==
These were generated by workshop participants at the Second International M-Libraries Conference. Please add your own examples to help others learn when particular methods are appropriate.

=== Problems and prospects of m-libraries development in Bangladesh ===
* Joint research project between developing country and Bangladesh.
* Could outsource the development of the survey.
* Sample mobile users what they thing of possible services – examples, government services notices, weather notification for fishermen
* Survey would need to be voice and in local language.

=== How to deliver surveys as Users' Interest Surveys ===
* What devices users have and want
* Using IT dept and registrations data for campus no.s of laptops
* Health sector – intranet not internet. Have need to make own versions of Google Analytics.
* Privacy issues - collect but don’t look at.
* What actually produces changes in behaviour & does it improve learner care?
* Issue – speed of change

=== Example posters of search – what do folks look for? ===
* Analysis of search logs.
* Top 1000 search terms
* Mobile user vs. users – differences, overlap
* Mobile delivery (endpoint) vs. mobile discovery (tool)

Researching M-Libraries

2009-08-25T15:22:25Z

KerenM: Added section on Research Methods

User:KerenM

2009-08-24T16:27:23Z

KerenM: Added bio details

Keren is the Innovations Officer in the Research and Innovations Team in the Open University Library & Learning Resources Centre. She is primarily responsible for running the Digilab, which is a staff development resource in the library for Open University staff, giving them the opportunity to get hands-on with a range of educational technologies. Keren also undertakes horizon scanning around technologies that could be used to improve library services, such as mobile technologies, social networking software and gaming. She is an active user of social networks and can be found on [http://twitter.com/mirya Twitter], [http://www.flickr.com/penga_librarian Flickr], [http://del.icio.us/penga_librarian Del.icio.us] and others.

== Papers and publications ==
* MILLS, K., 2009. [http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue60/m-libraries-2009-rpt/At the event:The Second International m-Libraries Conference]. ''Ariadne'', (60),.
* Mills, Keren (2009) [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/publications.html M-Libraries: Information on the Move]. Arcadia Programme, Cambridge.
* Mills, Keren, Scantlebury, Non and Thomas, Rhodri (2008). [http://oro.open.ac.uk/12831/ Digilab: a case study in encouraging mobile learning through library innovation.] In: Needham, Gill and Ally, Mohamed eds. ''M-libraries: libraries on the move to provide virtual access''. Facet, pp. 229–242.
* Mills, Keren and Thomas, Rhodri (2008). [http://oro.open.ac.uk/12833/ Mobile Digiquest: Developing rich media reflective practitioners], ''Handheld Learning 2008'', 13th-15th October 2008, London, UK

Researching M-Libraries

2009-08-24T16:15:11Z

KerenM: New page: As developing M-libraries services is a fairly new idea, researching how effective they are or what users want from them is even newer. This page is a space to discuss research methods an...

M-Libraries

2009-08-24T15:27:51Z

KerenM:

== Libraries offering mobile interfaces or applications ==

=== Mobile interfaces ===

Library OPACs or websites which are especially designed for viewing on mobile devices.

*[http://www.mobib.nu/ Aalborg Libraries, Denmark] Website

*[http://www.library.american.edu/mobile/ American University Library] Website

*[http://aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Athabasca University] OPAC

*[http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/mobile/ Ball State University] Website [http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/MOPAC OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://flas.upc.edu/brgf Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] Website & OPAC

*[http://iis.bhsu.edu/lis/pda/ Black Hills State University] OPAC

*[http://med-libwww.bu.edu/mobile/index.cfm Boston University Medical Center Mobile Library] Website

*[http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/mobile/ Cal Poly Pomona University Library] Website

*[http://www.deichmanske-bibliotek.oslo.kommune.no/om_oss/article16167-5391.html Deichmanske Bibliotek] (public library in Oslo, Norway) OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://library.duke.edu/mobile/ Duke University] Website

*[http://library.hanover.edu/mobile/mhome.html Hanover College, Duggan Library] Website

*[http://mplwebcat.mplib.org/airpac/ Hennepin Country Library] OPAC

*[http://mobile.cib.unibo.it/ The Italian Serials Catalogue ACNP] run by the University of Bologna

*[http://www.kb.nl Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands] Website suitable for desktop and mobile devices.

*[http://mobile.linccweb.org/ Library Information Network for Community Colleges (Florida)] (LINCCWeb) - OPAC - run by [http://www.cclaflorida.org/ College Center for Library Automation] (CCLA)

*[http://library.msstate.edu/m/ Mississippi State University Libraries] Website & OPAC

*[http://waldo.library.nashville.org/airpac/jsp/airpacIndex.jsp Nashville Public Library] OPAC ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/helka/ National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland] OPAC

*[http://m.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2009/01/23/2-new-mobile-library-interfaces/ screenshots])

*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/m/ North Carolina State University Library] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://www.nova.edu/library/m/ Nova Southeastern University - Alvin Sherman Library] Website

*[http://library.open.ac.uk Open University Library, United Kingdom] Website

*[http://www.oplin.org/mobile/ OPLIN] Website

*[http://m.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System (FL)] Website & OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/airpac/ Ryerson University Library] OPAC (AirPAC)

*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/mobile/ St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict (Clemens Library)] Website

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] OPAC (in Norwegian)

*[http://lib.tcu.edu/m Texas Christian University] Website & OPAC

*[http://mobil.uni-koeln.de/int/bsuche.xml Universitaetsbibliothek Koeln, Germany] OPAC

*[http://www.library.ualberta.ca/pdazone/ University of Alberta PDA Zone] PDA

*[http://diana.uca.es/airpac/ University of Cadiz Library, Spain] OPAC ([http://www.uca.es/area/biblioteca/accesoexterno/airpac more information] in Spanish)

*[http://hades.grainger.uiuc.edu/nikki/Mobile/Version1/index.htm University of Illinois Library (Grainger)] Website

*[http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/library/mobile/ University of Richmond Libraries] Website [http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http%3A%2F%2Foncampus.richmond.edu%2Facademics%2Flibary%2Fmobile%2Flibmobilecat.htm&_gwt_noimg=1 OPAC] ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots])

*[http://mobile.virginia.edu/library.php University of Virginia Library] or [http://m.lib.virginia.edu/ fancier version] Website ([http://userslib.com/2008/09/03/mobile-library-catalogs screenshots]) [http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/mobile/ background info]

*[http://www.med.yale.edu/library/m/ Yale University's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library] Website

*[http://elibrary.wayne.edu:6060/airpac/ Wayne State University Library] OPAC
*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University MobileLib] website with Iphone and mobile browser versions.

=== Mobile applications ===

*[http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301077850&mt=8 District of Columbia Public Library iPhone application] (iTunes link)
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/wolfwalk NC State "Wolf Walk" geo-locative campus tour]

=== SMS notification services ===

Libraries using SMS services, e.g.:
* SMS if requested book is available (collect messages)
* SMS reminder if a book is due
* requesting a list of loans via SMS
* renewing books via SMS
* requesting an overview of outstanding fines via SMS
* checking the availability of books via SMS
* requesting the opening hours of the library via SMS

'''For SMS reference services, see [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]'''

*[http://aleph.unisg.ch/ALEPH IDS St. Gallen, Switzerland], sends SMS messages to students of the University of St. Gallen.

*[http://www.bi.no/Content/StartPageLibrary____60804.aspx BI Norwegian School of Management] offers SMS-alerts when items patrons have put on hold are available for pickup (see a 2007 [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____65154.aspx press release] and their [http://www.bi.no/Content/Article____57438.aspx regulations]).

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] sens SMS-alerts when a laptot is avaiable for pickup ([http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/prestec_portatils/ More information here])

*[http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/search Bryn Mawr] send call numbers from OPAC via text message

*[http://www.dentonlibrary.com Denton Public Libraries] offers text message notification to inform customers of items ready to be picked up, due dates, items that are overdue and other notices through their cell phones. See a november 2007 [http://dentonlibrary.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/new-text-messaging-service/ news item].

*[http://www.elnet.ee The ELNET consortium, Estonia] is sending SMS messages from their OPAC.

*[http://www.ethbib.ethz.ch/service/sms.html ETH Zürich Library] sends SMS collect messages. They are part of the NEBIS network (see below).

*[http://lib.hse.fi/EN/services/mobiilipalvelut.html Helsinki School of Economics Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://lib.tkk.fi/en/services/circulation/mobile/ Helsinki University of Technology Library, Finland] is sending various SMS messages.

*[https://my.monash.edu.au/library/services/sms/ Monash University Library, Australia] offers SMS notifications when items are due back, to remind patrons about overdue items, and to inform them about outstanding fines.

*[http://www.nebis.ch/ The NEBIS network, Switzerland] offers library notifications via SMS: reminders for books being overdue (i.e. first reminder) and collect messages.

*[http://www.muenster.de/stadt/buecherei/sms-service.html Public Library Münster, Germany] is sending various SMS messages.

*[http://innopac.lib.ryerson.ca/ Ryerson University Library] sends call numbers and locations by SMS from the catalogue.

*[http://library.simmons.edu/search Simmons College Library]'s catalog sends text messages from the library catalog with item recors attached.

*[http://www.stavanger-kulturhus.no/stavanger_bibliotek/mobib_biblioteket_rett_paa_mobilen Stavanger Public Library, Norway] (in Norwegian) offers the possibility to renew loans, make reservations and search the base, and they are using MoBib.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] is sending SMS collect messages. Users are charged for this service.

*[http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/about/textalerts.html Undergraduate Library] University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: sends text message alerts about Librarians' Office Hours the day they are happening (pilot for the Spring 2008 semester).

*[http://www.ub.uit.no/db_kat/dbkat-e.htm University Library of Tromsø, Norway] is sending SMS collect messages.

Of the 97 public libraries in Denmark: 60 sent SMS if books requested are ready for pickup, 37 use SMS for recalls, and 46 sent SMS as warnings some days before a book is due [data from the 2007 annual statistic for public libraries in Denmark].

*[http://m.library.oregonstate.edu Oregon State University MobileLib] sends location based directions to the library and library contact information that can be added to contacts. Also offers text the mobile site link to your phone from main website

=== Mobile collections ===

This includes audiobooks, ebooks, audio language courses, streaming music, films, images, etc. which can be used on mobile devices. These collections can either be downloaded from the library websites on user's own mobile devices or libraries lend mobile devices with the collections already on them.

*[http://www.baylor.edu/lib/FineArts/index.php?id=52075 Crouch Fine Arts Library at Baylor University] offers audio streaming databases. Music files from these databases can be downloaded on user's mobile devices.

*[http://cwmars.lib.overdrive.com/ The C/W MARS library network in Massachusetts] offer ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections Duke University Libraries] offer digitized image collections (over 32,000 images) through the DukeMobile iPhone app ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHK3E4N7w6o demo] and [http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4142844 press release])

*[http://ebooks.nypl.org/ New York Public Library] offers ebooks and audiobooks via the OverDrive service, also for the Mac.

*[http://sjcpl.lib.in.us/ipod/show_all.php St. Joseph County Public Library] offers audiobooks on iPod - either your own of the library's iPod.

*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/booksmoviesmagazinesmore/ipodbooks.html Thomas Ford Memorial Library], a public library which lends iPod audiobooks to the public.

*[http://listenalaska.lib.overdrive.com/ University of Alaska Fairbanks] offers audiobooks throug the ListenAlaska web portal.

*[http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ University of Virginia Library] Electronic Text Center

*[http://m.ieeexplore.ieee.org// IEEE Xplore Mobile] offers free search of all IEEE Xplore documents directly on your mobile device. You can view up to [only] TEN (10) article abstracts per search. To view full-text articles, send the article links to your e-mail address.

=== Mobile instruction ===

This includes the application of mobile devices for library instruction. Can be text-based, audio or video. For audio-based instruction, see also the section on [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting Podcasting].

*[http://digilab.open.ac.uk/testarea/mobileSafari/ Open University Library, United Kingdom] text-based instruction

*[http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/science/podcast.htm Washington State University Libraries] "How To ..." - Help with Library Resources and Tools: instructional podcasts

=== Mobile tours of the library ===

Audiotours can be either downloaded on users' own mobile devices, or mobile devices with audiotours on them can be lend by the library. Audiotours can be made available in various languages.

*[http://my.simmons.edu/library/tour/ Beatley Library & Information Commons Tour Portal]: you can check out an iPod at the Access Services Desk at Simmons College Library

*[http://library.duke.edu/about/perkinsproject/audio-tour.html Bostock Library Walking Audio Tour]: Duke University Libraries offer MP3 files to donload on your own MP3 player

*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/eastasian/tours.html C.V. STarr East Asian Library] at Columbia University: offer MP3 tours in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Tibetan.

*[http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/induction/audiotour.htm London School of Economics, United Kingdom]: tour podcast can be downloaded or you can borrow a tour handset from the Welcome Point.

*[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/tours-audio.html Oxford Brookes University Library, United Kingdom]: tour can be downloaded or you can borrow an MP3 player at the Enquiry Desk.

*[http://www.luts.ee/test/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=257 Tartu Public Library, Estonia] provided an audiotour of one of their exhibitions (Spring 2008). The audiotour was put on MP3 sticks. These were entered in the catalogue, so that users could borrow the MP3 sticks.

*[http://www.library.otago.ac.nz/services/reference/audiotour.html University of Otago Library, New Zealand], in English, Mandarin and Maori.

=== Quick Response 2D Codes ===

See also the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code description in Wikipedia] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=P-DntIQi2e8 explanation in CSI on YouTube]. Users with a camera phone equipped with the correct reader software can scan the image of the QR 2D Code causing the phone's browser to launch and redirect to the programmed URL.

*University of Bath Library, United Kingdom is doing a project including QR2D codes in their OPAC. Catalogue records are proviced with these codes. When scanning the code, a map of the library is launched on user's mobiles, helping them to locate the library material in the library building. The university uses QR in their teaching and learning and even [http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/ blogs] on their QR code service.

*[http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160 Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferraté. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya] uses QR Codes to provide additional information on promotional posters and to provide username and password to users who subscribe to the [http://bibliotecnica.upc.es/bib160/serveis/area_clic/ CLIC Area service] (a computer classroom)

=== Other mobile applications ===

*The Institut fuer Informationswissenschaft in Saarbruecken, Germany offers [http://twitter.com/VIBISB Twitter for new titles].

*National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko, Finland, offers [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/mobile/articlerequest.php Mobile article request] and [http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/mobile/feednavigator/ mobile RSS feeds].

*The Smart Library Location-Aware Mobile Library, Finland, provides map-based guidance to books and collections on PDA, described in http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-2.pdf and http://www.rotuaari.net/downloads/publication-28.pdf

*At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, SMS is used during information literacy classes. Lecturers can add questions to PowerPoint presentations, which students can answer via SMS. The results of the sent SMS messages is directly visible in a diagram on the screen. Lecturers can thus assess the students' knowledge, but the tool is also useful for starting discussions. See the Dutch press release at http://www.vu.nl/nl/Images/pb%2009%20015%20SMS%20stemmen_tcm9-67541.pdf.

*The Ryerson University Library and Archives offers a [https://www.runner.ryerson.ca/Library/studentbooking/mobile/ mobile student room booking module].

== Vendors and Publishers ==

=== Library Vendors offering mobile interfaces or applications ===

*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama Information Systems, Australia] offer a Reference by SMS service.

*[http://www.axiell.dk/ Axiell], Denmark offers the most widespread ILS for public libraries in Denmark (DDELIbra). Their mobile services are called DDElibra Mobil Professionel and DDElibra MoBiblo.

*[http://www.bibsyst.no/ Bibliofil], Norway offers the [http://www.bibsyst.no/produkter/publikum/netthent.php NettHent] software

*[http://www.e2campus.com e2Campus] offers campus-wide text notification system.

*[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces] offers the AirPac module (mobile OPAC) and an SMS product.

*[http://www.ocls.info/Default.asp?bhcp=1 Orange County Library System] provides a SMS text messaging service that sends reminders to patrons when their items are coming due, as well as an SMS reference service.

*[http://ravewireless.com/ Rave Wireless] offer campus-wide alert system.

*[http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix] offers the [http://www.sirsidynix.com/Resources/Pdfs/Solutions/Products/PocketCirc.pdf PocketCirc] handheld circulation tool.

*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text A Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - SMS/Text Message Reference Services

=== Vendors offering mobile tours ===

*[http://www.guidebycell.com Guide by cell]

*[http://museum411.com Museum 411]

=== Publishers offering databases for mobile devices ===

*[http://mobile.beta.factiva.com Factiva] news database

*[http://www.hooversmobile.com/ Hoover's Mobile] company information

*[http://pubmedhh.nlm.nih.gov/nlm/ PubMed for Handhelds] medical database
**[http://referencesontap.com/ PubMed On Tap] 3rd party, not official from NIH

*[http://refworks.com/mobile/ Refworks Mobile]

*[http://wl-w.com Westlaw] legal research database

*[http://www.worldcat.org/m/ Worldcat.org]

*[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] arXiv for the iPhone

=== Publishers offering mobile collections ===

*[http://www.bbcaudiobooks.com/ BBC Audiobooks]

*[http://blog.eblib.com/?p=125 EBL Ebook Library]

*[http://books.google.com/m Google Books]

*[http://www.overdrive.com/ OverDrive]

*[http://m.safaribooksonline.com Safari Books Online]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/188-2544966-7570353?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200298460 Amazon Kindle for the iPhone] (US Only)

== Possible Health Effects ==

The use of wireless devices is increasing rapidly, yet there is concern in the scientific community that this technology could have adverse side effects. Some documents and websites to find out the facts and recommended precautions.

*[http://www.radiationresearch.org/ EM Radiation Research Trust]

*[http://www.icems.eu/ International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS)]

*[http://www.stralingsrisicos.nl/ Nationaal Platform Stralingsrisico's] (in Dutch)

*[http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/rf/wifi.asp Powerwatch Wi-Fi and Health]

*[http://www.emfacts.com/wifi/WiFi_A4_print.pdf Wireless Networks (WiFi) Consumer Health and Safety Advice] EMFacts Consultancy

== Suggested Reading ==

[[Researching M-Libraries]] - a wiki page for sharing experiences of researching m-libraries and discussing appropriate/applicable research methods.

=== Books, reports and journal articles ===

*[http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2291/2070 Always on: Libraries in a world of permanent connectivity] Lorcan Dempsey, First Monday, 14(1-5) January 2009.

*[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/216659547 M-libraries : libraries on the move to provide virtual access], proceedings of the [http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html First International m-Libraries Conference] Mohamed Ally and Gill Needham, London: Facet, 2008

*[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet?contentType=Article&Filename=Published/EmeraldFullTextArticle/Articles/2400360306.html Mobile learning for the twenty-first century librarian] Jim Hahn, Reference Services Review, 36(3), 2008, pp 272-288.

*[http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/arl-br-261-mobile.pdf Mobile technologies, mobile users: Implications for academic libraries] Joan Lippincott, ARL Current Issues, 261, December 2008.

*[http://eprints.rclis.org/15024/1/mobile_web_ltr.pdf/ On the Move with the Mobile Web: Libraries and Mobile Technologies] Ellyssa Kroski, Library Technology Reports, 44(5), July 2008.

*[http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/index.shtml PDA (special issue)] ed. by Oliver Obst and Helmut Doolfuss, GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, 8(2). This issue is partly in German and partly in English.

*[http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/5-The-Mobile-Difference--Typology.aspx The Mobile Difference] Pew Internet and American Life report - March 25, 2009

*[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may09/index.shtml The Mobile-ized Library] Special issue of Computers in Libraries. May, 2009 v.29(5)

*[http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/M-Libraries_report.pdf M-Libraries: Information on the Move] Keren Mills, A report from the [http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/index.php Arcadia Programme] (June, 2009)

=== Blogs and Posts ===

*[http://alatechsource.org/blog/2009/05/summer-of-mobile-library-services.html Summer of Mobile Library Services]- ALA TechSource Blog

*[http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/30_mobile_trend.html 30 Mobile Trends in Libraries] - Stephen's Lighthouse

*[http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone/ DCPL iPhone app launch]

*[http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/ Handheld Librarian] Handheld computer news, ideas, and opinions from librarians and others interested in libraries. Editor: Grace Lee

*[http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ Mobile Libraries blog]

*[http://vickiowensm-learningblog.blogspot.com/ Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog]

*[http://labs.nypl.org/category/mobile/ New York Public Library Labs posts on mobile tech]

=== Other Resources ===

Including slide presentations, conferences, websites, etc.

*[http://www.slideshare.net/ellyssa/libraries-to-go-mobile-tech-in-libraries-presentation Libraries to Go] Ellyssa Kroski Slideshare Presentation

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/2007/index.html The First International m-Libraries Conference] Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 13 -14 November 2007

*[http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ Handheld Librarian Conference] Online Conference, July 30, 2009

*[http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries/ The Second International m-Libraries Conference] Vancouver, BC - 23rd - 24th June 2009

*[http://web.simmons.edu/~fox/pda/ Megan Fox - PDAs, Handhelds and Mobile Technologies in Libraries] Website

*[http://www.slideshare.net/htomren/electronic-resources-to-go Electronic Resources to Go] Slideshare presentation from 2009 Electronic Resources in Libraries Conference

*[http://groups.google.com/group/mobilelibraries/topics mobilelibraries discussion group]

*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html mobile usability] by Jacob Nielsen

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2009-02-25T12:00:12Z

KerenM: /* Implementing Tech in the Library */ added link to M-Libraries page

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

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= Join the Community =

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= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

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== Community ==
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*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
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*[[Librarians who IM]]

== UnConferences ==
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Book Discussion Group Resources]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Promotions]]
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Library Services for Homeschoolers]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]
*[[Services for the Imprisoned]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[M-Libraries]] (mobile access to library resources - cell phones, PDAs, mp3 players, etc)
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Calendars]]
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[M-Libraries]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]]
*[[Room Reservation Systems]]
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Statistics Packages]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[Social Networking Software]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

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