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2012-12-09T16:55:04Z

Meredith:

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* "Mary Smith". OK.
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2012-12-09T16:49:17Z

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2012-12-09T16:46:26Z

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Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-12-08T08:41:55Z

Meredith:

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= 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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis...

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page.

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== 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]]
*[[Library Services for the Military]]
*[[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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

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Website Design

2012-12-03T02:23:06Z

Meredith: /* Academic */

= Library Website Hall of Fame =
Is there a library website with which you are particularly impressed? You can put a link to it here -- with some comments if you'd like.

== Academic ==
*[http://www.lib.unair.ac.id/ Airlangga University Library]
*[http://aislclibrary.com/ Art Institute of Salt Lake City Library]
*[http://lib.asu.edu/ ASU Libraries]
*[http://www.augustana.edu/library/ Augustana College Tredway Library]
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Harold B. Lee Library]
*[http://www.csufresno.edu/library/ California State University, Fresno]
*[http://library.csusm.edu/ California State University San Marcos]
*[http://libraries.claremont.edu/ The Claremont Colleges]
*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/ College of Saint Benedict/ Saint John's University]
*[http://library.cornell.edu/ Cornell University Library]
*[http://www.earlham.edu/~libr/ Earlham College Libraries]
*[http://www.emerson.edu/library/ Emerson College Library]
*[http://library.villanova.edu/ Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University]
*[http://www.library.gsu.edu/ Georgia State University Library]
*[http://www.library.hbs.edu/ Harvard Business School Baker Library]
*[http://ithaca.edu/library/ Ithaca College Library]
*[http://libraries.mit.edu/ MIT Libraries]
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/ North Carolina State University Libraries]
*[http://www.otis.edu/life_otis/library/ Otis College of Art and Design Library]
*[http://library.queensu.ca/ Queen's University Library]
*[http://library.stfranciscollege.edu/ St. Francis College Library, Brooklyn, NY]
*[http://rdl.lib.uconn.edu/bySubject.php University of Connecticut Research Database Locator]
*[http://www2.library.ucla.edu/ UCLA Library]
*[http://library.ucr.edu/ University of California Riverside Libraries]
*[http://www.library.ucsf.edu/ University of California San Francisco]
*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/ University of Minnesota Libraries]
*[http://www.library.nd.edu/ University of Notre Dame Libraries]
*[http://libraries.ou.edu/ University of Oklahoma Libraries]
*[http://library.usask.ca/ University of Saskatchewan Library]
*[http://www.soton.ac.uk/ University of Southampton]
*[http://www.usc.edu/libraries/ University of Southern California]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/ University of Texas libraries]
*[http://www.lib.washington.edu/ University of Washington Libraries]
*[http://www.wmich.edu/library/ Western Michigan University Libraries]
*[http://library.wwu.edu/ Western Washington University Libraries]
*[http://www.williams.edu/library/ Williams College Library]
*[http://bib.us.es/ University of Seville Library]
*[http://library.ucf.edu/ University of Central Florida]

== Public ==

*[[Ann Arbor District Library]]
*[http://www.ahml.info/ Arlington Heights Memorial Library]
*[http://www.eapld.org/ Aurora Public Library District]
*[http://www.BALibrary.org/ Barrington Area Public Library, Barrington, IL]
*[http://www.bedfordlibrary.org/ Bedford Public Library, Texas]
*[http://www.bpl.org/ Boston Public Library]
*[http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/ Burlington County Library System, NJ]
*[http://www.bnf.fr/ Bibliothèque Nationale de France]
*[http://www.btpl.org/ Bloomfield Township Public Library]
*[http://www.cantonpl.org/ Canton Public Library]
*[http://www.carnegielibrary.org/ Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh]
*[http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/ Cecil County Public Library]
*[http://www.answerpoint.org/ Central Rappahannock Regional Library (AnswerPoint)]
*[http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/ Christchurch City Libraries]
*[http://www.cmpl.org/ Clinton-Macomb Public Library, MI]
*[http://www.ccclib.org/ Contra Costa County Library]
*[http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library, GA]
*[http://www.denverlibrary.org/ Denver Public Library]
*[http://www.dok.info/ DOK Delft Public Library, Netherlands]
*[http://library.itsligo.ie/ Library, Institute of Technology Sligo Ireland]
*[http://www.ellensburglibrary.org/ Ellensburg Public Library, Ellensburg Washington]
*[http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland]
*[http://www.greenwichlibrary.org/ Greenwich Library, Greenwich Connecticut]
*[http://www.hamdenlibrary.org/ Hamden Public Library, Hamden, Connecticut]
*[http://www.hclib.org/pub/ Hennepin County Library, Minnesota]
*[http://www.icpl.org/ Iowa City Public Library, Iowa]
*[http://www.jgrls.org/ Jackson-George Regional Library System - Mississippi]
*[http://www.jocolibrary.org/ Johnson County Library, Kansas]
*[http://www.kpl.gov/ Kalamazoo Public Library]
*[http://www.kclibrary.org/ Kansas City Public Library]
*[http://www.mcpl.us Marathon County Public Library (MCPL)]
*[http://www.webrary.org/mgplhome.html Morton Grove Public Library]
*[http://www.mppl.org/ Mount Prospect Public Library]
*[http://www.nypl.org/ New York Public Library]
*[http://www.opl.on.ca/ Oakville Public Library, Canada]
*[http://www.ocls.info/ Orange County Library System]
*[http://www.orcaslibrary.org/ Orcas Island Public Library, Eastsound, WA]
*[http://www.osceolalibrary.org/ Osceola Library System]
*[http://citylibrary.pncc.govt.nz/ Palmerston North City Library]
*[http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/ Phoenix Public Library]
*[http://www.pickens.lib.sc.us/ Pickens County Library System, South Carolina]
*[http://www.ringwoodlibrary.org/ Ringwood Public Library, NJ]
*[http://www.ropl.org/ Royal Oak Public Library, Michigan]
*[http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/ Sala Borsa Library of Bologna, Italy]
*[http://www.salinas.lib.ca.us/ Salinas, CA Public Library - John Steinbeck]
*[http://www.scottsdalelibrary.org/ Scottsdale Public Library]
*[http://www.spl.lib.wa.us/ Seattle Public Library]
*[http://somerslibrary.org/ Somers Library]
*[http://www.sno-isle.org/ Sno-Isle Libraries - Marysville, WA]
*[http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/ St. Charles, IL Public Library]
*[http://www.biblioteket.stockholm.se/ Stockholm Public Library] First real Library 2.0?!
*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/ Thomas Ford Memorial Library]
*[http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/ Toronto Public Library]
*[http://www.vencolibrary.org/ Ventura County Library]
*[http://www.wpl.lib.oh.us/ Westerville, Ohio, Public Library]
*[http://www.mylibrary.us/ Weld Library District, Colorado]
*[http://www.wmtl.org/ West Milford Township Public Library, New Jersey]
*[http://www.washoecounty.us/library/ Washoe County Public Library, Reno, NV]
*[http://www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org/ West Bloomfield Township Public Library, West Bloomfield, MI]
*[http://www.wblib.org/wb-buzz/ West Bloomfield Township Public Library, Youth Website]
*[http://www.lamanlibrary.org/ William F. Laman Public Library System, North Little Rock, Arkansas]
*[http://www.durhamcountylibrary.org/ Durham County Library, Durham, North Carolina]
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== Special ==
*[http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/index.html NASA Headquarters Library] Site directory on the front page enables quick navigation.

= Successful Re-Design Projects =

To view cached pages of a website's previous look, visit: [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.archive.org/web/web.php WayBack Machine]

[http://www.cecil.ebranch.info/ Cecil County Public Library] - Complete redesign which showcases Web 2.0 functionalities and customizable content, engages patron participation, features an easy to use navigational structure with prominent displays of library events, materials and resources, and offers a wealth of new content.

[http://www.salinas.lib.ca.us Salinas Public Library, Salinas, California] - Complete re-design which incorporated new content, navigation structure, and usability.

[http://www.blyberg.net/2005/12/04/lessons-learned-aadlorg-30/ Lessons learned: aadl.org 3.0] - overview of what it took to get a successful overhaul implemented.

[http://lib.uaa.alaska.edu/about/project/ UAA/APU Consortium Library '05 Re-Design] - overview of process.

Allan Bean Centre Library: http://www.burwood.org.nz/library.asp. A special library in New Zealand for people with spinal injury, brain injury, strokes etc and their families.

[http://www.lib.washington.edu/usability/redesign03-04/ University of Washington Libraries 2004 redesign] - overview of process

[http://www.jocolibrary.org/usability Johnson County Library (KS)] - Timeframe for redevelopment, usability studies, and results reporting 2007

[http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library, GA] - complete re-design, launched on July 15, 2008. Previous design looked like [http://web.archive.org/web/20080214225351/http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ this]

[http://www.vencolibrary.org/ Ventura County Library, CA] - complete re-design launched 12-2009 of original 2001 public library website. Previous design looked like: [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.vencolibrary.org/ this].

[http://www.btpl.org/ Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI] - complete re-design on Drupal launched in June 2009.

= Usability Tips =
*[[Best books on usability and web interface design]]
*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design]
*[http://www.jkup.net/terms.html Library Terms That Users Understand]
*[http://usability.gov/guidelines/ Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines]
*[http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000328.php 90% of All Usability Testing is Useless]
*[http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/lcp/0502/lcp0502.pdf How to Design Library Web Sites to Maximize Usability] - second edition (2007)
*[http://www.designforthelittleguy.com/study.pdf Sinking or Swimming: The State of Web Sites in Ohio's Public Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/web-presence-for-internet-librarians.html Web Presence for Internet Librarians] Notes from a presentation given by Shari Thurow at Internet Librarian 2006
*[http://www.libertyinteractivemarketing.com/blog/ Liberty Interactive Marketing Blog]

= Accessibility =

== Accessibility Standards and Guidelines ==

*[http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines]
*[http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/ W3C References on Web Accessibility]
*[http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=12 Section 508 Standards] -- Under the Federal Rehabilitation Act (U.S.)
*[http://www.ittatc.org/laws/stateLawAtGlance.php State Accessibility Laws, Policies, Standards and Other Resources] (U.S.)

== Accessibility Tools ==

*[http://www.dejavu.org/emulator.htm Browser Emulator] -- Check pages in a number of ancient browsers.
*[http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage IETester] -- See how your site renders in any version of Internet Explorer from version 5.5 on up.
*[http://cgi.w3.org/cgi-bin/html2txt html2txt] -- W3C's text browser simulation.
*[http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html Lynx Viewer] -- See how your pages look in a text-only browser. (Requires a blank file named delorie.htm on your Web server.)
*[http://webxact.watchfire.com/ WebXACT] -- The accessibility tester formerly known as Bobby. '''No longer free.'''
*[http://colorfilter.wickline.org/ Colorblind Web Page Filter]
*[http://wave.webaim.org/ WAVE Accessibility Tool]
*[http://cynthia.contentquality.com/ Cynthia Says]
*[http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/toolbar/ Web Accessibility Toolbar] provided by the Accessible Information Solutions (AIS) team at the National Information and Library Service (NILS), Australia (Internet Explorer only)
*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=402 Fangs Screen Reader Emulator] A Firefox Extension that renders a text version of a web page similar to screen reader output. Helps developers find accessibility issues fast
*Free Accessibility Plugins for Macromedia Dreamweaver: [http://www.usablenet.com/frontend/508as_entry.jsp Section 508 and W3C-WAI/WCAG Priority 1 and Priority 2 guidelines checker from UsableNet]
*[http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn Babel Fish Language Translator]
*[http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Jaws Screen Reader (text to audio) for blind people]
*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5809 Firefox Accessibility Extension] A Firefox extension used by people with disabilities and web developers

== Accessibility Tips ==
*[http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html W3C's Accessibility Checklist]
*[http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/abdesign.shtml Accessible Site Design Guide]
*[http://www.webjunction.org/accessibility WebJunction's Accessibility topic], with articles & discussions for library website accessibility

= Web Tools =

== Color ==
*[http://gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&url=http://onlinetoolbox.googlepages.com/colorbox.xml Color Box] - Design custom colors with draggable hue and saturation levels, and view the corresponding hex value.
*[http://colorschemedesigner.com/ Color Scheme Designer] tool for building color schemes
*[http://www.colr.org/ colr.org] fiddle around with colors
*[http://www.colourlovers.com/ COLOURLovers] a resource that monitors and influences color trends.
*[http://kuler.adobe.com/ kuler] web-hosted application for generating color themes

== Browsers ==
*[http://browsers.evolt.org/ Browser Archive]

== Editors ==
*[http://www.w3.org/Amaya/ W3C's Amaya browser/editor]
*[http://kompozer.net/ KompoZer] for web authoring

== URL checkers ==
*[http://www.totalvalidator.com/ Total Validator] - Checks spelling, html errors, and urls.

== Cross-browser Checkers ==
*[http://www.browsercam.com/ BrowserCam] -- I used this during a redesign process and it was well worth the $$
*[http://browsershots.org/ Browsershots] -- Free service similar to BrowserCam

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://www.456bereastreet.com/ 456 Berea Street]: "Most articles on this site are related to web standards, accessibility, or usability in one way or another"
*[http://senna.sjsu.edu/lmain/isdaccess/home.html Accessible Design for Library Websites]
*[http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4libwebmasters.html Library Webmaster Resources] Although this website hasn't been updated since March 2005 it still contains many useful annotated links.
*[http://alistapart.com/ A List Apart]: "A List Apart Magazine (ISSN: 1534-0295) explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards."
*[http://www.sitepoint.com/ SitePoint]: "One of the best 'web professional' sites with a strong standards emphasis and also good for latest technologies"
*[http://http://www.intensedevelopment.net/website-design-A.html Web Style Glossary Terms]
*[http://webstyleguide.com Web Style Guide]
*[http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/ Brain Sparks by Jared Spool]
*[http://www.userslib.com User's Lib] "usability, accessibility, functionality, & aesthetics towards a more usable library."
*[http://wp4lib.bluwiki.com WordPress for Libraries (wp4lib) Wiki]: a community for people interested in using WordPress for library websites

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check out =
*[http://webjunction.org/website-development WebJunction's website development] topic, with discussions, articles, and groups

[[Category:Technology]]

M-Libraries

2012-10-27T22:48:11Z

Meredith: /* Mobile interfaces (and/or OPACS) */

== 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://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 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://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
|
|[http://help.artstor.org/wiki/index.php/ARTstor_Mobile Further info]
|-
! scope="row" | arXiv
|
|[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] for iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.bridgemaneducation.com/InfoPage.aspx?pageid=31 Bridgeman Education]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! 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" | [http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]
|Auto detects
|iOS and Android
|Also [http://www.ebscohost.com/public/mobile-access specialist subject apps] (e.g. DynaMed, Nursing Reference Center, Business Books Summaries)
|-
! scope="row" | [http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! 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://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://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" | 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://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 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.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

2012-10-27T22:47:33Z

Meredith: /* Mobile applications */

== 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://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://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 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://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
|
|[http://help.artstor.org/wiki/index.php/ARTstor_Mobile Further info]
|-
! scope="row" | arXiv
|
|[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] for iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.bridgemaneducation.com/InfoPage.aspx?pageid=31 Bridgeman Education]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! 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" | [http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]
|Auto detects
|iOS and Android
|Also [http://www.ebscohost.com/public/mobile-access specialist subject apps] (e.g. DynaMed, Nursing Reference Center, Business Books Summaries)
|-
! scope="row" | [http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! 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://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://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" | 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://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 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.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

2012-10-27T22:46:59Z

Meredith: /* Mobile applications */

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

=== 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 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://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
|
|[http://help.artstor.org/wiki/index.php/ARTstor_Mobile Further info]
|-
! scope="row" | arXiv
|
|[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] for iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.bridgemaneducation.com/InfoPage.aspx?pageid=31 Bridgeman Education]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! 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" | [http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]
|Auto detects
|iOS and Android
|Also [http://www.ebscohost.com/public/mobile-access specialist subject apps] (e.g. DynaMed, Nursing Reference Center, Business Books Summaries)
|-
! scope="row" | [http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! 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://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://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" | 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://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 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.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

2012-10-27T22:46:48Z

Meredith: /* Mobile applications */

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

=== 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 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://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
|
|[http://help.artstor.org/wiki/index.php/ARTstor_Mobile Further info]
|-
! scope="row" | arXiv
|
|[http://dabacon.org/arxiview/ arXiview] for iPhone
|
|-
! scope="row" | [http://www.bridgemaneducation.com/InfoPage.aspx?pageid=31 Bridgeman Education]
|
|iPhone
|
|-
! 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" | [http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=1336 EBSCOhost Mobile]
|Auto detects
|iOS and Android
|Also [http://www.ebscohost.com/public/mobile-access specialist subject apps] (e.g. DynaMed, Nursing Reference Center, Business Books Summaries)
|-
! scope="row" | [http://i.eb.com/ Encyclopaedia Britannica]
|Auto detects
|
|
|-
! 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://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://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" | 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://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 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.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

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-10-08T02:40:24Z

Meredith: Reverted edits by Samarali (talk) to last revision by Meredith

{{TOCright}}
= 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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page.

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== 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]]
*[[Library Services for the Military]]
*[[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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

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Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-10-06T04:04:01Z

Meredith: /* Join the Community */

{{TOCright}}
= 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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page.

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== 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]]
*[[Library Services for the Military]]
*[[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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

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Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-09-15T00:19:37Z

Meredith: /* Services to Specific Groups */

{{TOCright}}
= 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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== 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]]
*[[Library Services for the Military]]
*[[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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

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Library Services for the Military

2012-09-15T00:19:12Z

Meredith:

*[http://www.marines.mil/unit/tecom/mcu/grc/lomc/Pages/default.aspx Marine Library]
*[http://guides.grc.usmcu.edu/social Marine Research Guides]
*[http://www.library.usma.edu/ Library at West Point]
*[http://units.sla.org/division/dmil/ SLA Military Divison]
*[http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_military_libraries_bl/ SLA Military Blog]
*[http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/CGSC/carl/index.asp Combined Arms Research Library]
*[http://www.ndu.edu/Library/ National Defense University Library]
*[http://www.almc.army.mil/ALU_LIBRARY/ALULIBRARY.htm Army Logistics University Library]
*[http://www.carlisle.army.mil/library/index.htm Army War College Library]
*[http://www.whs.mil/library/ Pentagon Digital Library]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-09-15T00:07:28Z

Meredith:

{{TOCright}}
= 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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services for the Military]]
*[[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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

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Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-09-15T00:07:20Z

Meredith:

{{TOCright}}
= Introduction =

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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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services for the Military]]
*[[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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

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Technology Planning

2012-09-05T03:25:25Z

Meredith: /* Tech Planning Tips */

= Success Stories =

= Tech Planning Tips =
*[http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=1001 TechAtlas] - Web-based Technology Planning tools. Access to the enhanced Library customized version via WebJunction. Tools to help manage and plan for technology in your library.

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://webjunction.org/TechPlan Technology Planning] from WebJunction
*[http://dpi.wi.gov/pubsales/tchlgy6a.html Library Technology Planning Guide] from the Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction.

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =
*[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA474999.html Technoplans vs. Technolust] by Michael Stephens in ''Library Journal'', Nov. 2004.
*[http://www.librarytechtonics.info/archives/2005/07/a_camera_and_th.html A camera and three new computers] by Andrea Mercado at ''Library Techtonics''.
*[http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr/web-20-and-libraries-best-practices-for-social-software.html Web 2.0 for Libraries: Best Practices for Social Software] by Michael Stephens in ''Library Technology Reports'', July/August 2006.

[[Category:Technology]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-08-19T03:01:24Z

Meredith:

{{TOCright}}
= 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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== 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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-07-01T01:43:37Z

Meredith: Reverted edits by Penowo (talk) to last revision by Meredith

{{TOCright}}
= 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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== 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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-06-27T01:33:34Z

Meredith:

{{TOCright}}
= 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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== 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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-05-27T20:47:12Z

Meredith: Reverted edits by Charmingboy (talk) to last revision by Meredith

{{TOCright}}
= 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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== 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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

User:Meredith

2012-05-10T02:55:17Z

Meredith:

http://static.flickr.com/33/65328379_2041fb876b_m.jpg

Hi! I created this wiki. I am the Head of Instructional Services at Portland State University in Oregon.

I am the author of the blog [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/ Information Wants To Be Free] and write the monthly "Technology in Practice" column for ''American Libraries''. In March 2006, I was named a [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6312495.html Mover and Shaker] by ''Library Journal'' pretty much for just playing with technology. ;)

Last year I wrote a book called ''[http://www.sociallibraries.com Social Software in Libraries: Building Collaboration, Communication and Community Online.]''

I am interested in services to distance learners, social software, virtual reference services, information literacy, web design, open source software, and online instruction.

Thanks for visiting and for being a part of this wiki! You can contact me on the [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Meredith discussion tab] of this page.

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2012-05-07T17:43:53Z

Meredith: Reverted edits by Ramson567 (talk) to last revision by Aheath2282

{{TOCright}}
= 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/wordpress/looking-for-me/ 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:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

Just create an account to start adding and editing content on the wiki. Please enter your e-mail address when you create an account and you will be sent a link to confirm your address (after which you will be able to edit the wiki).

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= 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).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Public Policies: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]

== 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 ==
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
**[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Online Games for Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Online Tutorials]] (incl Screencasting)
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]
*[[Library FAQ]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Consortia]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[ShareILL]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Annual Reports]]
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Newspaper columns and blogs]]
*[[Promotions]]

== 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]]
*[[Mobile Library Services for people remote from main library.]]
*[[Services for Health Information Consumers]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Library Schools]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Work Like A Patron Day]]
* [http://wikis.ala.org/acrl/index.php/IS/Continuing_Education ACRL IS 'Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs for Library Instruction]

== 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]]
*[[Public Access Computer Management]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[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]]
*[http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference#Libraries_Offering_SMS_Reference_Services SMS or Short Messaging Service]
*[[Technology in Library Instruction]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Videoconferencing]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Website Design]]
**[[Calendars]]
**[[Content Management Systems (CMS)]]
**[[Google My Maps]]
**[[M-Libraries]] - Libraries with a Mobile Website
**[[Podcasting]]
**[[Web Statistics Packages]]
**[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]]
**[[Blogs]]
**[[RSS]]
**[[Microblogging]] / [[Twitter]]
**[[Wikis]]
**[[Social Bookmarking]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Learning 2.0 Program]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Personal start-page tools]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Social Networking Software]]

== UnConferences ==
*[http://www.infocamp.info InfoCamp] - Seattle, WA, October 10-11, 2009
*[[Library Camp]] - Ann Arbor, MI March 20, 2008
*[[Newbie unConference]] - Southfield MI, June 13, 2009
*[http://onebiglibrary.yorku.ca/index.php?title=Main_Page One Big Library] - Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008
*[[Tech Camp unConference]] - East Lansing, MI, May 15, 2009
* Information Literacy from Birth to Earth: An Unconference http://2011tlaunconference.wiki.zoho.com/HomePage.html Texas Library Association, April 2, 2011
*[http://placonference.org/unconference PLA 2012 Unconference] Philadelphia, March 16, 2012
*[http://library.sbcc.edu/unconference/ The Unconference: Community College Library Issues] - Santa Barbara City College, May 5, 2012

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/looking-for-me/ Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Online Reference

2012-02-03T02:26:03Z

Meredith: Reverted edits by Piternoize (talk) to last revision by Kat

== Libraries Using Virtual Reference Services ==

* [[Libraries Using IM Reference]] - organized geographically - please add your library to this list first if you're offering IM reference as it is the definitive list.
** [[Libraries Using Specific Types of Software for Embedded Chat]]
* [[Libraries Offering SMS Reference Services]]
* [[Libraries Offering VoIP or Video Reference]]

You can also check out the LISWiki's [http://liswiki.com/wiki/List_of_libraries_providing_virtual_reference_services List of libraries providing virtual reference services] for a list of libraries providing Virtual Reference services of all kinds.

== Software We Like for IM Reference ==

''If you would like to recommend software, please sign your name to the recommendation so that we know it's not from a vendor. An explanation of why you like this software would be great too!''

*[http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ Trillian] - Multiple network program (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin] - Open Source, multiple network (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://fire.sourceforge.net/ Fire] - Open Source, Mac, multiple network (''Recommended by [[User:Walkingpaper|Aaron]]'')
*[http://www.adiumx.com/ Adium] - Open Source, Mac, multiple networks (''Recommended by [[User:Walkingpaper|Aaron]]'')
*[http://www.meebo.com Meebo] - Multiple network, web-based interface (''Recommended by [[User:JonHaupt|Jon]]'')
** Also: [http://www.meebome.com Meebo me!] is a widget that lets people chat at you directly through your web site.
*[http://www.miranda-im.org/ Miranda] - Multiple networks, thin client, great plugins for scripts using spell checker, works well under low bandwidth, Open Source (''Recommended by [[User:StevenS|Steven]]'')
*[http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2007/05/20/webbased_instant_messengers_a_miniguide.htm Web-Based Instant Messengers: A Mini-Guide] - listing of 12 web-based IM options
*[http://libraryh3lp.com Libraryh3lp] - Anonymous widget on the website so users don't need to use Aim, Yahoo, MSN. Can receive Aim, Yahoo, MSN IMS also. Can run on multiple computers, doesn't display when the library is closed, nice stats/saved transcripts. Inexpensive. (''Recommended by [[User:shansen|Susan]]'')
*[http://www.livezilla.net LiveZilla] - Personalisable widget with Windows client software. Offline chat requests are sent via email. Free! (''Recommended by [[User:tom.pasley|Tom]]'')
*[http://www.altarama.com/page/RefChatter.aspx RefChatter] Altarama (vendor for LibraryH3lp)

== Software for SMS Reference ==

*[http://www.google.com/sms/ Google SMS]
*[http://www.altarama.com.au/refxsms.htm Altarama's Reference by SMS]
*[http://mobile.aol.com/aolproducts/aimtxt AIM Hack]: Your users can:
**Send a message to 246246 (AIMAIM)
**Enter the text "send [library's AIM address] [question]" (without quotations or brackets)
***For example:
*** send anytownlibrarychat what are yr hours?
**From that point on, send and receive messages as you normally would. (Your patron doesn't need to use the account prefix, etc. for each message during the session)
**Standard messaging rates will apply
*[http://www.textalibrarian.com Text a Librarian, Powered by Mosio] - Text Message (SMS) Reference Services. Accessible on over 260 million US mobile phones using a mobile, cell phone carrier approved technologies. Used by single branch libraries or multi-library cooperatives.
*[http://libraryh3lp.blogspot.com/2010/06/super-cool-new-sms-gateway-twilio.html LibraryH3lp Twilio SMS Gateway] - Patrons text a phone number, not a short code/keyword combination. US phone numbers only; international texts can be received and sent. Text messages can be flexibly routed and transferred among librarians.
*[http://libraryh3lp.com/docs/sms-gateway-android.html LibraryH3lp Android SMS Gateway] - Library provides the Google Android phone and creates a gateway using LibraryH3lp. Patrons text a phone number, not a short code/keyword combination. Text messages can be flexibly routed and transferred among librarians.
*[http://libraryh3lp.com/docs/sms-gateway-google-voice.html LibraryH3lp Google Voice Gateway] - Library obtains a Google Voice account and phone number. Patrons text a phone number, not a short code/keyword combination. Librarian respond via IM as with other LibraryH3lp questions.
*[http://www.upsidewireless.com/ Upside Wireless] is an SMS gateway company used by UCLA Libraries
*[http://www.twilio.com/ Twilio] Provides US phone numbers and APIs for developers to use in creating their own applications. Libraries with programming resources available could roll their own SMS service.

== Software We Like for Online VoIP, Video or Co-Browsing Reference ==

''If you would like to recommend software, please sign your name to the recommendation so that we know it's not from a vendor. An explanation of why you like this software would be great too!''

*[http://skype.com Skype] - Free VOIP Software (''Recommended by [[User:Meredith|Meredith]]'')
*[http://www.unyte.net Unyte] - Free 'screen-showing' software, works well with Skype (''Recommended by [[User:Dansich|Dansich]]'')
*[http://get.live.com/messenger/overview Windows Live Messenger] - Free Voice, Video, Sharing features (''Recommeded by [[User:Colin|Colin]]'']

==Online Reference Assistance, AKA Virtual reference==
For a working definition see [http://liswiki.org/wiki/Virtual_reference LIS Wiki Virtual Reference]

For guidelines, see [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/VirtualReference.cfm ACRL Virtual Reference Guidelines]

For "Best Practices," see [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Online_Reference Library Success: Online Reference] wiki includes international list of libraries providing online reference service.

===Online Reference Providers (Software and Outsourcing)===
* [http://www.atg.com/en/products-services/optimization/live-help/?refId=is ATG LiveHelp]- Generic help desk platform
*[http://questionpoint.org/ QuestionPoint] OCLC platform specific to library reference service
*[http://www.tutor.com/ Tutor.com] Tutoring platform
*[http://www.altarama.com/page/VRLplus.aspx Altarama VRLplus] platform specific to library reference service

==Easy Screen-Capture Technology==

===Jing===

Jing, a Techsmith product, allows you to make quick videos on the fly. It is easy to initiate and produce a recording to be uploaded on a Screecast.com account. Although Jing doesn't offer much in the way of editing capabilities, it works really well for e-mail reference and reference via chat. Instead of typing instructions out, show them with a quick screencast. Also, you can easily import the file into Camtasia (also a Techsmith product) and do some editing from there. For more information, visit http://www.techsmith.com/jing/.
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==Reference Management Technology==

*'''Reference Management, Statistics Software, and Ways to Measure Reference Interactions''':
**[http://www.desktracker.com/ Desk Tracker by Compendium]
**[http://www.gimlet.us/ Gimlet]
**[http://code.google.com/p/libstats/ Libstats] PHP/mysql open source program
**[http://www.altarama.com/page/RefTracker.aspx RefTracker by Altamara]
***[http://www.altarama.com/page/DeskStats.aspx Desk Stats by Altarama]
**[http://www.sitescripter.com/main/index.php SiteScripter]
**[http://www.zoho.com/creator/ ZOHO Creator] 2 apps for free
***See [http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2007/reference-statistics-with-zoho-creator/ iLibrarian Reference Statistics with ZOHO Creator]
**[http://www.dom.edu/library/READ/presandpub.html Reference Effort Assessment Data] A method developed by Bella Karr Gerlich to collective qualitative data on reference interactions.

*'''Collegial Reference" communicatiing amoung colleagues''':
**[http://sites.google.com/?hl=en&tab=w3 Google sites] If your institution doesn't have an intranet readily available, Google sites is a easy way to create a private site for sharing between colleages. News, policies, login details for technology can be centralized using a very easy interface that those without any technical affinity can use.

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==

*[http://walkingpaper.org/ Walking Paper] by Aaron Schmidt
*[http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/ Librarian in Black] by Sarah Houghton-Jan
*[http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/blogger.html Digital Reference] by Stephen Francoeur
*[http://info.winnefox.org/blogs/ask/ AskAway @ Winnefox ] by Joy Schwarz
*[http://dissertationresearch.blogspot.com/ Dissertation Research Blog] by Lissa Lord
*[http://www.shushers.ca/libraridan LibrariDan] by Dan Sich
*[http://libraryh3lp.blogspot.com/ Library H3lp]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==

*[http://walkingpaper.org/358 IM Talking Points] at Walking Paper by Aaron Schmidt.
*[http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/04/instant_messagi.html Instant messaging and security: how to talk to IT] at Librarian in Black by Sarah Houghton-Jan
*[http://www.ibiblio.org/fred/pubs/stutzman_pub7.pdf Collaborative reference work in the blogosphere] by Jerrey Pomerantz and Frederic Stutzman
*[http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/162/report_display.asp Teens and Technology] from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (July 2005)
*[http://media.aoltimewarner.com/media/newmedia/cb_press_view.cfm?release_num=55254160 AOL Second Annual Instant Messaging Trends Survey]
*[http://libraryjournal.com/article/CA512192.html?display=searchResults&stt=001&text=im+me IM Me] by Aaron Schmidt and Michael Stephens. Featured in ''Library Journal'' in April, 2005
*[http://babyboomerlibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/05/chat-reference-at-morrisville-state.html Chat Reference at Morrisville State College Library] by Bill Drew. Featured in Ronan, Jana, ed. ''Chat reference : a guide to live virtual reference services''
*[http://www.charlestonco.com/comp.cfm?id=47&CFID=9689640&CFTOKEN=6638826 Virtual Reference Software Comparative Review] by Jody Condit Fagan. ''The Charleston Advisor'', April 2005, pp. 16-35. (Behind a subscription wall.)
*[http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/133/report_display.asp How Americans Use Instant Messaging] from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (September 2004)
* Web-Based Chat VS. Instant Messaging by Sarah Houghton-Jan and Aaron Schmidt. Featured in ''ONLINE'', Jul/Aug 2005.
*[http://www.oregonlibraries.net/staff/?p=178 web-based chat vs. instant messaging] by Caleb Tucker-Raymond at the L-net staff information blog.
*[http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v06n01/chase_d01.htm Papa's Got A Brand New (Virtual )Bag] by Darren Chase
*[http://lbr.library-blogs.net/war_what_is_it_good_for.htm War... What is it good for?] by Luke Rosenberger from lbr weblog. Post looks at the "war" between web-based virtual reference services and IM.
*[http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2005/06/web-based-chat-and-im-not-eitheror-but.html Web-based chat and IM: Not "either/or" but "both/and"] by Stephen Francoeur from Digital Reference.
*[http://www.homerlibrary.org/HomerILA.ppt IM Reference: What We've Learned] (Homer Township @ Illinois Library Association; October 14, 2005)
*[http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/knowledgequest/kqwebarchives/v33/333houghton.cfm Virtual Reference @ Your Library] by Sarah Houghton-Jan. Featured in ''KnowledgeQuest'', Jan/Feb 2005.
*[http://edificeref.info/?p=71 Trillian training materials] - by Beatrice Pulliam, a great training for using Trillian in providing virtual reference services.
*[http://www.american.edu/tesol/Baron-SeeYouOnlineCorrected64.pdf See You Online: Gender Issues in College Student Use of Instant Messaging] by Naomi S. Baron, Department of Language and Foreign Studies, American University. In addition to interesting findings, this paper includes useful terminology for discussing IM.
* [http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plapubs/publiclibraries/julyaugust2005.pdf Instant Messaging: Quick and Dirty Reference for Teens and Others] by Sarah Houghton-Jan. Featured in ''Public Libraries'', Jul/Aug 2005.
* [http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/archives/2005/06/iming_goes_live.html IM goes live at UNLV Libraries] by Sherri Vokey at ::schwagbag::
* [http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-4/digital.htm Building and Maintaining Digital Reference Services] ERIC Digest by Joann M. Wasik (1999).
* [http://librariansatthegate.blogspot.com/2006/01/implementing-instant-message-im.html Implementing an instant message (IM) reference service] by Alec at Librarians at the Gate
* [http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/eref/gaim/ Gaim Setup for Library IM Services] by Pam Sessoms and Charles Cobine, UNC-Chapel Hill's Davis Library.
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/using-fee-based-databases-in-virtual.html Using Fee-Based Databases in a Virtual Reference Setting] September 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/collaboration-as-norm-in-reference.html Collaboration as the Norm in Reference Work by Jeffrey Pomeranz] A review of the article in RUSQ Fall 2006
*Maximiek, Sarah and Brown, Elizabeth and Rushton, Erin (2006) [http://www.haworthpress.com/store/Toc_views.asp?sid=2PLHFLQ79HPX8GESAVH8RJ45C91R1RA9&TOCName=J106v13n04%5FTOC&desc=Volume%3A%2013%20Issue%3A%204l Connecting to Students: Launching Instant Messaging Reference at Binghamton University.] College & Undergraduate Libraries. Volume: 13 Issue: 4, 2006

== Resources for IM Reference Training ==

*[http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Ellen_M_Hampton/www/IMtraining/index.htm Learning How to Use Instant Messaging Software]- developed in the fall of 2007 to train reference staff unfamiliar with the basics of IM, licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA License.

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Librarians who IM

2012-02-03T02:25:54Z

Meredith: Reverted edits by Piternoize (talk) to last revision by Znstrk

Are you a librarian? Are you interested in chatting and collaborating with other librarians? Do you have an IM handle? If so, feel free to add it to this list! ''Note: Please try to keep the list in alphabetical order.''

*'''Abdullatef''', Gtalk: ibnsaadiah, Yahoo: abdullatef@ymail.com
*'''Max Anderson''', [http://nnlm.gov/gmr NN/LM-GMR (Chicago)], AIM/Gtalk/MSN: maxlibris, Yahoo: norskmax
*'''Lori Ayre''', [http://galecia.com/weblog Mentat] The Galecia Group, AIM/bowenayre: Gtalk: loriayre
*'''Steve Backs''', Monroe County Public Library (Indiana), AIM/Gtalk: stivab, Yahoo: stivabmcpl
*'''Derik A Badman''', Temple University, [http://madinkbeard.com Madinkbeard], AIM/Yahoo: derikbad
*'''Moreno Barros''', [http://extralibris.info ExtraLibris Brazil], AIM: morenopissedoff ; MSN: moreno.barros[at]gmail.com
*'''Jenny Benevento''', Associated Press, AIM/MSN: dorkbrarian, Gmail/talk: jennybento at gmail, skype: Jenny Benevento, URL: http://www.jennyjenny.org
*'''Abby Blachly''', [http://www.librarything.com LibraryThing], AIM: librarythingabby
*'''Rebecca Blakeley''', [http://library.mcneese.edu/depts/docs/index.htm McNeese State University Library, Government Documents Department] AIM, Yahoo!, MSN, Meebo: MSUGovDoc
*'''Laura Blalock''', Tennessee Technical University, [http://creativelibrarian.com Creative Librarian] AIM: auricelest, GTalk: lablalock [at] gmail.com, Jabber: laura [at] creativelibrarian.com, skype: lablalock
*'''Chad F. Boeninger''', Ohio University Libraries, [http://libraryvoice.com Library Voice] AIM & Yahoo IM: cfboeninger
*'''Stephen Boggs''', New Carlisle - Olive Township Public Library, New Carlisle, Indiana, [http://www.ncpl.lib.in.us] AIM: ncpl, Yahoo IM: sbatncpl2002
*'''Madeleine Bombeld''', University of North Carolina Wilmington, [http://library.uncw.edu] AIM: accesslib & randallcircdesk
*'''Michelle Boule''', University of Houston, [http://wanderingeyre.com A Wandering Eyre] AIM: LeFey6 GTalk: mboule [at] gmail [dot] com
*'''Michael L. Bradford''', Harvard Divinity School, [http://librarydespot.net/ Library Despot 3.0], AIM: libdespot
*'''Eliz Breakstone''', University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, AIM: ElizUOLib; Yahoo & MSN: Eliz_UOLib
*'''Stephanie (Willen) Brown''', the University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication (formerly of University of Connecticut & adjunct professor, Simmons GSLIS); [http://cogscilibrarian.blogspot.com/ CogSciLibrarian] IM: cogscilibrarian
*'''Adam Burke''', Waubonsee Community College, AIM/Yahoo: adamthelibrarian, MSN: adamthelibarian [at] hotmail.com
*'''Anna Burke''', Babson College, AIM: bananarama667, GTalk: amalthea67 [at] gmail.com
*'''Marcel Carroll''', [http://libraryuniverse.blogspot.com/ From the Library Universe]
*'''Michael Casey''', [http://www.librarycrunch.com LibraryCrunch], AIM: librarycrunch
*'''Darren Chase''', [http://www.ibiblio.org/secretlibrary Secret Library Workers Union], AIM: secretlibrary, Y!M: shushyourself
*'''Peishan Chen''', [http://www.shelfconscious.com Shelf Conscious], MSN: latestnovel [at] googlemail
*'''Mary Carmen Chimato''', [http://www.indierocklibrarian.com Indie Rock Librarian], AIM/YIM: mcc6676
*'''Charles Cobine''', University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, AIM: CharCobi, GTalk: cobine [at] gmail.com
*'''Rob Coers''', [http://www.robcoers.nl Coers Internet Trainingen (Netherlands)], MSN:coers, GTalk: robcoers, Yahoo!: robcoers
*'''Karen A. Coombs''', University of Houston Libraries, [http://www.librarywebchic.net Library Web Chic], AIM/Skype: librarywebchic, GTalk: librarywebchic[at]gmail.com
*'''Carolyn Coulter''', Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado Springs, CO [http://www.ppld.org PPLD], MSN: c.coulter47@hotmail.com
*'''Lisa Craig-Young''', [http://lrc.coastalbend.edu Coastal Bend College Library, Beeville, TX], [http://lisathelibrarian.com LisatheLibrarian.com], GTalk: l.craigyoung[at]gmail.com
*'''Anna Creech''', [http://www.eclecticlibrarian.net/ eclectic librarian], University of Richmond, AIM: creechal, Y!M: anna_creech, MSN: creechal@spamcop.net, GTalk: eclecticlibrarian [at] gmail [dot] com
*'''Laura Crossett''', [http://www.newrambler.net/lisdom lis.dom], Meeteetse Branch Library (WY), AIM: theblackmolly, Y!M: lcrossett, GTalk: newrambler [at] gmail [dot] com
*'''Dana DeFebbo''', Daniel Library, The Citadel (SC), AIM: DanaDeFebbo
*'''Marlène Delhaye''', Université Paul Cezanne Libraries (Aix-en-Provence,France),[http://www.marlenescorner.net/ Marlene's corner], AIM/Y! : ebibliothecaire, GTalk : marlene [dot] delhaye [at] gmail[dot] com
*'''Lynn Dennis''', Roselle Public Library (IL), AIM/Y!M: almdennis, MSN: lynn_dennis [at] hotmail [dot] com, GTalk: lynn.dennis [at] gmail [dot] com
*'''Francesca Denton''', Beaufort County (SC), AIM: fld113
*'''Ryan Deschamps''', Halifax Public Libraries (Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA), [http://otherlibrarian.wordpress.com/ The Other Librarian], AIM : Greebiemaster, MSN: GreebieMaster
*'''Nanette Donohue''', [http://nanette.wordpress.com Skills Like This], AIM: nanetteamplified, Y!M: amplifiedtorock
*'''Emily Drabinski''', Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, AIM: emilydrabinski, GTalk: emily.drabinski
*'''Bill Drew''',Morrisville State College, [http://babyboomerlibrarian.blogspot.com BabyBoomerLibrarian], AIM:BillDrew4
*'''Katie Dunneback''', East Central Library Services, [http://katied.wordpress.com Make of It What You Will (active blog)] [http://younglibrarian.blogspot.com Young Librarian (retired blog)], AIM: slsiaconsultant, Y!M: slsconsultant
*'''Elizabeth Edwards''', George Washington Univerity, AIM: leepforward
*'''Donna Ekart''', [http://www.lib.ksu.edu Kansas State University Libraries], gtalk: dfekart[at]gmail.com, MSN: dfekart[at]hotmail.com
*'''Julie Elliott''', Indiana University South Bend, [http://ipreferreading.blogspot.com/ i prefer reading], AIM: jmfelli, Yahoo: jmfelli
*'''Nicole C. Engard''', Open Source Evangelist, LibLime, AIM: nengard, Yahoo: nengard, Skype: nengard, gtalk: nengard [at] gmail.com, gtalk: nicole.engard [at] liblime.com
*'''Amanda Etches-Johnson''', McMaster University (ON), [http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net blogwithoutalibrary.net], AIM/Skype: torontolibrarian, MSN: amanda[at]etches-johnson.com, yahoo!: etches_johnson
*'''Jessica Everingham''', Altamaha Technical College (GA), Meebo: atclibrary
*'''Meredith Farkas''', Norwich University (VT), [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/ Information Wants To Be Free], AIM & MSN: librarianmer, gtalk: mgfarkas [at] gmail.com
*'''Libby Feil''', [http://www.libraryforlife.org/ St. Joseph County Public Library], [http://www.libbythelibrarian.org libbythelibrarian.org]. AIM: sjcpllibby
*'''David J. Fiander''', [http://www.lib.uwo.ca/ University of Western Ontario]. MSN: dfiander@uwo.ca
*'''Darlene Fichter''', University of Saskatchewan, [http://library.usask.ca/~fichter/ Blog on the Side], AIM: darlenefichter, MSN:darlene.fichter[at]usask.ca
*'''Tanya Finney''', Automation & Technology Coordinator [http://www.cheltenhamlibraries.org/ Cheltenham Township Library System], Meebo: msfinney / Yahoo:babygirl_2009 / IMVU: HottieLibrarian.
*'''Susan Fisher''', Alameda County Library (CA), AIM/Yahoo: librariantalking
*'''Jane Foo''', Seneca Libraries (Ontario, Canada), gtalk: jf2850[at]gmail.com, MSN: pip, Yahoo: senlibjane
*'''Eboni A. Francis''', [http://osu.edu The Ohio State University's] [http://library.osu.edu/sites/faes/index.php Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Library] Yahoo: ebonifrancis
*'''Stephen Francoeur''', Baruch College (NY), [http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/blogger.html/ Digital Reference], AIM: frogheart1966, gtalk: frogheart [at] gmail.com
*'''David Free''', Georgia Perimeter College (GA), AIM: dwfree1967, gtalk: dwfree[at]gmail.com
*'''Jenna Freedman''', Barnard College (NY), [http://www.barnard.edu/library/reference Reference Services] AOL, GTalk, Yahoo: BarnardLibJenna. I use jabber for secure conversations. If you want that address, get in touch.
*'''Beth Gallaway''', Metrowest MA Regional Library System (MA), [http://home.comcast.net/~egallaway http://home.comcast.net/~egallaway] AIM: rimeswith0range, gtalk/Skype/Yahoo!/ICQ: informationgoddess29[at]gmail.com
*'''Meghann Gardner''', Sewickley and Moon Public Libraries (PA), AIM: MAGYA311
*'''Michael J. Giarlo''', [http://purl.org/net/leftwing/blog Technosophia], Digital Library Architect, [http://www.psu.edu/ Penn State], GTalk: michael.giarlo[at]gmail.com
*'''Jon Goodell''', The Huda Academy, AIM: jeogoodell and Yahoo: jeogoodell.
*'''Darla Grediagin''', [http://aklibrarian1@edublogs.org Alaska Bush Library], School Library Director, Skype: dgrediagin, AIM: jelinek121, and Yahoo: jelinek121.
*'''Angie Green''', [http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com Alliance Library System - East Peoria, IL], Library Development Consultant, MSN: agreen@alliancelibrarysystem.com, and Yahoo: anglyn7.
*'''Wally Grotophorst''', George Mason University, [http://timesync.gmu.edu/wordpress/ iNode], AIM: dodichaser
*'''Chad Haefele''', [http://www.HiddenPeanuts.com/ HiddenPeanuts.com], [http://lib.uah.edu/ Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville], AIM: ThunderclapEight, gtalk: chad.haefele[at]gmail.com
*'''Adam Haigh''', [http://landerlibrarian.blogspot.com/ Life of a Lander Librarian Blog], [http://www.lander.edu/library/jackson/ Lander University, Greenwood, SC], AIM: landerlibrarian, Yahoo: landerlibrarian GTalk:adam352@gmail.com
*'''Susan Hansen''', [http://www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org/ Rochester Public Library], AIM: RPLmnInfo
*'''Laura Harris''', [http://www.llyfrgellydd.info Llyfrgellydd], GTalk: ljharris34[at]gmail.com
*'''Rochelle Hartman,''' [http://rochellejustrochelle.typepad.com/ Tinfoil+Raccoon], [http://www.libraryjournal.com/blog/670000067.html LJ Tech Blog; AIM: queenolibryland; Yahoo!: rhartmanbpl
*'''Robin Hastings''', Missouri River Regional Library, Jefferson City Missouri, AIM: hastingsrmrrl@aol.com; Yahoo/MSN: hastingsr_mrrl; gtalk: robin.hastings@gmail.com
*'''Rebecca Hedreen''', [http://frequanq.blogspot.com/ Frequently Answered Questions] [http://home.southernct.edu/~hedreenr1/ HomePage] Southern Connecticut State University (CT) for online students and faculty, AIM: disedlibrarian, MSN: hedreenr1[at]southernct.edu, Skype: delibrarian, GTalk: delibrarian[at]gmail.com
*'''Jeanne Hickling''', INCOLSA, MSN: jeanne_inc[at]hotmail.com, Gtalk: jhickling[at]gmail
*'''Alex Hodges''', American University, Washington, DC, [http://groups.google.com/group/IMbestpractices IM Best Practices Google Group], [http://www.library.american.edu/ask/im.html AskAULibrary], AIM: alexrhodges, GTalk: alex.hodges [at] gmail.com
*'''Starr Hoffman''', [http://geekyartistlibrarian.blogspot.com geekyartistlibrarian], [http://snazzydecor.com/starr/ Starr's ePortfolio], [http://www.library.unt.edu University of North Texas Libraries], Yahoo!IM: geekyartistlibrarian, AIM: artgeeklibrarian, Gtalk: geekyartistlibrarian, Trillian: geekyartistlibrarian, Skype: geekyartistlibrarian
*'''Amanda Hollister''', SUNY Cortland, AIM: cortlandweblib
*'''RoseMary Honnold''', [http://www.cplrmh.com See YA Around], yahoo:cplrmh, MSN:toknight@hotmail.com, ICQ:1048318
*'''Sarah Houghton-Jan''', [http://www.librarianinblack.net LibrarianInBlack.net], AIM/Yahoo/Gtalk: LibrarianInBlack; MSN: LibrarianInBlack@hotmail.com; Skype: LibrarianInBlack; Twitter: LibrarianInBlack
*'''Anna Hvass''', University of Teesside, UK, e-librarian, MSN: anna_hvass@hotmail.co.uk; AIM: annhvass; Skype: anna hvass; gtalk: annhvass@gmail.com
*'''Poliana Irizarry''', [http://www.law.temple.edu/servlet/RetrievePage?site=TempleLaw&page=Library_Information_Technology Temple Law School], AIM: polianananana
*'''Amanda Izenstark''', AIM: AmandaURILib; Gtalk: amandaurilib[at]gmail.com
*'''Lesley Jackson''', Electronic Resources Librarian [http://www.centre.edu/web/library/homepage.html Centre College (KY)], Yahoo: ldwjackson
*'''James R. Jacobs''', International Documents Librarian [http://library.stanford.edu Stanford University], AIM: LibrarianJames; Jabber: radlib@jabber.org; Gizmo: radlibrarian
*'''Iris Jastram''', Reference and Instruction Librarian at [http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/library/ Carleton College], [http://pegasuslibrarian.com/ Pegasus Librarian], GTalk: ijastram[at]gmail.com, AIM ijastram
*'''Alice de Jong''', e-librarian, [http://www.ppl.nl/ Peace Palace Library], Yahoo: peacepalacelibrary, MSN: webteam@ppl.nl
*'''Cindy Judd''', Instruction Librarian, Eastern Kentucky University, AIM/Yahoo: lrchelper, MSN: lrchelper@hotmail.com
*'''Hakan Khan''', Este Ceh Resources, Librarian, [http://www.estetik-cerrahi.info/ Estetik cerrahi], MSN: khan@estetik-cerrahi.info
*'''Steven Kaye''', Knowledge Management Specialist, Accenture, [http://thecorporatelibrarian.com/ The Corporate Librarian], AIM: chorazos, MSN: steven.i.kaye@accenture.com
*'''Gretchen Keer''', [http://www.mc3.edu/sa/lib/lrc.htm Montgomery County Community College (PA)], AIM: gik36, GTalk: gretchenkeer[at]gmail.com
*'''Rebekah Kilzer''', Systems Librarian, The Ohio State University Libraries, and adjunct at Drexel University, Yahoo: rebekahkilzer
*'''David King''', [http://www.davidleeking.com/ davidleeking.com], [http://www.kclibrary.org/ Kansas City Public Library], AIM: squagmar, skype: davidleeking, Yahoo: daweedrex, gtalk: davidleeking[at]gmail.com, MSN: davidking[at]kclibrary.org
*'''Melissa Kiser''', [http://www.acpl.info/ Allen County Public Library (IN)]; [http://acplitslibrarian.wordpress.com/ ACPL ITS Librarian]; Meebo: melissakiser; Twitter: mekiser
*'''Elizabeth Kiscaden''', Gtalk: elizabeth.kiscaden[at]gmail.com
*'''Leo Robert Klein''', [http://ChicagoLibrarian.com ChicagoLibrarian.com], AIM/MSN/GHOO/YHOO: leorobertklein
*'''Marianne Kruppa''', [http://blog.skagirlie.net/ blog.skagirlie.net], [http://www.libraryforlife.org/ St. Joseph County Public Library]. AIM: sjcplskagirlie, Yahoo!: skagirlie37, GTalk: skagirlie
*'''Meghan Lafferty''', University of Minnesota Science and Engineering Library, AIM: umchemlib, GTalk: meghan.lafferty, MSN: lafferty73[at]hotmail.com
*'''Jennifer Lang''', Electronic Resources Cataloger, [http://libweb.princeton.edu/ Princeton University Library], AIM/MSN/Yahoo!: cellolang
*'''Jessica Langlois''', Reference / YA Librarian, [http://libraryland.coollibrarian.com/ libraryland], AIM/Yahoo!: jaycie29, Skype: coollibrarian
*'''Matti Lassila''', Web Services Designer, (FIN) GTalk: matti.lassila[at]gmail.com
*'''Steve Lawson''', Colorado College Tutt Library, [http://library.coloradocollege.edu/steve/ See Also], AIM & Yahoo!: tuttlawson
*'''Rudy Leon''', SUNY Potsdam, AIM: leonre3309, Yahoo: rudileon, Gtalk: rudy.leon
*'''Jenny Levine''', [http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ Metropolitan Library System], [http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/ The Shifted Librarian], AIM: cybrarygal
*'''Mark Lindner''', Student, GSLIS, UIUC [http://marklindner.info/blog/ Off the Mark], AIM: markthoughts
*'''Jimmy Lo''', [http://www.dekalblibrary.org/ DeKalb County Public Library], AIM:silvergeek000
*'''Mary Rose Loria''', International School Manila, Philippines, Yahoo/MSN: robyn0410 ; gtalk: mvloria@gmail.com
*'''Dee Magnoni''', [http://library.olin.edu Olin College Library], AIM: dmlibrarian
*'''Michelle Maloney''', University of the Pacific, Screen Name (all services): michelle4pacific (through Meebo)
*'''Brian Mathews''', Georgia Tech Library [http://altref.blogspot.com/ Alt Ref Blog] [http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitous Librarian], AIM: BrianGTlibrary
*'''Paul Mayes''', Asst Director, University of Teesside, England, MSN: paul_mayes[at]hotmail.com, AIM: paul mayes tees, Skype: paulmayes, GTalk: paul.mayes[at]gmail.com
*'''Stephanie Mikalatos''', Reference/ YA Librarian, Horry County Memorial Library, SC, MSN: curlysteff[at]yahoo.com, AIM: curlysteff, Skype: curlysteff, YahooMessenger: curlysteff[at]yahoo.com
*'''Paul Miller''', Talis, (UK) AIM/ iChat/ MSN: talis_paul[at]mac.com
*'''Michele Mizejewski''', San Francisco, (CA) AIM: michele94107, iChat (with audio and video):mlmiz@mac.com
*'''Joy Weese Moll''', [http://joy.mollprojects.com/myblogs/wanderings Wanderings], [http://library.wustl.edu/ Washington University Libraries], AIM: WULibrarianJoy, Yahoo: WULibrarianJoy, MSN: joyweesemoll at yahoo dot com
*'''Joshua M. Neff''', [http://www.jocolibrary.org/ Johnson County Library], [http://www.goblin-cartoons.com the goblin in the library], GTalk: joshuamneff, Yahoo!: joshua_neff, Meebo: joshuamneff
*'''Carrie Newsom''', University of Florida Marston Science Library, AIM: clonewsom, Y!M: newsomzz GTalk: newsomz
*'''Steve Oberg''', Abbott Laboratories, part-time instructor, UIUC GSLIS, and [http://www.familymanlibrarian.com/ Family Man Librarian]; AIM (and iChat): sjoberg67, Gmail: steve.oberg [at] gmail.com, Yahoo: steve_oberg
*'''Eileen O'Hara''', Drake Memorial Library, SUNY Brockport eohara@brockport.edu AIM: OHaraLibr
*'''Gina Persichini''', Idaho Commission for Libraries, AIM and Yahoo!: GinaISL
*'''Scott Pfitzinger''', [http://bibliotechweb.com BiblioTech Web], Butler University, [http://www.butler.edu/dawgblog DawgBlog], AIM & Yahoo: pfitzlib, GTalk: spfitzinger
*'''Christina Pikas''', [http://christinaslibraryrant.blogspot.com Christina's LIS Rant], The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; change 6/06: during working hours use first.last@ initials for where I work .edu, AIM: Christina Pikas0, Yahoo, MSN, GTalk: cpikas
*'''Paul Pival''', [http://distlib.blogs.com The Distant Librarian], University of Calgary, AIM: ppival@gmail.com, Yahoo: prpival, MSN: ppival@hotmail.com, Skype: ppival, GTalk: ppival
*'''June Power''', [http://www.unclassifiablelibrarian.blogspot.com/ The Unclassifiable Librarian], University of North Carolina at Pembroke, GMail: junebuggin@gmail.com or unclassifiablelibrarian@gmail.com; Yahoo: junebuggin2003
*'''Lauren Pressley''', [http://www.laurenpressley.com/library/ lauren's library blog], (NC) AIM: laurenpressley, iChat: lmpressl, Yahoo: laurenmpressley
*'''Elena Prigoda''', University of Toronto Libraries. Ontario, Canada AIM: elenaATgerstein MSN: elena.prigoda [at] utoronto.ca Yahoo: eprigoda, Google Talk: elena.prigoda [at] gmail.com
*'''Gretchen Pruett''', Georgetown Public Library, Georgetown, Texas AIM: librarianrock925 Google Talk: g.pruett [at] gmail.com
*'''Beatrice Pulliam''', [http://edificeref.info Edifice Ref], [http://www.providence.edu/library Phillips Memorial Library, Providence College], AIM, Yahoo & iChat: rhodylibrarian
*'''Lichen Rancourt''', [http://www.remainingrelevant.net Remaining Relevant], [http://www.library.unh.edu University of New Hampshire Library], AIM & yahoo messenger: lichenrancourt
*'''Isobel Rancier''', VR Librarian, [http://www.nait.ca/tci/library/ NAIT Library], Edmonton, AB, Canada, MSN: isobelr@nait.ca
*'''Ginny Reese''', Greene County Branch, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (Virginia), yahoo: littlegreenlibrarian
*'''Karen Reiman-Sendi''', Digital Information Services Librarian, [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ University of Michigan Library], AIM/MSN/Yahoo: karsendi@umich.edu
*'''Tom Reinsfelder''', Penn State Mont Alto. [http://www.libraries.psu.edu/montalto/ Penn State Mont Alto Library], AIM: MontAltoLibrary MSN: MontAltoLibrary Yahoo: MontAltoLibrary
*'''Emily (Forwood) Rimland''', Penn State, University Park. AIM & meebo: EmilyPSULibrary, gtalk: elf113 [http://www.facebook.com//profile.php?id=9366627/ Facebook Profile].
*'''Holly Robertson''', [http://www.lib.virginia.edu/preservation// Preservation Librarian, University of Virginia] AIM: ho11y2121, Gtalk: h011yr0b3rts0n@gmail.com
*'''Dr. Curtis R. Rogers''', [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/ SC State Library], [http://curtisrogers.info/ Curtisrogers.info] AIM: curtisrogrs, Meebo & Y!: crr29061.
*'''Jenica Rogers''', [http://jenica26.squarespace.com/ Thinking Out Loud] AIM: Jenica26
*'''Michael Sauers''', [http://travelinlibrarian.info/ TravelinLibrarian.info] AIM: msauers1, Yahoo!: msauers, MSN: msauers@travelinlibrarian.info
*'''Bob Scheier''', [http://bobatwork.wordpress.com/ bobatwork], College of the Holy Cross, AIM: vegbobs;
*'''Aaron Schmidt''', [http://www.walkingpaper.org walkingpaper.org] AIM: XXagentcooperXX
*'''Eric Schnell''', [http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu Personal Website] [http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/ The Medium is the Message] Prior Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University. GTalk and MSN: eric.schnell[at]gmail.com
*'''Dorothea Salo''', [http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/ Caveat Lector], AIM: mindsatuw
*'''Greg Schwartz''', [http://openstacks.net/os Open Stacks], AIM, Yahoo!, MSN: planetneutral
*'''Joe Sciacca''', Lincoln Trail Libraries System (Illinois), AIM: jsciaccaltls
*'''Greg Sennema''', [http://library.wlu.ca/blogs/gsennema TechnoLibrarian], technolibrarian@hotmail.com, gtalk: technolibrarian
*'''Kate Sherrill''', Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Southwest, AIM/Yahoo: KateSherrill gtalk: KateSherrill[at]gmail.com
*'''Linda Shippert''', Washington State University Libraries, Yahoo: lindashippert, gtalk, AIM: linda.shippert
*'''Karl G. Siewert''', [http://yoyotxt.blogspot.com/ Txt-based Blogging], AIM: yoyology; gtalk: yoyology[at]gmail.com
*'''Rachel Singer Gordon''', [http://www.lisjobs.com LISjobs.com], AIM: rachelsgordon, Yahoo!: lib_rachel
*'''Kevin Smith''', [http://ashkev.weblogs.us The Fiddling Librarian 3.0] Cass District Library, AIM: cassref, Yahoo!: fiddlinglibrarian, gtalk: ashkev [at] gmail.com
*'''Alec Sonsteby''', [http://librariansatthegate.blogspot.com/ Librarians at the Gate], AIM: AlecSonsteby
*'''Kelli Staley''', [http://www.kellistaley.com/blog.htm 'Brary Web Diva], AIM, Yahoo!, MSN: nomextra
*'''Sarah Steiner''', [http://www.library.gsu.edu Georgia State University] AIM, MSN, & Yahoo!: ssteinergsu
*'''Michael Stephens''', [http://www.tametheweb.com tametheweb.com], (IN) AIM: mstephens7mac
*'''Amanda Stone''', South Carolina State Library, AIM: AStonescsl
*'''Lars G. Svensson''', AIM: SvenssonLarsG, gtalk: lars.g.svensson [at] gmail.com
*'''Roy Tennant''', [http://roytennant.com/ http://roytennant.com/], AIM: roytennant1234, GoogleTalk, roytennant [at] gmail.com
*'''Peter Thayer''', [http://library.marietta.edu Marietta College] AIM and Yahoo!: dawesman97
*'''Christine B. Timoteo''',Institute of Library and Information Science, University of the Philippines, Yahoo!: christinebtimoteo; UP Webmail: cbtimoteo@up.edu.ph
*'''Matthew J. Thomas''', [http://library.queensu.ca/webmed/ Bracken Health Sciences Library], Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; MSN: mjthomas43 [at] hotmail [dot] com, Yahoo: mjthomas43, AIM: mjthomas43, gtalk: matthew [dot] james [dot] thomas [at] gmail [dot] com, and via meebo widget at [http://www.streem.info/matthew2/ Matthew 2.0]
*'''Ingrid Thomson''', University of Cape Town Libraries [http://librarianonaquest.blogspot.com/ Librarianonaquest] MSN: librarianthomson [at] hotmail.com, gtalk: thomson.ingrid [at] gmail.com
*'''Camelia Toporas''', [http://www.bvau.ro/ V.A. Urechia Public Library, Romania] Yahoo, gtalk: camitoporas
*'''Karen Ulric''', [http://www.ssdsofessexandunion.org/library Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union](NJ) AIM: LibrarianPower
*'''Patty Uttaro''', [http://www.ogdenny.com Ogden Farmers' Library], AIM: PatriciaU524 or scotchblossom ; MSN: cosmosgrrl
*'''Rachel Vacek''', [http://info.lib.uh.edu University of Houston Libraries], Yahoo, GTalk, Skype: vacekrae, AIM: vacekrae1976
*'''Ken Varnum''', University of Michigan Library, [http://www.rss4lib.com/ RSS4Lib], AIM: kvarnum
*'''Felicia Vereen''', [http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/ SC State Library], [http://librarytrax.wordpress.com/ LibraryTrax] AIM/Y!/MSN: fdvereen
*'''Roy Vickers''', [http://www.ils.salford.ac.uk/library/ University of Salford], [http://salford.academia.edu/RoyVickers, Academia.edu] Meebo, roy_salford
*'''Rita Vine''', University of Toronto Libraries and [http://www.workingfaster.com Workingfaster.com], AIM: ritathelibrarian; Yahoo: ritavine; GoogleTalk: ritavine(AT)gmail.com ; MSM: rita.vine(AT)utoronto.ca
*'''Teri Vogel''', [http://sdlibrarian.blogspot.com/ SDLibrarian], University of California - San Diego, AIM/Yahoo: tmvogel2
*'''Sherri Vokey''', University of Toronto, [http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/ ::schwagbag::], AIM/iChat: IIsherrivokeyII
*'''Sukhdev Singh''', [http://sukhdev.blogspot.com Sukhdev's World] India, Gtalk: esukhdev
*'''Lisa Wallis''', Northeastern Illinois University, AIM/Yahoo!: lisacwallis ; MSN: lisacwallis@hotmail.com ; gtalk: lisacwallis@gmail.com
*'''Deb Werner''', [http://www.uchicago.edu/ University of Chicago's] [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/index.html John Crerar Library], AIM/Meebo: ClassLib2011
*'''Jessamyn West''', librarian.net. AIM: iamthebestartist Yahoo/MSN: jessamyn_west gtalk: jessamyn[at]gmail.com
*'''Andrew Whitis''', Muskingum College Library (Ohio), [http://www.whitis.us/blog library+instruction+technology] AIM/Yahoo: askwhitis
*'''Elizabeth Winter''', Georgia Tech, AIM: ewintergt
*'''Laurie Woo''', Newton Free Library (MA), AIM: lauriewoo9
*'''Barb Wright''', Weld Library District, CO, Yahoo/MSN: barbeenie
*'''Stephanie Zimmerman''', [http://lslctraining.blogspot.com LSLC Training], AIM/gtalk/meebo: Slzimm1
*'''Kelley Beeson''', Allegheny County Library Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Yahoo: afewsocks
*'''Saljoqi Mansour''', Kabul University Library, Esteqlal and Malalai High schools Libraries (adviser), Kabul, Afghanistan - google Talk: msaljoqi
*'''hossein mokhtari''', University of iran Libraries [http://www.30nema31.blogfa.com/cat-39.aspx india]and [http://www.30nema31.blogfa.com/cat-302.aspx iran]and four best link[http://www.30nema31.blogfa.com/8811.aspx 2009],[http://www.30nema31.blogfa.com/8810.aspx 2008],[http://www.30nema31.blogfa.com/8809.aspx 2007],in[http://www.30nema31.blogfa.com 30nema31]

User:Fastloans3

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Wii Libraries

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''Back to [[Gaming|Main Gaming Page]]''

=== List ===
*[http://www.calvert.lib.md.us Calvert Library (Wii programming for all ages)] Maryland 
*[http://www.westmontlibrary.org/ Westmont Public Library (Wii based programming & lends out Wii Games)] Illinois
*[http://www.ocls.info/Children/Teen/doit/Gaming.asp/ Orange County Library System] Orlando, FL 
*[http://www.metrolibrary.org/ Metropolitan Library System] Oklahoma 
*[http://pascolibraries.org/Web2/tramp2.exe/goto/A0reqhll.000&screen=Teenhome.html Pasco County Public Library System] Florida 
*[http://www.ci.benicia.ca.us/teens/teens.html Benicia Public Library] California 
*[http://www.chulavistalibrary.com Chula Vista Public Library] California 
*[http://www.myspace.com/clpteens Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh] Pennsylvania 
*[http://www.ci.escondido.ca.us/library/ Escondido Public Library (lends out Wii Games)] California
*[http://www.guilderlandpublic.info Guilderland Public Library (owns Wii hardware & lends out Wii Games)] New York
*[http://www.mypubliclibrary.com/ Henderson Libraries (Wii based programming)] Henderson, NV 
*[http://www.clermontlibrary.org/ Clermont County Public Library (Wii based programming)] Clermont County Ohio 
*[http://www.homerlibrary.org Homer Township Public Library] Illinois 
*[http://www.lafayette.lib.la.us/ Lafayette Public Library System] Louisiana 
*[http://www.mcpl.us Marathon County Public Library (MCPL)] Wisconsin 
*[http://zbdigitaal.blogspot.com/2007/01/eerste-game-event-2007-in-zeeuwse.html Netherlands] 
*[http://www.justsoyouknow.us Pioneer Library System] Cleveland, McClain and Pottawatomie Counties Oklahoma 
*[http://www.somervillenjlib.org Somerville Public Library] NJ (owns Wii console and Wii Fit) 
*[http://www.theoceancountylibrary.org Ocean County Library] New Jersey 
*[http://www.plcmc.org The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County] North Carolina 
*[http://www.oppl.org/ Oak Park Public Library (Wii based programming)]Oak Park, IL 
*[http://www.rhpl.org/ Rochester Hills Public Library (lends out Wii Games)] Michigan 
*[http://www.adalib.org/ Ada Community Library (lends out Wii Games)] Idaho 
*[http://www.bngamefest.org Bloomington Public Library] Bloomington, IL 
*[http://www.kcls.org/teens/ King County Library System] WA 
*[http://www.hclib.org/ Hennepin County Library System] MN 
*[http://www.vbgov.com/libraries Virginia Beach Public Library] VA 
*[http://www.icpl.org/ Iowa City Public Library (Wii based programming)] IA 
*[http://cochise.lib.az.us/douglas.html/ Douglas Public Library] Arizona 
*[http://www.dppl.org/home/ Des Plaines Public Library] IL 
*[http://www.chestateelibrary.org/ Chestatee Regional Library System] GA 
*[http://www.andersonlibrary.net Anderson Public Library] IN (Wii programming, lends Wii games) 
*[http://www.bpl.org Boston Public Library] MA (Wii programming lends Wii games)
*[http://www.sno-isle.org Sno-Isle Libraries] WA (Wii programming)
*[http://library.ci.manchester.ct.us/ Manchester Public Library] CT (Wii programming) 
*[http://www.npl.lib.va.us/ Norfolk Public Library System] VA (Wii programming) 

=== Blog posts ===

[http://www.yalibrarian.com/wordpress/2006/07/nintendo-wii-at-your-library/ Nintendo Wii at Your Library] Alternative Teen Services 
[http://timothygreig.com/archives/56 Librarian miis] Timothy Grieg 
[http://libraryrock.wordpress.com/tag/wii/ Review]The Rock and Roll Librarian 

=== Articles ===

The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/technology/21howw.html?ex=1324357200&en=b7cc391e0efeb56e&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss How the Wii Works 12/21/06] 
Lafayette Public Library [http://www.acadiananow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061228/LIFESTYLE/612280315/1024 Library Draws Gamers] 

=== Reviews ===
An Avatar's Reflection [http://www.mbmpl.org/vg MBMPL] 

[[Category:Programming]][[Category:Services to Specific Groups]][[Category: Gaming]]

Which Wiki Software to Choose

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=== Important Things to Consider When Choosing Wiki Software ===
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wikimart.jpg
*Programming language
*Ease of installation
*Security
**Permissioning
**Spam prevention
*Ease of use
*Cost
*Syntax
*Version control
*Ability to hold discussions
*RSS
*Ability to change look

 
''[[Getting People on Board|Continue to Getting People on Board]]'' [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Getting_People_on_Board http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wikiway.jpg]

What is a Wiki

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A wiki allows a group of people to collaboratively develop a Web site with no knowledge of HTML or other markup languages. Anyone can add to or edit pages in a wiki -- it is completely egalitarian. Anyone can create new wiki pages simply by creating a new link with the name of the page. Pages are connected not hierarchically, but by hyperlinks between pages.

According to the creator of Wiki, Ward Cunningham, wikis can be identified by the following characteristics:

*"A wiki invites all users to edit any page or to create new pages within the wiki Web site, using only a plain-vanilla Web browser without any extra add-ons."
*"Wiki promotes meaningful topic associations between different pages by making page link creation almost intuitively easy and by showing whether an intended target page exists or not."
*"A wiki is not a carefully crafted site for casual visitors. Instead, it seeks to involve the visitor in an ongoing process of creation and collaboration that constantly changes the Web site landscape."

(From Leuf, Bo and Ward Cunningham. ''The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web''. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson, 2001: 16.)

http://meredith.wolfwater.com/socialsoft2.gif

 
''[[Why Wiki|Continue to Why Wiki?]]'' [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Why_Wiki http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wikiway.jpg]

[[Category: Community]]

Weeding Library Collections

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{{TOCright}}
= Success Stories =

= Bibliography =

*CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries, Revised and Updated by Jeanette Larson, Texas State Library, 2008 [http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/crewmethod08.pdf Electronic Version]

= Tips/Successful Models for Weeding Library Collections =

*[http://www.overbooked.org/ra/weeding.html Weeding the Fiction Collection: Should I Dump Peyton Place?] A comprehensive web page about weeding fiction, with a bibliography, links to policies, excerpts from policies, bullet points about weeding, and even a weeding skit, from Overbooked at the Chesterfield County (VA) Public Library.
*[http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/ SUNLINK Weed of the Month Archive] Advice for weeding non-fiction books and media, aimed at school libraries, but of interest to public libraries also.

Dickinson, G. (2005, April/May). Crying over spilled milk. Library Media Connection, 24-26. Retrieved February 12, 2007, from ERIC Database. Reviewed by Barb DeFreece, Library Science Major,UNO.

There isn't one media specialists that doesn't find the job of weeding their selection daunting. I recently found an article on weeding that has a quick and easy way to weed your collection.

Dr. Gail Dickison wrote in Library Media Connection,April/May2005, "Weeding is a professional responsibility. It was what librarians in all types of libraries do." Dr. Dickinson suggest taking fifteen minute every week and try one shelf a week approach. The three steps she suggests are:

Step One: Start with one shelf and pull out the books on that shelf and just do a visual check. Using a quick glance, are there any books that look as if they need to be weeded?

Step Two: Once you have a pile of suspect books, apply the rules of deselection and make the decision to toss or keep.

Step Three: Take the books you have chosen to pull from the collection to a workstation. At this point, you complete the steps to remove a book from your collection and the author suggests tossing the book in the trashcan.

Dr. Dickinson suggest this method of weeding should take about fifteen minutes and over time will become a quick and efficient method of weeding. By keeping track of what you have weeded, eventually you will make it around your library. "Weeding, when viewed as a normal part of library center routine, does not involve shirt sleeves, hot summer days, or brown paper bags surrepitiously stored in the trunk of the library media specialist's car. Plan to start your 15 Minutes-To-A-Better-Collection exercise routine today."

Time management in any educational setting is crucial to success. This is a great solution to a daunting task that must be done to any collection. By taking this simple approach to weeding and making it a part of your weekly routine, it will not become an overwhelming task and it will also help you become more familiar with your collection, one shelf at a time.

<nowiki>Dickinson, G. (2005, April/May). Crying over spilled milk. Library Media Connection, 24-26. Retrieved February 12, 2007, from ERIC Database.</nowiki>

= Ideas for Disposing of Weeded Books and/or Used Books =

*Throw Them Away. It's okay, really. It's hard, but sometimes, there's a reason ''why'' a book hasn't circulated in 5 or 10 years, or why it didn't sell at the book sale. Please consider recycling your old, outdated, damaged or otherwise unwanted books as a viable option. The resources listed below are outlets for quality books ''only'', not dumping grounds.
*Book sale (on-going in the library or annual Friends of the Library sale)
**Have a "$1 per bag" sale for the last day or few hours of the sale - as many books someone can fit into their bag (or box) for $1
**Set out leftover books in "Free" boxes after the sale
*Donate books to:
**[http://www.surplusbooksforcharity.org Hands Across the Water]
**[http://www.gotbooks.com GotBooks.com]
**[http://booksforsoldiers.com Books for Soldiers]
**Goodwill or Salvation Army stores (contacting the store first might be a good idea)
**Furniture stores and restaurants are sometimes interested in books, as they use them as props in their displays
**Jails and prisons often take books, but often will only take certain kinds
**Nursing homes or group homes (particularly useful for getting rid of old Large Print materials)
*Distribute books through:
**[http://www.bookcrossings.com BookCrossings.com]
**[http://www.freecycle.org FreeCycle.og]
**[http://www.craigslist.org CraigsList.org]
*Sell books through:
**[http://www.zubalbooks.com Zubal Books]
**[http://www.bookprospector.com BookProspector.com]
**[http://powells.com/sellonline.com Powell's Bookstore (Portland, OR)]
*Sell books on consignment:
**[http://library.betterworldbooks.com BetterWorldBooks.com]:Let Us Sell Your Discards & Donations Online! Our NO COST program is simple. We sell discarded and donated material from libraries across the United States on over 17 online marketplaces—generating funding for both libraries and non-profit literacy initiatives.
**[http://www.blogistics.com B-Logistics]
*Try an art or altered book project, such as:
**[http://www.thisintothat.com/secondeditions.html This Into That] (building furniture with books)
**[http://www.funforever.net/archives/dont-try-this-at-home Altered Books]
**[http://www.ninakatchadourian.com/languagetranslation/sortedbooks.php Sorted Books] (arranging books so their titles spell you meaningful phrases)
**Donate books to an artist who works with books

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/12/tis-season-to-weed-travel-books.html Tis the Season to Weed Travel Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/08/weeding-clinton-and-bush.html Weeding Clinton and Bush]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/weeding-of-compassionate-conservatism.html The Weeding of Compassionate Conservatism]

[[Category:Collection Management]]

WebTools4U2Use

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[http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/ WebTools4U2Use] - was created for teacher librarians and is a great source for information about Web 2.0 tools and how they can be and are being used. The wiki gives information on the following kinds of tools: Audio & Podcasting; Blogs; Calendars, Task Management & ToDo List; Drawing, Charting & Mapping; Photo and Photo Sharing; Portal & WebPage Starting; Presentation; Quiz & Polling; RSS, News Feeds & Aggregators; Social Bookmark; Social Networks; Video & Video Sharing; Wikis: Word Processing & Productivity. It is a very helpful for getting started with any of these new tools.--[[User:Yolywhite|Yolywhite]] 16:36, 16 February 2009 (EST)

VoIP

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= Libraries using VoIP =

This is a list of libraries using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_over_IP VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)] for their telephony needs. From a thread started at [http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/06/voip_at_librari.html Librarian in Black].

== Libraries using VoIP (Australia) ==

[http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/libraries/ Gold Coast City Council Libraries, Budall]

== Libraries using VoIP (Europe) ==

=== Netherlands ===

[http://www.dok.info/ DOK Delft Public Library]

== Libraries using VoIP (North America) ==

=== California ===

[http://www.santaclaracountylib.org/ Santa Clara County Library]

=== Florida ===

[http://www.ocls.info/ Orange County Library]

=== Georgia ===

[http://www.gsu.edu/ Georgia State University], Atlanta

[http://www.scad.edu/ Savannah College of Art and Design]

=== Indiana ===

[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library]

[http://www.evpl.org/ Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library]

[http://www.libraryforlife.org/ St. Joseph County Public Library], South Bend

=== Minnesota ===

[http://www.hclib.org/ Hennepin County Library]

=== Missouri ===

[http://www.kclibrary.org/ Kansas City Public Library]

[http://www.mrrl.org Missouri River Regional Library]

=== North Carolina ===

[http://www.plcmc.org/ Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenberg County]

=== Ohio ===

[http://daytonmetrolibrary.org/ Dayton Metro Library]

[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/find/ Ohio University Libraries]

=== Oklahoma ===

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

=== Texas ===

[http://www.houstonlibrary.org/ Houston Public Library]

=== Wisconsin ===

[http://www.kewaskum.lib.wi.us/ Kewaskum Public Library]

[http://www.miad.edu/ Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design]

Virtual Worlds for teens

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==Articles==
[http://secondlife.com/newsletter/2007_02/teengrid.html Teen Grid: Eye4You Alliance] Claudia Linden interviews teen and adult in Second Opinion, Linden Lab Online newsletter, March 2007

[http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6403251.html Meet the New You: In Teen Second Life, Librarians can leap tall buildings in a single bound and save kids from boring assignments-all before lunch] School Library Journal, January 2007 by Kelly Czarnecki and Matt Gullett

[http://infoisland.org/2007/01/20/topeka-shawnee-county-public-library-in-the-news/ Topeka Shawnee County Public Library in the News] InfoIsland blog, January 2007

[http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2006/tc20061204_056163.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index My So-Called Virtual Life:] as teens experiment with identity in virtual reality environments, marketers are rushing to meet them. Here are some things they should keep in mind." by Anastasia Goodstein, BusinessWeek, December 2006

[http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Virtual_Worlds:_A_Teen_Tech_Week_Guide A YALSA Tech Guide to Online Virtual Worlds] Created by members of the Teen Tech Week committee with help from Kelly Czarnecki.

==Libraries in Virtual Worlds with teens==
*[http://teen.secondlife.com/ Teen Second Life]

[http://eye4youalliance.youthtech.info Eye4You Alliance Island] the [http://www.plcmc.org Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County], [http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com Alliance Library System]and [http://www.sirsidynix.com SirsiDynix]. Partners: [http://www.girlsclub.org/ Lower East Side Girls Club of New York], [http://blog.cuip.net/dlis/ Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries and Information Services], [http://www.squirrelverse.com Squirrelverse]

[http://graffiti.tscpl.org/2007/03/oz_island_teen_second_life.html Oz Island]the
[http://www.tscpl.org/ Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library] with [http://hopestreetonline.org/ Hope Street Academy]

==Presentations==
[http://events.internet2.edu/2006/fall-mm/sessionDetails.cfm?session=2877&event=258 Teaching & Learning in Massively Multiplayer Virtual Worlds: Second Life Adventures in Learning] December 5, 2006

[http://blogs.ala.org/yalsa.php?title=serving_teens_a_second_life_discussion_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Serving Teens: A Second Life Discussion] March 29, 2007

==YALSA members in Second Life and/or Teen Second Life==
Second Life has two 'grids' which run on separate servers. The Main Grid or 'MG' is for ages 18+, the Teen Grid or 'TG' is for ages 13-17 year olds and adults that have completed a [https://www.ascertainsi.com/secondlife/bgConsent.asp background check.] You must be affiliated with a project on the Teen Grid to have the background check processed. Approved adults will have an avatar for the Teen Grid (TG) and one for the Main Grid (MG) since the grids do not allow back and forth movement between avatars.

BlueWings Hayek (MG)/ Saryn Fanwood (TG) Kelly Czarnecki- [http://eye4youalliance.youthtech.info Eye4You Alliance Island] Co-Leader http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7390/dancingxz2.th.jpg 

Cerulean Vesperia (MG) / Sabriel Petronius (TG) 

Eiseldora Reisman (MG) / Eiseldora Weissenberger (TG) 

Lucy Theewues (MG) / Linda W. Braun 

Klutzy Marx (MG)

Elaine Tulip (MG)/ChicagoGal Oh (TG) Lisa Perez - Chicago Public Schools Dept of Libraries [http://blogs.cuip.net/dlis CPS in Second Life]

flameandflight Hax (MG)

Eirene Janus (MG)/Freda Fraina (MG) Naomi Malone - http://slmodelun.org

==List of Virtual Worlds==
[http://us.cyworld.com/ Cyworld] 
'A new way to connect with the people in your world. Design a 'Minihome' A place to tell stories and bring your dreams to life' 
[http://www.entropiauniverse.com/en/rich/5000.html Entropia Universe] 
'The first virtual universe with a real cash economy' 
[http://www.meez.com/home.dm Meez] 
'Expressing yourself online and having fun doing it' 
[http://www.neopets.com/ Neopets] 
'the greatest Virtual Pet Site on the Internet' 
[http://www.synthravels.com/ Synthravels] 
Virtual travel agency 
[http://www.there.com/ There] 
'an everyday hangout where you can have fun with your friends and meet new ones' 
[http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/ Virtual Worlds Review] 
Snapshot of virtual worlds 
[http://b.whyville.net/smmk/top/about Whyville] 
'where 1.7 million registered "citizens" come from all over to learn, create, and have fun together.'

Videoconferencing

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Videoconference (or video conference) is an interactive communications technology that allows two or more locations to interact with one another over the Internet. Videoconferencing involves both audio and video, enabling participants to see and hear one another in real-time.
For more detailed information about videoconferencing, check out this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_conferencing wikipedia] article.
For many years, videoconferencing has been used by educational institutions to facilitate distance learning and virtual field trips. Only recently has it been adopted for use in libraries. Videoconferencing in libraries provides alternative life-long learning opportunities, access to distance education, government information as well as health information. It can be especially useful in rural or remote communities where it can be difficult to access information and learning opportunities. Videoconferencing can be used for shared in-house training with other libraries, shared library programming (such as book clubs, workshops, information sessions), meetings, medical consultations and more. The possibilities are virtually endless for libraries willing to take on the challenge.

= Success Stories =
The Rural Information Services Initiative (now known as the RISE Network) is a partnership between Chinook Arch Regional Library System, Marigold Library System and Shortgrass Library System, all based in Alberta, Canada. The project, which is funded by Rural Alberta’s Development Fund, the Public Library Development Initiative, The Alberta Library and other private sources, has installed video conferencing equipment in 78 public libraries throughout Southern Alberta, as well as the three library system headquarters. Using the Alberta SuperNet, the RISE Network is working to enhance and add to existing services reaching more than 450,000 people in 89 rural municipalities throughout southern Alberta. The project's aim is to increase rural quality of life by allowing communication with healthcare professionals, educators, families, libraries, entertainers and others via videoconferencing.

The RISE Network has been fully operational since September 2009 and has shared over 100 library-based programs with patrons throughout southern Alberta. The programs offered are very diverse, including everything from quilting workshops to information sessions on Alzheimer's Disease, investments and retirement. Library patrons can also use the equipment for their own purposes as well. To this end, it has been used for medical consultations, distance education, ESL training, meetings of various sizes and even a family reunion!

Visit the [http://www.risenetwork.ca RISE Network] website to take a look at the upcoming programs available through the RISE Network. The website was developed to make participating in shared programming easier for both libraries and their patrons. The website also makes finding promotional materials and other resources easier for librarians and library managers.

= Videoconferencing Resources =
*[http://www.2learn.ca/ 2 Learn Education Society]
*[http://www.cilc.org/ Centre for Interactive Learning and Collaboration]
*[http://response.polycom.com/forms/04-DR-PS-SEARCH-BrandInfoPack-2010 Polycom]
*[http://www.risenetwork.ca/resources/ RISE Network Resources]
*[http://www.tandberg.com/media/index-new.jsp?cat=user_tips/ How To Videos from TANDBERG]
*[http://www.tandberg.ca/ TANDBERG]
*[http://www.vcalberta.ca/ Video Conference Alberta]
*[http://www.vcoutonalim.org/ Videoconferencing Out on a Lim]
*[http://www.vccontentproviders.org/searchprogram.php/ VC Content Providers Database]

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User:Meredith

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http://static.flickr.com/33/65328379_2041fb876b_m.jpg

Hi! I created this wiki. I am the Head of Instructional Initiatives at [http://www.norwich.edu/academics/library.html Norwich University] in Vermont.

I am the author of the blog [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/ Information Wants To Be Free] and write the monthly "Technology in Practice" column for ''American Libraries''. In March 2006, I was named a [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6312495.html Mover and Shaker] by ''Library Journal'' pretty much for just playing with technology. ;)

Last year I wrote a book called ''[http://www.sociallibraries.com Social Software in Libraries: Building Collaboration, Communication and Community Online.]''

I am interested in services to distance learners, social software, virtual reference services, information literacy, web design, the usability of library middleware, open source software, and online instruction.

Thanks for visiting and for being a part of this wiki! You can contact me on the [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=User_talk:Meredith discussion tab] of this page.

The Teen Librarian's Webliography

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==Web sites==

[http://www.the4yablog.com/ 4YA: Cool Teen Programs and Inspiration for Youth Advocates]
4YA is a blog for youth advocates (especially YA librarians) looking for cool projects, creative inspiration and insight into the world of youth. Updated daily.

[http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists Booklists & Book Awards]
Check here for all of YALSA's Selected Lists of recommended reading, listening and viewing for teens and for information about the winners of the Michael Printz Award for excellence in YA lit, the Margaret Edwards Award for lifetime contribution to YA lit and the Alex Award for the best adult books for teens.

[http://www.connectingya.com/ Connecting YA]
Articles, books, links, and presentations by legendary YA librarian Patrick Jones, including core collections of graphic novels and YA titles.

[http://www.iasl-slo.org/ International Association of School Librarianship]
Links, resources, and news for school librarians, with an international flavor.

[http://www.jervislibrary.org/yaweb/TAGs.html Libraries and Teen Advisory Groups]
This is a collection of web sites related to teen advisory groups. There is also a page called "Even for the Faint of Heart: Getting Teens to Participate in a Teen Advisory Group", updated regularly.

[http://www.cplrmh.com See YA Around]
A database full of ideas for planning more than two dozen library programs for teens, from pizza taste-offs to teen poetry nights, plus forms, handouts, and summer reading themes.

[http://www.teenlibrarian.com Teenlibrarian.com]
Interviews, message board, podcasts and more.

[http://www.ala.org/teentechweek Teen Tech Week]
The web site for resources and information about YALSA's newest initiatve aimed at getting teens to use libraries for their nonprint resources and to recognize librarians as trusted information professionals.

[http://www.ala.org/teenread Teen Read Week]
The web site for resources and information about YALSA's national adolescent literacy initiative, Teen Read Week.

[http://yalibrarian.com/yalib_wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page TeenLibWiki]
A new wiki dedicated to teen librarian resources.

[http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us/virtual.html Virtual YA Index]
Listing of public libraries with young adult sites on the Web.

[http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.us Young Adult Librarians' Homepage]
A collection of more than 170 helpful links for teen librarians. From the site: "The YA Librarians' Homepage (formerly known as the Young Adult Librarian's Help/Homepage) is designed to gather resources on and off the Web to help librarians serving teens."

[http://yapp.us The Young Adults' Professional's Page (Yapp)]
Over 750 links for librarians serving Young Adults.

[http://www.ala.org/yalsa YALSA web site]

Teen Pregnancy Novels

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The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom (graphic novel) 
Annie's Baby (anonymous) 
Baby Girl by Lenora Adams 
Broken China by Laurie Aurelia Williams 
Chill Wind by Janet MacDonald 
Choices by Dianne Wolfer 
Dance for Three by Louise Plummer 
Dancing Naked by Shelley Hrdlistchka 
First Part Last by Angela Johnson 
Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye by Lois Lowry 
I Know It's Over by C. K. Kelly Martin 
Imani All Mine by Connie Porter 
Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia 
Slam by Nick Hornby 
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen 
Someone to Love by Francess Lin Lantz 
Spellbound by Janet McDonald 
What Kind of Love by Sheila Cole

Technology Training in Libraries

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= Success Stories =

* [http://www.librarytechtonics.info/archives/2005/08/first_geek_out.html "First Geek Out Don't Freak Out Class" via LibraryTechtonics] - example of a hands-on technology training class focusing on teaching patrons to use their feature-laden gadgets ([http://www.readingpl.org Reading Public Library, Massachusetts]).

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

* [http://tuesdaytechtalks.blogspot.com '''"Tuesday Technology Talks @ PPL"]''' - The blog of [http://www.princetonlibrary.org Princeton Public Library's] popular Tuesday Technology Talk series which is now in its 7th successful season. Tech Talks occur on the 1st Tuesday of each month and feature invited guest speakers talking about current and emerging technology. This blog previews each talk, provides relevant links after the talk and gives other tips and hints for attendees.
* [http://www.librarianinblack.net 'LibrarianInBlack.net'] - written by Sarah Houghton-Jan, technology expert and trainer

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles/Books to Check out =
[http://www.infotoday.com/books/books/TheAccidentalTechnologyTrainer.shtml The Accidental Technology Trainer: A Guide for Libraries] by [http://stephaniegerding.com Stephanie Gerding], published by Information Today, Inc.

[http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/001253.html IM Training Materials at TTW]

[http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000660.html Teaching RSS to Reference Librarians via TTW]

[http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000222.html Ten Tips for Tech Trainers in the Trenches via TTW]

[http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/sep03/gerding.shtml Training Technology Trainers: Lessons from the River] Computers in Libraries, Sept. 2003 by Stephanie Gerding.

[http://www.techsource.ala.org/ltr/technology-competencies-and-training-for-libraries.html Technology Competencies and Training for Libraries], an ALA Library Technology Report by Sarah Houghton-Jan, author of [http://www.librarianinblack.net LibrarianInBlack.net]

= ''60 Sites in 60 Minutes'' Programs =
In the past, this successful program was started at a Special Libraries Association conference and added to the annual Texas Library Association conference. There's no reason you can't do something similar for your patrons, though! And it doesn't have to be 60 sites or 60 minutes - you could do 10 sites in 10 minutes, 30 sites in 30 minutes, or whatever version works for you! We encourage you to link your presentations here so that others can be inspired by what you did!

[http://60sitesfortla.pbwiki.com/ 60 Sites in 60 Minutes (2006 Texas Library Association)] - [http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/ Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian] and Susan Skyzinski, [http://lexisnexis.com/ LexisNexis]

Jenny Kanji and Cindy Chick, presented 45 Sites in 45 Minutes at the recent California Joint Institute - Southern Calif. Assn. of Law Libraries, San Diego Assn. of Law Libraries and the Northern Calif. Assn. of Law Libraries. The emphasis is on California regulation and politics, but you'll find a bit of an eclectic mix ranging from a podcast search engine to a dancing Bush.

[http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000559.html 45 Sites in 45 Minutes]

[[Category:Technology]][[Category:Education]][[Category:Programming]]

Tech Camp unConference

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''Headings''

=TechCamp UnConference=

'''Awesome Tech UnConference Sponsored by the Michigan State University Main Library - May 15, 2009'''

We're also at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?sid=42e62e590cddbdfb6818fb57e80dc9fd&eid=56825237255

*FREE PARKING Parking for the MSU Libraries is free on Friday! You can park at Lot 79 or Lot 62W for free! For a parking map see: http://maps.msu.edu/interactive/index.php and search for Lot 79 or Lot 62W for directions!

*CONSTRUCTION ALERT US-127, a major artery to & from MSU, has lane and exit/on-ramp closures affecting the East Lansing and Lansing area.

If you are coming from the east (Ann Arbor, metro Detroit) on I-96, you will need to use exit 110, Okemos Road. Turn left from the exit intersection and proceed north to Jolly Road. Turn left onto Jolly Road, take it to Hagadorn Road. Turn right onto Hagadorn Road and take it to Shaw Road. Turn left onto Shaw Road and continue to Red Cedar Road (you will be able to see the MSU football stadium ahead of you). Turn right onto Red Cedar and take it until you see the commuter parking lot on your left just past the stadium. The library will be across the pedestrian bridge over the Red Cedar River.

Travelers from other directions may encounter delays, but no exit closures.

We've blocked off some times for the day so we get in all the good stuff

'''Proposed Agenda:'''

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Registration 
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 Introductions and topic creations (Yo - if you have a topic you want to discuss, add it below and we can work on this piece ahead of time) 
9:50 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. First Breakout session 
10:40 - 10:50 a.m. Report/Share/Talk/Digest/Download Time 
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Lightning rounds 
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch On Your Own or Group Lunch at International Center 
1:35 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Recheck topic suggestions 
1:50 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. Second Breakout session 
2:40 p.m - 2:50 p.m. - Report/Share/Talk/Digest/Download Time 
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Panel 

=== - Topic Suggestions===
These would be for break-out sessions where you'd have a group for 45 minutes to delve the topic 

Google Analytics - Sonya Schryer Norris and Steve Bollinger ''('cause the stats rock but the help pages are so ugly and awkward it's hard to concentrate on what they're saying and besides that goal thing is just a hassle to set up)'' 

Tech Support IS Reference! - Holly Hibner and Mary Kelly. Do you provide tech support at the reference desk? We do, and we see it as an opportunity to connect with our patrons and learn something new! We'll discuss how to keep up with technology, what core competencies for reference librarians are, and WHY to provide tech support as a reference service at all (or why not! All sides of the topic are welcome!) 

Widget Mania! - Scott Mellendorf and Beth Johns. Many Database vendors offer search widget authoring tools to create search box widgets for quick access to [http://www.svsu.edu/~mel/test2.html specific databases]. Let's talk about this access method. Is it a good idea? If so, what's the best approach? [http://library.svsu.edu/screens/opacmenu.html Any examples]? If not a good idea, why not? 

Something About Drupal - Phillip Kwik. Several libraries, and the MLA, are using Drupal for web content management. I have no specific ideas in mind for a topic, but I thought there might be interest in a discussion of our experiences. Email me at ideas at kwikpj@troymi.gov 

widget Mania 
Collection=Tech 
Killer apps 
[[Web 2.0 and beyond]] 
Public instruction 

New Technology for Old/New Librarians 
Challenges include: The need to educate ourselves & administration; sometimes giving up control is hard; there is a barrier to entry for emotion/knowledge; it's easy for some to play as they embrace change, while others don't; there are differing expectations on involvement (is 6 email messages too many???). 

Possible solutions: find what excites them & use that as an entry point; learning new technology gives you a head start with learning other new technology (in other words, if it didn't work this time, try again later); 23 Things website/Skokie 10; it's not about the cool tech--you need to focus on what you want to do THEN pick the tech; be a cheerleader/champion of the technology; be the guinea pig; do the research a little bit each day/week--environmental scan; share/gather from friends via Facebook, Twitter, etc.; create a blog on 2.0 in your library for staff to share; offer to train/tutor others; realize that you're not going to win everyone over--so be okay with that. 

Submitted by Maria Almaguer, Troy Public Library, Troy, MI 

=== - Lightning Rounds===
These are where you do a quick 5 minutes to the whole group on something cool you've got going. Let us know if you're up for this by putting your name and topic below 
Plinkit - Sonya Schryer Norris

SearchGuides (Widgets and Research unite!) - Scott Mellendorf

AADL Productions - Eli Neiburger : [http://www.aadl.org/files/techuncamp-aadl-lightning.pdf Eli's Slides]

=== - Me! Me! I'm Coming!===
Elizabeth Bollinger - Michigan State University Libraries 
Chris Ayar - Evanced Solutions 
Holly Hibner - Salem-South Lyon District Library 
Sonya Schryer Norris - Library of Michigan 
Mary Kelly - Salem-South Lyon District Library 
Beth Johns - [http://www.svsu.edu/library Saginaw Valley State University, Zahnow Library] 
Scott Mellendorf - Zahnow Library, Saginaw Valley State University 
Kristin LaLonde - [http://www.arabamericanmuseum.org Arab American National Museum, Library & Resource Center] 
Phillip Kwik - [http://troylibrary.info Troy (MI) Public Library] 
Maria Almaguer - Troy Public Library 
Lindsay Payne - Troy Public Library 
Donna Babcock - [http://troylibrary.info Troy Public Library (MI)] 
Sheri Glon - Kent District Library 
Stephen Bollinger - [http://www.cadl.org/ The Capital Area District Library] 
Donna Garbarino - Troy Public Library 
Heidi Blanton - Wayne State University LIS Program 
Laura Evans - Wayne State University LIS Program 
Heather Harrison - Wayne State University 
Lisa Rabey - Wayne State University LIS Program 
[http://staff.lib.msu.edu/junus/ Ranti Junus] ([http://twitter.com/ranti @ranti]) - [http://www.lib.msu.edu Michigan State University Libraries] 
Sarah Stopera - [http://northvillelibrary.org Northville District Library (MI)] 
Natalie Zebula - [http://library.ltu.edu Lawrence Tech Library (Southfield, MI)] 

=== - I So Want to Be There But I Can't Make It===

Kelly Sattler, [http://www2.lib.msu.edu Michigan State University Libraries] 
[[User:Reesen | Natalee Reese]], - [http://www.lcc.edu/library Lansing Community College Library] 

=== - OK, I Admit It, I Don't Know That Much About UnConferences or How They Work. Can You Fill Me In?===

That's cool. Play a little catch-up before the meet: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversation_Cafe 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Cafe 
http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/05/technology/business2_unconference0606/index.htm 
http://www.treegroup.info/topics/Transformational_Conferences.pdf 
http://www.unconference.net/ 
http://www.openspaceworld.org/news/join-us/ 

=== - Our Most Excellent Sponsors, First and Foremost the Michigan State University Libraries===
Many thanks to the Michigan State University Main Library: http://www2.lib.msu.edu/

=== - Our Totally Cool Supporters===

Many thanks to our business and technology supporters. 

The Michigan eLibrary, MeL.org: http://www.mel.org 
Gale Cengage: http://www.gale.cengage.com/ 
Proquest: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/ 
LearningExpress Library: http://www.learnatest.com/ 
EBSCO: http://ebscohost.com/ 
WebJunction: http://www.webjunction.org

Successful Collaborations

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= Success Stories =
*[http://savelibraries.org/ SAVELIBRARIES] is a new website where you can find information on how communities are helping their own libraries survive during the current recession. There's news about state library systems and municipal and local libraries, because as the website states: "When one library is in trouble, ALL libraries are in trouble." Participation is requested by creators Lori Reed and Heather Braum, please check in at [http://savelibraries.org/ SAVELIBRARIES] and let us know what efforts are helping to save YOUR library. Wherever possible, tag your entries savelibraries and #savelibraries on twitter.
*[http://www.epic.org.nz/ EPIC]is the national e-licensing initiative in New Zealand that makes available a package of electronic resources to all New Zealanders through the consortium member libraries. 190+ New Zealand libraries have committed to EPIC to date, and the Ministry of Education has funded access for all New Zealand schools until March 2007. As a result of this significant level of collaboration EPIC has provided unprecedented access to electronic resources for New Zealanders.
*[http://www.pictureaustralia.org/ PictureAustralia]
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/informationaustralia/about.html Information Australia] was a pilot project established by the [http://www.nla.gov.au/ National Library of Australia]. It involved the National Library working with five public libraries from around Australia. The project ran from October 2003 to June 2005. InformationAustralia was a web-based portal aimed at increasing access to resources held in Australian libraries and cultural institutions. The pilot project provided valuable information for the development of the new [http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/ Libraries Australia] service. Several conference papers explain the project:

*[http://www.vala.org.au/vala2004/2004pdfs/64MoMiMa.PDF A portal for the people: National Library & your local public library = new access paradigm] (PDF File - 266KB). From [http://www.vala.org.au/conf2004.htm VALA 2004].
*[http://conferences.alia.org.au/online2005/papers/b3.pdf Evaluating the public library portal] (PDF File - 136KB). From [http://online.alia.org.au/ Information Online 2005].
*[http://ants.wetpaint.com// ANTS: ANimated Tutorial Sharing project by COPPUL] This project was designed to enable librarians to share in the development of point-of-need animated tutorials for a multitude of e-products. The project makes use of new Collaborative Information Technology (CIT) via an Open Source Institutional Repository (DSpace), a Wiki, RSS Feeds and Web Pages. This enables participants to (1) identify tutorials for development and (2) keep others up to date on their work. Initially only COPPUL librarians could add content to the Repository; but as of October 2006, any librarian can add content as well as download open source tutorials. It should also be noted that as its list of e-resources for tutorial development is on a Wiki, the list is considered to be a starting point for development. Anyone can add new e-products to the list of tutorials for development. Similarly, other types of library tutorials are welcome. One need only indicate that it exsists on the wiki and ensure that the source code for the tutorial is uploaded into DSpace.
*[[Changing the Face of Medicine Collaboration|Collaboration to host national traveling exhibit]]

= Tips on Developing Collaborative Relationships With Faculty Members/Teachers =

= Tips on Developing Collaborative Relationships With Other Organizations =

I work at a K-3 school library and I love working with the public library on different things. The public library held two luncheons this summer to get a nice relationship built between the local schools and themselves. We are now having a youth librarian coming to work with each of the grades on specific units that they are doing in the classroom. We also have planned a walking trip with another class to go visit the library. And another project we are collaborating on is an author visit to go to each of the schools throughout the week, and then on the last day have an evening program at the public library to get the whole community involved.

= Tips on Developing Collaborative Relationships With Other Schools =

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
'''Bringing Health Information to the Community''' http://nnlm.gov/bhic/
This blog gathers together health information of value to community based organizations working toward the elimination of health disparities for people of color as well as for people living in inner cities. Categories include Minority Health Concerns, Websites, Scholarships and Grants, Public Library, Rural Health, Public Health, Articles, Environmental Health, Conferences and more. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinetal Region http://www.nnlm.gov/mcr/ sponsors this blog, and the main writer is Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, Community Outreach Liaison. Additional writers from four other NN/LM libraries also post content to the BHIC blog.

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

[[Category:Working Together]]

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Subject Guides

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= Definitions =

= Subject Guides We Like =
'''El Dorado Center Library's Internet Subject Directories''',http://www.flc.losrios.edu/~jimener/

The EDC Librarian's Guide developed by Librarian, Regina Jimenez, provides a more manageable search tool that points students and faculty to a number of extensive subject directories and featured sites organized and selected by librarians and other competent information professionals throughout the world. All the selected subject directories within each subject heading have been carefully selected to support the curricular offerings at Folsom Lake College.

'''Canadian Studies Research Guide. University of Toronto Libraries
''', http://link.library.utoronto.ca/MyUTL/guides/index.cfm?guide=canstudies

This is a student's guide to selected resources for the study of Canadian culture, society, economics, and political science. Here you will find links to key resources such as article databases, web sites, books, biographies and primary sources.

'''Japanese Studies Resources, Perkins Library, Duke University
''', http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/japan/japanesestudies.html

This site provides a comprehensive guide to resources for Japanese studies, from Anthropology through Women's Studies. It focuses, naturally, on resources available at Duke Univ., but also has links to web resources for different subjects, study abroad, funding resources, culture, etc. It gives researchers, students, and librarians a good starting place regarding key reference materials for social sciences or humanities subjects. Remember that you might be able to access the resources via ILL if you cannot get to Duke.

The site is undergoing some revision to make it more navigable and less dense. Suggestions welcome!

'''BizWiki Ohio University''', http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Main_Page

Wiki for general, company, industry and international business and marketing information.

'''Medicine: Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan https://library.usask.ca/subject/hsci/articles

Our Web Advisory Group liked the tabbing organisation in these guides, as well as the flexibility in the categories which allows librarians to tailor their guides to their audience. There is also an article about their redesign project [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Subject_Guides#Specific_Blog_Posts.2FArticles_to_Check_Out], which is helpful.
----

= Tips for Developing Good Subject Guides =

Often, as library professionals we don’t realize how overwhelming the library can be for patrons who are not familiar with the resources and services we offer. Well thought out subject guides can be very useful tools for helping patrons successfully navigate through your library’s resources.

First, it is important to point out that a subject guide is not a laundry list of every reference book or Internet link related to a topic. Instead, a truly useful subject guide is a list of carefully selected resources that will help users begin finding the information they are looking for.

Since there is a good chance that the patrons are not as familiar with the resources you include in the subject guide as you are, it is beneficial to include starting points and explain how the resource is formatted (i.e. dictionary, collection of articles, divided by geographic area, etc.).

The topic and purpose of the subject guide should be clearly identified. In the opening paragraph (or web page) explain any specialized terms that users will need to know when researching a topic, and identify key authorities in the field (i.e. professional organizations, non-profit groups, government agencies, national organizations, etc.).

== KEY ELEMENTS OF A SUBJECT GUIDE==
'''CATALOG'''

If there is a chance your users are new to the library’s catalog you might include a description of how to use the catalog. If you are creating an online subject guide, include a link to your library’s online catalog.

Subject Headings:
Include key words and subject headings that will produce successful catalog searches.
Call Number Ranges:
Some people prefer to just browse the shelves. For these users include call number ranges that will have the most information about the topic.

'''REFERENCE/BOOKS'''

List a handful of useful reference books and general collection books. Be sure to note that these are only starting points, not a complete list.

Especially in reference books where the entire work is often not devoted to one single topic, it is useful to include access points and an annotation explaining what users can expect.

'''INDEXES/DATABASES'''

If you are making an online subject guide, include links to the indexes or databases. It is useful to include a brief statement explaining that not all databases have full-text articles and how to use citations to find the article.

'''JOURNALS/MAGAZINES'''

List key journals or magazines your library owns that may be useful sources of information on the topic. Include a few citations (or links to articles) to show users what they can expect to find.

'''GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS'''

Government documents can be a surprisingly useful source of information and much of it is available online. It is definitely worth exploring what is out there on your topic.

'''WEB SOURCES'''

Be careful here! Find reliable web sources for your patrons. Your best bets are professional organizations, government sites, and non-profit organizations. Always check a site out thoroughly before you recommend it.

'''OTHER'''

Depending on your topic, it may be helpful to include other types of resources such as video collections, audio samples, dissertations, teacher kits, etc.

== 5 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER ==

'''1.''' Keep it on topic!
I know you have a wealth of information to share, but you will only confuse users if you don’t stay on one topic.

'''2.''' Don’t overwhelm users with exhaustive lists.
If you have more than 5 examples under any one area, you are probably not being selective enough.

'''3.''' Make the subject guide specific to your library.
Nothing is more frustrating than a guide that promises resources not housed in the library. If you simply must include resources your library doesn’t own, be sure to note how the patrons can access the material.

'''4.''' When using examples, be sure to make it clear that your examples are only a sample of what is out there on the topic. It is not a complete list.

'''5.''' Make it creative and have fun!

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

Fichter D. Designing a BETTER SUBJECT PAGE to Make Users' Searches More Successful. Computers in Libraries. 2005 10;25(9):6-56. [http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true

Strategy, Vision, and Focus

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Although the words are often used interchangeably, strategy, vision, and focus do hold slightly different places in the overall library plan. Generally, strategy is a systematic way of evaluating where the library is now and where it should be in the future, while vision, values, and mission statements fit within the strategic plan. A good library-focused explanation of these terms can be found in chapter four of ''Library and Information Center Management'' by Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran (Libraries Unlimited).

There are [http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/models.htm several types] of strategic planning, the most common of which is [http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/str_plan.htm goal-based planning]. [http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/stmnts.htm Mission, values, and/or vision statements] are used in most types of strategic planning. And while the format of the strategic plan will change somewhat depending on the organization's needs, a sample form can be found [http://www.managementhelp.org/np_progs/sp_mod/sp_frame.htm here].

A carefully articulated mission statement is fundamental in setting the compass bearing of an institution’s overall strategic plan. Here are guidelines on how to write [http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1f65qM/www.fastcompany.com/blog/dan-heath/switch/writing-mission-statement-doesnt-suck/r:f a meaningful mission statement].

==In Academic Libraries==

Because of their status as part of a larger institution, academic libraries may choose to use their parent organization's strategic plans and values, vision, and mission statements, either in whole or in part, when writing their own. This does two things: 1) ensures that the library is working toward the goals of the university, and 2) helps the university fulfill criteria for accreditation.

As an example of the latter, the [http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/ North Central Association's] first criteria for accreditation is concerned with the integrity of the university's mission, including that "understanding of and support for the mission pervade the organization." Further examples of how the library fits into the accreditation process can be found in the following:

1. Baker, Ronald. 2002. Evaluating quality and effectiveness: Regional accreditation principles and practices. ''Journal of Academic Librarianship'' 28 (1): 3-7.

2. Drake, D. 2007. SACS Standards vs. ACRL Standards: The facts. ''Texas Library Journal'' 83(2): 68-69.

3. Gratch-Lindauer, Bonnie. 2002. Comparing regional accreditation standards: Outcomes assessment and other trends. ''Journal of Academic Librarianship'' 28(1): 14-25.

4. Malone, Debbie and William Neal Nelson. 2006. A library compliance strategy for regional accreditation standards: Using ACRL Higher Education Standards with the Middle States Commission. ''College & Undergraduate Libraries'' 13(1): 89-105.

5. Nelson, William Neal and Robert W. Fernekes. 2002. ''Standards and assessment for academic libraries: A workbook''. Chicago: ACRL.

6. Nelson, William N. SACS standards 2004: A compliance strategy for academic libraries. ''The Southeastern Librarian'' 52(3): 9-16.

7. Saunders, L. 2007. Regional accreditation organizations' treatment of information literacy: Definitions, collaboration, and cssessment. ''The Journal of Academic Librarianship'' 33(3): 317-326.

=====Examples of Strategy, Vision, and Focus Statements=====

Libraries at [http://www.arl.org/arl/membership/members.shtml ARL-member] universities:

[http://www.lib.auburn.edu/summit/strategicplan2007_2012.html Auburn University] (mission and vision statements, statement of values, and strategic planning initiative)

[http://www.lib.byu.edu/missions.html Brigham Young University] (mission and vision statements)

[http://www.howard.edu/library/About/Mission.htm Howard University] (goals, mission, values, and vision statements)

[http://libraries.mit.edu/about/mission.html Massachusetts Institute of Technology] (mission statement)

[http://www.library.okstate.edu/about/mission.htm Oklahoma State University Library] (mission and vision statements)

[http://library.queensu.ca/stratplan/ Queen's University] (strategic plan)

[http://libweb1.lib.buffalo.edu/sw/about/missionValues.htm SUNY-Buffalo] (mission and values statements)

[http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/about/mvv.html University of Chicago] (mission, values, and vision statements)

[http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/mission.html University of Guelph] (mission statement and integrated plan)

[http://www.lib.ku.edu/mission.shtml University of Kansas] (mission statement)

[http://www.lib.unc.edu/aoffice/about/mission.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill] (mission, vision, and values statements)

[https://library.usask.ca/initiatives/StrategicPlan2007 University of Saskatchewan] (mission, vision, and values statements, and strategic plan)

[http://www.lib.wayne.edu/geninfo/about/mission_strategic.php Wayne State] (mission and values statements, strategic directions, and goals and objectives)

Libraries at liberal arts universities:

[http://www.lib.grinnell.edu/general/mission-policies/index.html Grinnell College] (mission and vision statements)

[http://www.oberlin.edu/library/policies/mission.html Oberlin College] (mission statement)

[http://www.plu.edu/~libr/libinfo/vision.html Pacific Lutheran] (mission and vision statements)

[http://library.truman.edu/about-us/mission-statement.htm Truman State University] (mission statement)

[http://library.williams.edu/mission.php Williams College] (statement of values)

Libraries at two-year colleges:

[http://www.lanecc.edu/library/about/manual.htm Lane Community College] (policy manual with mission, philosophy, and purpose goals)

[http://lib.linnbenton.edu/Library/Mission.html Linn-Benton Community College] (mission statement)

=====Tools=====

Nelson, William Neal and Robert W. Fernekes. 2002. ''Standards and Assessment for Academic Libraries: A Workbook''. ACRL: Chicago. (0838982115) Shows how to use mission statements in planning and assessment, as well as how to evaluate how library services, instruction, resources, access, staff, and facilities fit into the goals of the parent institution. Also contains appendices fitting ACRL standards to those of the various major US regional accrediting agencies.

Wallace, Linda. 2003. ''Libraries, Mission, and Marketing: Writing Mission Statements That Work.'' ALA Editions. (978-0-8389-0867-9) Brief but constructive advice for creating a mission statement that effectively anchors strategy and marketing efforts.

ACRL's [http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardslibraries.cfm Standards and Guidelines for Libraries in Higher Education] (approved June, 2004). From the forward: "These standards are intended to apply to libraries supporting academic programs at institutions of higher education. Earlier standards for libraries relied heavily upon resource and program 'inputs' such as financial support, space, materials and staff activities. These new standards continue to consider 'inputs,' but they also take into consideration 'outputs' and 'outcomes.'"

[http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardsguidelines.cfm ACRL Standards and Guidelines page]includes professional standards on faculty status, tenure, and collective bargaining, as well as guidelines for such things as lending special collections materials, information literacy instruction, and distance learning services.

The [http://nces.ed.gov/index.asp National Center for Education Statistics] lets you [http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/compare/Index.asp?LibraryType=Academic compare academic libraries] using your choice of parameters, including FTE, expenditures, gate count, number of reference transactions, serial subscriptions, and number of staff. These comparisons are currently based on numbers from 2004.

=====Institutional Accrediting Agencies=====

As listed by the [http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml?src=a US Department of Education]:

[http://www.accsct.org/ Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology]

[http://www.accet.org/ Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training]

[http://www.acics.org/ Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools]

[http://www.council.org/ Council on Occupational Education]

[http://www.detc.org/ Distance Education and Training Council, Accrediting Commission]

[http://www.msche.org/ Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education], covering higher education institutions in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[http://www.css-msa.org/ Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools], covering career and technology programs in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[http://www.neasc.org/ New England Association of Schools and Colleges], covering both higher education and career and technology institutions in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

[http://www.nysed.gov/ New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education]

[http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/ North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission], covering degree-granting institutions of higher education in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, including schools of the Navajo Nation.

[http://www.ncacasi.org/ North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees], covering non-degree, postsecondary education in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and in the Navajo Nation.

[http://www.nwccu.org/ Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities], covering postsecondary educational institutions in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

[http://www.sacs.org/ Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges], covering degree-granting institutions of higher education in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

[http://www.wascweb.org/ Western Association of Schools and Colleges], covering career and technical schools, community and junior colleges, and senior colleges and universities inn California, Hawaii, the United States territories of Guam and American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

==In Public Libraries==

==In Special Libraries==

[[Category:Management and Leadership]]

Staff Training

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= Success Stories =
* [[Memphis Public Library & Information Center - Word: When a Customer Asks. . .]]
* [[Memphis Public Library & Information Center - ILS Upgrade]]
* [[Cedar Rapids Public Library - Staff training on public databases]]*
* [[The Scoop E-Newsletter for Youth Services, a staff development tool]]
* [http://mplictechtrain.blogspot.com/2006/11/blog-wiki-aggregator-training-for-malc.html Blog, Wiki, Aggregator Training for the Memphis Area Library Council] (link to blog post article).

= Tips for Training Library Staff =

<big>Tips for Floating Librarians 
 
    Many library systems employ floaters- people who
do not work at a specific location, but "float" around from library to
library and fill in for  a short-handed staff.  This
is especially true as more and more workers take advantage of the Family
and Medical Leave Act of 1993
[1].  Listed below are a few tips for current floaters or
would-be floaters interested in some of the challenges of the position: 
 
</big>
<ul>
<li><big> Make
sure your transportation is safe
and reliable.  It may
be possible that some floaters must supply their own transportation
from location to location.  Inquire with your employer if it
is possible to take a company vehicle when on location if the need to
travel arrives, and mark your mileage for possible compensation.</big></li>
<li><big>If
floating a position that has contacts with patrons,
never assume a patron knows
what they want to find, or that you know what they want! [2]
 Ask them questions to dig out the answer.</big></li>
<li><big>Become
very familiar with the procedures of your institution, as these will
act as a guide for you to follow at the various locations you may be
visiting [2].  Also, make personal notes of any idiosyncrasies
from location to location, and try to respect them.  After
all, you're a guest worker!</big></li>
<li><big>Don't
get involved with work politics.  You will have to work with a
wide range of people, and it's best not to burn bridges.</big></li>
<li><big>Being
a floater is a continual learning experience [3].  Keep your
mind open and be prepared to learn throughout your time as a floater.</big></li>
<li><big>Become
familiar with the physical locations of where you work (the stacks,
bathrooms, and important building nearby, such as post offices).</big></li>
<li><big>Have
fun!</big></li>
</ul>

Citations: 
[1] "The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993"  U.S. Department
of   Labor.
19 October 2007   http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/statutes/whd/fmla.htm> 
[2] Norman, Amy. Reference Librarian, Tulsa Community
College. Personal interview. 19 October 2007. 
[3] Smith, Jason. MLIS student and reference worker.
Tulsa Community College. Personal interview. 19 October 2007.

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://tempo.memphislibrary.org/mediawiki/index.php/Staff_Development Memphis Public Library & Information Center - Staff Development] Lists the trainings we offer for our staff. Some training titles are links to the actual training documents.
*[http://mplictechtrain.blogspot.com Memphis Public Library & Information Center - MPLIC Tech Train (Technical Trainer Blog)]
*[http://tempo.memphislibrary.org/mediawiki/index.php/Technical_Trainer Memphis Public Library & Information Center - MPLIC Tech Train Wikified (Technical Trainer Wiki)]
*[http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/anewiki1/ Antioch New England Graduate School Library Training Wiki for Front Desk Staff.]
*[http://socialwebliteracy.blogspot.com/ Pierce County Library's Social Web Literacy class blog] blog for popular social networking class offered to all staff

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

*Lister, Pauline & Hill, Dorothy [http://e-prints.alia.org.au/archive/00000089/ "What's Next?:job enhancement through a shadowing up program"] (2005)
*[http://www.mla.gov.uk/resources/assets//I/ict_full_rep_pdf_6663.pdf MLA (UK) ICT Training Report]: "Competencies & capabilities: new paradigms for workforce development in the 21st Century Library" (2004)
*[http://www.mla.gov.uk/resources/assets//W/wfd_learning_for_change_pdf_6680.pdf MLA (UK) Workforce Development Strategy]: "Learning for change: workforce development strategy (Summary)" (2004)
*[http://tametheweb.com/2007/06/building_a_social_library.html Building a Social Library]
*[http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2006/10/il_2006_cultiva.html Cultivating Tech-Savvy Library Staff] An Internet Librarian 2006 PPT by Sarah Houghton-Jan (Librarian in Black)
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/11/library-technical-competencies-what-do.html Library Technical Competencies: What Do We Have? What Do We Teach? What Do I Hire?] A small library perspective
*[http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 Ways to make your library great in 2008 using Web 2.0] A post-Webinar Blog on Webjunction.

[[Category:Services to Specific Groups]][[Category:Programming]][[Category:Technology]][[Category:Professional]]

Social Networking Software

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Social networking software is a new approach in some academic and public libraries today in order to make libraries not only "cool" in the public's eyes, but also as a third space in which potential library users can participate in an collaborative exchange with their libraries. It also may allow users to build relationships with the library staff and other library users.

Examples of social networking software include MySpace.com, Friendster.com, and Facebook.com. These sites allows users to create pages in which others (potential library users) can view and provide feedback. Some academic and public libraries have created MySpace or Facebook pages in an attempt to promote and extend their library services such as reader's advisory, and third party applications can add increasing usability to to pages.

= Examples =

Examples of libraries using social networking software include:

== MySpace ==
* Arapahoe Library District: http://www.myspace.com/arapahoelibrary
* The Brooklyn College Library: http://www.myspace.com/brooklyncollegelibrary
* The Denver Public Library: http://myspace.com/denver_evolver
* Lancaster Library (UK): http://www.myspace.com/getitloudinlibraries
* The Steele Creek Library: http://myspace.com/steelecreeklibrary
* The Stoneham Public Library: http://www.myspace.com/stonehamlibrary
* Hennepin County Library: http://www.myspace.com/hennepincountylibrary

== Facebook ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Centennial-CO/Arapahoe-Library-District-ALD-Teens/51726861244?ref=ts Arapahoe Library District]
* [http://facebook.com/aldenlibrary Alden Library (Ohio University)]
* [http://www.facebook.com/dekalblibrary DeKalb County Public Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/harriscountypl?sk=wall Harris County Public Library] by Lily Hinrichs
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7223112325 Hennepin County Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-TX/Houston-Public-Library/8575665644 The Houston Public Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lane-Medical-Library-Stanford/332223227257 Lane Medical Library, Stanford University] by Shannon Meaney
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Livermore-CA/Livermore-Public-Library/99365063645 Livermore Public Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Manchester-Library-Information-Service/10174713053 Manchester Library and Information Service (UK)]
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Martin-County-Library-System/50006632108 Martin County Library System (FL)]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Edinburgh/National-Library-of-Scotland/14754995380 National Library of Scotland]
* [http://www.facebook.com/#!/cmlibrary The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County or Charlotte Mecklenburg Library] by Lily Hinrichs
* [http://www.facebook.com/MCPL.Wausau Marathon County Public Library (MCPL)]
* [http://umb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=599649317 UMASS Boston Healey Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/UP-Library-Services/34563526704 University of Pretoria Library Services]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/WPI-Gordon-Library/6392256246 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Gordon Library]
* [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6091518004 Worthington Libraries]

== 3rd Party Facebook Application for the Library ==

Increasingly, applications are being developed by third party software companies which add greater functionality to Facebook pages. For the library, these applications can create legitimate research portals out of their Facebook pages, transforming what was once a marketing tool into what can now be a research tool.

* [http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=9615235559 My Delicious] adds [http://delicious.com/ Delicious] links to a Facebook page (the official Delicious app is now defunct).

* [http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=47595357651 Delicious Box] adds [http://delicious.com/ Delicious] links to a Facebook page(the official Delicious app is now defunct).

*[http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2409492434&b Libguides] is an official Libguides application which freely adds a library's Libguides to their Facebook page.

* [http://apps.facebook.com/jstorsearch/ JSTOR] app allows patrons to search your library's JSTOR account directly though Facebook.

*[http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/san-francisco-library-opac San Francisco PL] has created a Widgetbox to allow users to search their OPAC through Facebook, and other libraries are following suit.

== Twitter ==
See: [[Twitter]]

== Flickr ==
* DeKalb County Public Library, GA [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcpl/ Flickr page]
* National Library of Scotland [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/ Flickr page]
* Denver Public Library [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dplteens Flickr page]
* Nashville Public Library [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nashvillepubliclibrary Flickr page]
* Seeley G. Mudd Library at Lawrence University [http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeleyg/sets/ Flickr page]

Not all libraries, however, use social networking software to promote their services, some libraries view social networking software as too new, too trendy. Some libraries even have the websites for MySpace.com and Facebook.com banned in their libraries. This may be due to funding issues (See the ALA's site about DOPA http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/techinttele/iwa/iwa.htm) or it may be due to a library's management.

= Related Articles =
* [[MySpace & Teens]]
* [[Flickr for library Teens]]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
For more information, opinions, and links about social networking software and libraries, please see the blog ''Information Wants to Be Free'''s May 10th 2006 entry at http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/05/10/libraries-in-social-networking-software/

[http://librarystream.wordpress.com/ LibraryStream] Steve Campion

[http://theubiquitouslibrarian.typepad.com/ The Ubiquitious Librarian] Brian Matthews at Georgia Tech

[http://www.socialnetworkinglibrarian.com Social Networking Librarian] AnnaLaura Brown's blog all about social networking in libraries and library 2.0

[http://www.lawrence.edu/library/social/ Social Media at the Mudd Library] Seeley G. Mudd Library at Lawrence University has created a web page where all official social networking accounts are listed along with the library's social media mission statement.

[http://www.weblogg-ed.com Will Richardson's blog] - Great information/ideas from an educator's perspective. Will did a recent article in Technology and Learning 2005 called Blog Revolution on the educational benefits of blogging for/with students.
Richardson, W. (2005). Blog Revolution. Technology and Learning, 26(3), 48. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from the Wilson Web database.

This webinar, entitled [http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19345 10 ways to make your library great in 2008 – Using web 2.0] focuses on the basics of social cataloging sites libraything.com and del.icio.us along a professional development theme. It also has a [http://blog.webjunctionworks.org/index.php/category/10-ways/ 10 ways Blog] associated with it.

[[Category:Technology]]

Self Checkout

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Self Checkout is usually facilitated by stand-alone units which allow patrons to access their library accounts for the purpose of borrowing items without staff assistance. Typically, the self checkout process involves (1) scanning the library card, (2) scanning the items to be borrowed, and (3) ending the transaction (with the option to generate a receipt).

The first self checkout units relied on reading barcoded cards and items using a stationary laser line. More recent units utilize [[Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)]] on cards and items, removing the difficulty of finding and properly aligning barcodes.

Sometimes, self checkout units are paired with [[Self Check-in]] units for a complete self-service system.

= Libraries Using Self Checkout =
*[http://www.mcpl.us Marathon County Public Library (MCPL), Wausau, WI] [http://mcpl.us/about/contact Contact]
*[http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids] [mailto:abarnett@scls.lib.wi.us Contact]
*[http://www.faylib.org Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville, Arkansas] [mailto:lschaper@faylib.org Contact]

= Tips/Tricks =

*[http://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/library/nutsnbolts.pdf Self-Checkout at McMillan: a nuts and bolts guide.]

* [http://userful.com/products/kiosk Connecting multiple touch screens] to a single PC to reduce implementation costs when deploying [http://userful.com/products/library-self-service Self-checkout] in the library

*[http://www.checkoutthemes.com CheckoutThemes.com] - Add different themes, like "Pirate", to your ITG XpressCheck

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[[Category:Patron Self Service]]

Social Bookmarking

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= Introduction =
== Definition ==
Social bookmarking is a method for Internet users to organize, store, manage and search for bookmarks of resources online. Unlike file sharing, the resources themselves aren't shared, merely bookmarks that reference them.

== Social Bookmarking Services ==
* [http://delicious.com Delicious]
* [http://www.citeulike.org/ CiteULike]
* [http://www.connotea.org/ Connotea]
* [http://www.furl.net/ Furl]
* [http://ma.gnolia.com/ Ma.gnolia]
* [http://www.sitejot.com/ sitejot]
* [http://www.spurl.net/ Spurl.net]
* [http://unalog.com/ unalog]

== Further Info on Social Bookmarking ==
* Akerman, Richard. [http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april05/hammond/04hammond.html "CiteULike Academic Article Bookmarking."] ''Science Library Pad''. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
* Common Craft. [http://www.commoncraft.com/bookmarking-plain-english "Social Bookmarking in Plain English."] 6 August 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
* Hammond, Tony, Timo Hannay, Ben Lund, and Joanna Scott. [http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april05/hammond/04hammond.html "Social Bookmarking Tools (I): A General Review."] ''D-Lib'' 11.4 (2005). Retrived 8 April 2008.
* Rethlefsen, Melissa L. [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6476403.html Tags Help Make Libraries Del.icio.us] 15 September 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2011.

= Uses in Libraries =
== Sharing Set of Links ==

* Assumption College for Sisters Library: [http://delicious.com/ACS_library bookmarks on delicious]
* Beaufort County Library: [http://delicious.com/bclrefdesk bclrefdesk's bookmarks on delicious]
* Bibliothèques de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris-IV): [http://delicious.com/bibliparis4 bookmakrs on delicious]
* Chelmsford Public Library: [http://delicious.com/chelmsfordlibrary bookmarks on delicious]
* Columbus Public Library: [http://delicious.com/columbuspubliclibrary bookmarks on delicious]
* Dublin City Public Libraries: [http://delicious.com/DublinCityPublicLibraries bookmarks on delicious]
* East Providence Public Library : [http://delicious.com/eppl bookmarks on delicious]
* San Mateo Public Library: [http://delicious.com/SanMateoLibrary bookmarks on delicious]
* Seldovia Library: [http://delicious.com/seldovia.library bookmarks on delicious]
* Seminole County Public Library: [http://delicious.coms/SeminoleCountyLibrary bookmarks on delicious]
* Lansing Public Library: [http://delicious.com/lansingpubliclibrary bookmarks on delicious]
* La Grange Park Library: [http://delicious.com/LaGrangeParkLibrary bookmarks on delicious]
* Marathon County Public Library (MCPL): [http://www.delicious.com/mcpl.childrens bookmarks for children on delicious]
* Maui Community College Library: [http://delicious.com/mauicclibrary bookmarks on delicious]
* Menasha Public Library: [http://delicious.com/menashalibrary bookmarks on delicious]
* McMaster University Library Web Team: [http://delicious.com/libweb/ bookmarks on delicious]
* McMurry University Library: [http://www.delicious.com/mcmurryuniversity bookmarks on delicious]
* Nebraska Library Commission: [http://delicious.com/nlc_reference NLC_Reference’s bookmarks on delicious]
* Pierce County Library: [http://delicious.com/piercecountylibrary bookmarks on delicious]
* Sandhills Branch Library: [http://delicious.com/Sandhills bookmarks on delicious]
* Springfield Technical Community College Library: [http://delicious.com/stcclibrary bookmarks on delicious]
* Tampa Bay Library Consortium: [http://delicious.com/TampaBayLC TampaBayLC bookmarks on delicious]
* University of Alberta Libraries: [http://delicious.com/Winspearlib Winspearslib bookmarks on delicious]
* University of Georgia Library, Cataloging Department: [http://delicious.com/catresources bookmarks on delicious]
* University of Michigan, Dentistry Library: [http://http://delicious.com/dentlib bookmarks on delicious]
* University of Michigan, Health Sciences Libraries: [http://delicious.com/UMHealthSciencesLibraries bookmarks on delicious]
* Witkin State Law Library of California: [http://delicious.com/csllaw bookmarks on delicious]

== Republishing Link Lists on Library Web Sites ==
A number of libraries use social bookmarking tools to maintain a set of links to key resources.
* CSU-Pueblo Library uses delicious to display their [http://delicious.com/csupuebloreferencedesk delicious picks] on their library [http://csuplibrary.wordpress.com/ website].
* Cubberley Education Library uses a [http://sul-ic-rdm.stanford.edu:8080/cubberley/blog/archives/66 tag cloud] to display their [http://delicious.com/kkerns delicious bookmarks].
*[http://www.holdregelibrary.org/index.html Holdrege Public Library] uses delicious tag clouds on their [http://www.holdregelibrary.org/delicious_links.html "Links we Love"], [http://www.holdregelibrary.org/kidzone.html Kid’s Zone] and [http://www.holdregelibrary.org/teenspace.html TeenSpace]. Each page has a separate delicious account:
** Holdrege Public Library: [http://delicious.com/HoldregeLibrary bookmarks on delicious]
** HoldregeLibraryKids’: [http://delicious.com/HoldregeLibraryKids bookmarks on delicious]
** HoldregeLibraryTeens’: [http://delicious.com/HoldregeLibraryTeens bookmarks on delicious]
* [http://libraries.mit.edu/help/virtualref/ MIT Libraries Virtual Reference Collection]
** Uses delicious to maintain [http://delicious.com/virtualref links] and to publish list on library web pages. Details on the [http://libraries.mit.edu/help/betas/#virtualref MIT Libraries Betas] site.

== Other Uses ==
* [http://library.duke.edu/services/instruction/connotea.html Duke University Libraries: Connotea]
** Library web page explains to students/faculty at Duke University how to connect to licensed resources that are bookmarked in Connotea.

== Further Information on Social Bookmarking and Libraries ==
* Bridgewater, Rachel. [http://sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=92 "A Little More Help from Your Friends: Social Bookmarking."] Presentation at SirsiDynix Institute, 13 November 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.

[[Category: Technology]]
[[Category: Web 2.0]]

Selecting Materials for Libraries

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= Success Stories =

= Tips/Successful Models for Library Materials Selection =

= Book Reviews by Librarians =

*[http://staffpicks.icpl.org/ ICPL Staff Picks Blog] Reviews from the Iowa City Public Library staff
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle] Customized search engine for librarian written book reviews
*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]] Links to book reviews written by librarians for other librarians and readers
*[http://librarygoddesses.blogspot.com/ Library Goddesses] Reviews from many genre
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

Here are some sites that will help selectors identify books of current interest.
*[http://www.powells.com/review Powell's Review of the Day]
*[http://www.elliottbaybook.com/lists/maiden.jsp;jsessionid=D91252AB65D2C49CDB9F39E82E25B824 Elliott Bay Book Company Maiden Voyage First Edition Program]
*[http://kingsenglish.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp;jsessionid=awpuZ3rCG_xf?s=titles Book Sense Picks via The King's English Bookstore]
*[http://www.booklistonline.com/blog/default.aspx Likely Stories] New blog from Booklist
*[http://www.readinggroupguides.com/ Reading Group Guides] Suggests books to discussion groups, pointing out some less known titles.
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1032 NPR Books] Reviews and podcasts from a variety of NPR programs are collected at this site.
*[http://www.thetechstatic.com/ The Tech Static] Rachel Singer Gordon, wrote Library Journal’s "Computer Media" review column from 2002 until it was retired in October 2008. She launched The Tech Static in November 2008 to fill the resulting gap in the library literature
*[http://www.earlyword.com/ Early Word] Watches the popular press for titles overlooked in the professional reviews.
*[http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/default.asp CCBC Books for Children and Young Adults] Booklists and bibliographies from the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/04/selecting-books-for-public-library-in.html Selecting Books for Public Libraries in a Connected World]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/lets-buy-some-books-staying-relevant.html Let's Buy Some Books: Staying Relevant in a Competitive World] On the need to buy best sellers in a timely manner
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-youll-read-next-buzz-of-books.html What You'll Read Next: The Buzz of Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/911-books-and-libraries-five-years-on.html 9/11, Books and Libraries]

[[Category: Collection Management]]

Search Engines

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Place information regarding internet related search engines on this site, including specialized engines and how they are special. Perhaps there is a diamond in the rough here that you haven't heard about.

=Search Engine List=
*[http://www.google.com/ Google]
*[http://www.yahoo.com/ Yahoo]
*[http://www.43marks.com 43Marks] - Search Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Wikipedia + Your personal bookmarks on one page
*[http://www.Teoma.com/ Teoma]
*[http://www.altavista.com/ Altavista] - Somewhat unique-searches for audio and video.
*[http://a9.com/ A9] - Has a lot of creative features to make you want them as your homepage.
*[http://clusty.com/ Clusty] - Vivisimos newer (8-25-05) end user clustering metasearch engine- searches blogs.
*[http://compfight.com// Compfight] - Image search based on Flickr, great for finding creative commons images.
*[http://www.mooter.com/ Mooter] - Creates a "mind map" of related terms to help narrow your search.
*[http://search.singingfish.com/ Singingfish]-Searches for audio and video.
*[http://www.blingo.com/ Blingo] - Win prizes as you search! Powered by Google.
*[http://www.grokker.com/ Grokker] - A visually-oriented search engine. Powered by Yahoo.
*[http://www.spezify.com/ Spezify] An interesting visual metasearch engine.
*[http://www.ask.com/ Ask.com] - Formerly Ask Jeeves, includes a good engine for image searches.
*[http://www.bing.com/ Bing]

=Scholarly Engines=
*[http://scholar.google.com Google Scholar]
* [http://archivopedia.com/_mgxroot/page_10753.html EAD Central] - Archivopedia's federated search tool to locate primary source materials at various repositories around the world
*[http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?c=oaister;page=simple OAIster]
*[http://gunther.smeal.psu.edu/index.html/ SMEALSearch] - Business
*[http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/ CiteSeer.IST] - Computer and information science
*[http://infomine.ucr.edu/ INFOMINE] - Scholarly Internet Resources
*[http://www.pubmed.gov/ PubMed] - Health sciences
*[http://www.scirus.com/ Scirus] - Science search engine pertaining to biological sciences, medicine, pharmacology, chemistry, environmental sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and more.
*[http://citebase.eprints.org/ Citebase] - Science
*[http://academic.live.com/default.aspx Windows Live Academic (Beta)] - Computer science, physics, electrical engineering
*[http://vadlo.com VADLO Search Engine] - Search engine for Research methods, Online tools, Databases, Software, and Powerpoint Lectures for all branches of Life sciences and Medicine.

=Health Information Engines=
*[http://www.pubmed.gov/ PubMed] - Mostly citations with or without abstracts, but results also include some full-text. Strongly research-oriented. Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
*[http://www.medlineplus.gov MedlinePlus] - Consumer health information. Service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
*[http://www.hon.ch/MedHunt/ Health on the Net Medhunt]
*[http://www.kosmix.com/ Kosmix] - Categorizes results in the left-hand column, making results easier to navigate.
*[http://www.omnimedicalsearch.com/ Omnimedicalsearch.com] - Metasearch engine. Returns combined results from other search engines.
*[http://www.medical-feeds.com/ Medical and Health Feeds] - Search engine to locate medical and health related RSS feeds and podcasts.
*[http://citehealth.com/ CiteHealth] - Consumer search engine on health care providers. Returns results from it's own search index.
*[http://www.medicalndx.com/ MedicalNDX] - Metasearch engine. Returns combined results from it's own search index and from other search engines.

=Search Utility List=
*[http://www.ankasoftware.com/ankasearch.html AnkaSearch]
*[http://www.copernic.com/en/products/agent/index.html Copernicus Agent]
*[http://www.webferret.com/ WebFerret]

=Information Sources About Search Engines=
*[http://searchenginewatch.com/ Search Engine Watch] - A site devoted to keeping abreast on the what's what of search engines.

*[http://ranking.thumbshots.com/ Thumbshots Ranking] - A web site for comparing search engines with each other.

*[http://www.pandia.com/index.html Pandia Search Central] - Search engine news, tutuorials; free newsletter.

*[http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need]- Search strategies based on an analysis of your topic. Also try [http://www.noodletools.com/noodlequest/ NoodleQuest] (the interactive version).

[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Rules of Conduct/Patron Behavior

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There are several advantages to having a stated policy:

•It is available to all in the same form.

•It can be referred to, so that anyone who wishes to can check the policy.

•It can be readily disseminated to all who are affected by it.

•It can be taught to new employees easily.

•It forces managers to think more sharply about the policy as it is being written, thus achieving further clarity.

•It ensure that everyone will be treated substantially the same way under a given a condition.

Here are some sample policies:

[http://ct.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=7050 Web Junction]

[http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/policies/standards.html Standards of Behavior Cincinnati and Hamilton County OH Public Libraries]

[http://www.rochesterpubliclibrary.org/info/policies/conduct.html#disorderly Rochester Public Library Policies]

[http://dpi.state.wi.us/pld/policies.html Wisconsin Public Library Policy Resources]

[http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=1342 Sample Policies and Legislation New York Library Association]

[http://www.smpl.org/depts/admin/policies/rules_of_conduct.htm Rules of Conduct Santa Monica CA]

[http://www.webrary.org/inside/polpatcode.html Patron Code of Conduct Morton Grove IL]

[http://www.cml.lib.oh.us/ebranch/index.cfm?pageid=88 Customer Code of Conduct Columbus Metropolitan Library OH]

[http://www.lcl.lib.ne.us/info/Library_Rules.htm Library Rules Lincoln City NE]

[http://www.ridgewoodlibrary.org/pdf/Rules%20of%20Conduct%202007.pdf Rules of Conduct 2007 Ridgewood Public Library NJ]

Here is a look at legal questions:

[http://Infoblog.infopeople.org/2007/07/podcast_of_patron_policies_and.php Infoblog- Podcast of Patron Policies and Latchkey Children Update]

Listservs for Teen Librarians

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PUBYAC
https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/pubyac

From the site: "PUBYAC is an Internet discussion list concerned with the practical aspects of Children and Young Adult Services in Public Libraries, focusing on programming ideas, outreach and literacy programs for children and caregivers, censorship and policy issues, collection development, administrative considerations, puppetry, job openings, professional development and other pertinent services and issues."

YALSA listservs
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/professional/yalsalists.html
The Young Adult Library Services Association offers several listservs. The most active are YALSA-BK ("An open list for book discussion. Subscribers are invited to discuss specific titles, as well as other issues concerning young adult reading and young adult literature"), YALSA-L ("An open list to provide news and information about ALA and YALSA to subscribers and to provide subscribers a channel of communication for feedback to ALA and YALSA") and YA-YAAC ("An open list to provide a forum for discussion teen programming and services in libraries").

Booktalking group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/booktalking
From the site: "Join teachers and librarians from all over the country, and exchange booktalks, bibliographies, tips, problems, questions, ideas, and even tall tales of wonderful or awful experiences. . . . Both experienced and novice booktalkers are welcome to lurk or to contribute. Moderated by Dr. Joni Richards Bodart, author, university professor, consultant, and Booktalker Extraordinare!"

LM_NET
http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/
From the site: "LM_NET is a discussion group open to school library media specialists worldwide, and to people involved with the school library media field. It is not for general librarians or educators. We want to keep the activity and discussion focused on school library media. But, LM_NET can be used by library media people for many different things- to ask for input, share ideas and information, link programs that are geographically remote, make contacts, etc. We currently have over 14,400 subscribers from at least 64 countries."

Graphic Novels in Libraries
http://www.topica.com/lists/GNLIB-L
From the site: "Just for Young Adult / Adult Librarians! Share reviews and resources for collection development of your graphic or comic novel section."

TAGAD-L
http://www.topica.com/lists/tagad-l/
An electronic discussion list for the leaders of Teen Advisory Groups.

Library Systems

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Integrated Library Systems (ILS) are the systems that support library functions like cataloging, circulation, the OPAC or catalog, and management of acquisitions. Find a description of what an ILS is at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_library_system Wikipedia entry for "Integrated Library System"].

= Success Stories =
Tell us about your successes with your ILS, ILS migration, etc.

= Tips for selecting an ILS =

Tips for writing a Request For Proposal (RFP) for an ILS at the [http://www.smlc.lib.mi.us/Request%20for%20Proposal%20%28RFP%29/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Integrated%20Library%20System.pdf Southwest Michigan Library Cooperative] (opens as a PDF)

Things to consider when selecting an ILS (culled from a list provided by Pat Williams at the Oklahoma Department of Libraries):

*What's included and what's extra? (Modules, extra options, etc.)
*Is there a start up fee? Migration costs? Training costs?
*What kinds of reports are generated? Can you create your own?
*What are the security considerations?
*Will new software work with existing computers, peripherals, etc.?
*What kind of training (in person, online,etc.) and support is offered?

= ILS Options =
The ILS market is made up of proprietary software from companies and open source products. Check out the Libsuccess page about [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Open_Source_Software open source software products].

Also, there are a vareity of resources available about [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=OPACs/ OPACs].
== Open source ==

Open source ILS products:

[http://biblioteq.sourceforge.net/index.html/ BiblioteQ]

[http://www.open-ils.org/ Evergreen]

[http://koha.org/ Koha]

[http://obiblio.sourceforge.net/ OpenBiblio]

[http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmylibrary/ phpMyLibrary]

Vendors who offer support for open source products:
*[http://www.esilibrary.com/esi/ Equinox Software] (Supports open source products Evergreen & Koha)
*[http://www.liblime.com/ LibLime] (Supports open source product Koha)

== Proprietary ==

Companies that offer library system products in the U.S.:

[http://www4.auto-graphics.com/ Auto-Graphics, Inc.]

[http://www.biblionix.com/ Biblionix]

[http://www.booksys.com/ Book Systems, Inc.]

[http://www.companioncorp.com/ COMPanion]

[http://www.cybertoolsforlibraries.com/ Cyber Tools for Libraries]

[http://www.eosintl.com/ EOS]

[http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/ Ex Libris]

[http://www.follett.com/ Follett Software Company]

[http://www.iii.com/ Innovative Interfaces]

[http://www.libraryworld.com/cgi-bin/lw2.pl?command=home/ Library World]

[http://www.mlasolutions.com/ Mandarin Library Automation]

[http://www.polarislibrary.com/ Polaris Library Systems]

[http://www.sirsidynix.com/ SirsiDynix]

[http://www.tlcdelivers.com/tlc/default.asp/ The Library Corporation]

== Legacy ==
View a history of library automation at the [http://www.librarytechnology.org/automationhistory.pl?SID=20091208388824462/ Library Technology Guides website.] See which systems have been bought out or retired.

= Blogs/Websites to watch =
*[http://www.librarytechnology.org/ Library Technology Guides: Key resources in the field of library automation] Maintained by Marshall Breeding who, for the past six years, has written the annual Automated System Marketplace article for Library Journal.
*[http://www.alatechsource.org/ ALA Techsource] Search website for ILS
*[http://helibtech.com/ Higher Education Library Technology] wiki. HELibTech. Lists all UK Higher Education Institutions with the various library related systems they employ. Inc ILS(LMS-Library Management Systes in UK paralance), ERM solutions. Also includes articles on specific issues

= Specific Blogs Posts/Articles to Check Out =
*[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6645868.html Investing in The Future: Automation Marketplace 2009] in Library Journal (April 2009)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_library_system Wikipedia entry titled "Integrated library system"]
*[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6365/is_200707/ai_n32237077/?tag=content;col1/ ILS Migration in the 21st century] by Frank Cervone from Computers in Libraries, July/Aug 2007.