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Challenges of Mobile Digital Libraries

MAF-LT & digital librariesOur Attempts• Massive HDD

Our Challenges• Too much to sift

through

MAF-LT & digital librariesOur Attempts• Massive HDD• Greenstone

– LT Greenstone

Our Challenges• Too much to sift

through• Ugly, difficult interface

– Atrocious source code

MAF-LT & digital librariesOur Attempts• Massive HDD• Greenstone

– LT Greenstone• Ibidem

Our Challenges• Too much to sift

through• Ugly, difficult interface

– Atrocious source code• Difficult to make it

simple

MAF-LT & digital librariesOur Attempts• Massive HDD• Greenstone

– LT Greenstone• Ibidem• DSpace

Our Challenges• Too much to sift

through• Ugly, difficult interface

– Atrocious source code• Difficult to make it

simple• Metadata

Some have offline options

none have offline mobile solutions

Estante pilot project update

Challenges• Keeping it simple• Internet not required• Sharing to any

device• Security / Safe to use• Internationalization

• Embracing constraints

• Good user experience

• Distribution permission

• Multi-device usability• User-made resources

Quick tour of Estante

Tablet Mobile phone

Offline use Offline sharing

…or share via other servicesSimple Wi-Fi sharing

with Wi-Fi router or Wi-Fi Direct

Simple organization … in any language

… and so much more …

Questions?

maflt.org/estante