Gadgets in the Library: A Practical Guide to Personal Electronics for Librarians Part 1

Gadgets in the Librarya practical guide to personal electronics for librarians

Part One

Jason Griffey (@griffey)hashtag for presentation: #libgadgets

personal electronics are personal

operating systemsvs

devices

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MassiveConfusion

iOS devices

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iPhoneFirst iOS device

CameraGPS

3G data

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iPod TouchNewest model has camera

No GPSWifi Data

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iPad2 models: wifi or 3GiPad 2 has camera

3G versions have GPS

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Android devices

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http://www.google.com/phone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Android_devices

Rise of the SuperphoneBeyond the smartphone

LG Optimus 2X

Samsung Galaxy SII

Motorola Atrixit slices, it dices, it juliennes fries

Motorola Atrixlook carefully

Motorola Atrixit’s a laptop, too

the shape of the future is flattablets, tablets everywhere

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Samsung Galaxy TabFirst iPad competitor

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Motorola XoomSweet Honeycomb

other operating systems

Blackberry PlaybookSlick, but predictable

HP PalmPad

Lenovo U1 Ideapadbest of both worlds?

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iOS & Android

managing iOS

iTunes

http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/enterprise/

http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/

managing android

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/10/bring-your-phone-to-work-day-managing.html

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/04/putting-android-to-work-for-your.html

apps for libraries

developing

System Specific

iOS

> 400,000 apps

> 400,000 apps

> 10,000,000,000 downloads

Objective C

Objective C

Xcode

Objective C

Xcode

SDK Available

Objective C

Xcode

SDK Available

iTunes App Store or bust

Objective C

Xcode

SDK Available

iTunes App Store or bust

$99 to join, no limit to number of apps

Objective C

Xcode

SDK Available

iTunes App Store or bust

$99 to join, no limit to number of apps

If it costs, Apple gets 30%

http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/

http://applitude.org/

http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/developing-apps-for-ios-sd/id395631522

Android

> 200,000 apps

3.7 Billion downloads

Java

Java

Host your own

Java

Host your own

SDK available

Java

Host your own

SDK available

$25 Market fee

http://developer.android.com/

http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/

Others

Web App

HTML 5changes everything

App outsourcing

using

circulation & policy

circulation & policy

• How long is circ period?

circulation & policy

• How long is circ period?

• Insurance & Patron indemnity

circulation & policy

• How long is circ period?

• Insurance & Patron indemnity

• Filtering content for minors?

circulation & policy

• How long is circ period?

• Insurance & Patron indemnity

• Filtering content for minors?

• Other issues?

management questions

management questions

• Preloading content

management questions

• Preloading content

• Wiping personal data at check-in

management questions

• Preloading content

• Wiping personal data at check-in

• Who manages?

management questions

• Preloading content

• Wiping personal data at check-in

• Who manages?

• Legal issues with apps/content

next week - eReaders

next week - eReaders

• Types, differences, decisions

next week - eReaders

• Types, differences, decisions

• Amazon, B&N, Sony

next week - eReaders

• Types, differences, decisions

• Amazon, B&N, Sony

• Cataloging and Representation in Systems

next week - eReaders

• Types, differences, decisions

• Amazon, B&N, Sony

• Cataloging and Representation in Systems

• Summary & Conclusions

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