1. Courtney Mlinar, HPD Library
Nova Southeastern University
Handheld Librarian Conference 2012
2. How I got started…
Medicine is Mobile Initiative Fall 2009
Morphed into iPad Initiative Fall 2010
LibGuides created Summer 2010
Faculty Development Spring 2011
New leadership in OIT Spring 2011
Emerging Technologies Librarian Spring 2011
HPD Library purchased iPad2s Summer 2011
Macs in Library Information Commons Fall 2011
5. Preparations
Pilot projects at other medical schools
Other HE projects: SHUmobile webinar http://blogs.shu.edu/mobile/
UC Irvine- what we learned webinar http://www.imeded.uci.edu/
Medical, HE blogs, Twitter
Collaboration with HPD faculty, students
Mac OS training with OIT Spring 2011
Collaboration within ALA, ACRL, MLA
6. Suggested Reading
iMed Initiative UC Irvine http://www.uci.edu/features/2011/01/feature_imed_110118.php
SHUmobile Initiative http://blogs.shu.edu/mobile/about/
ACU Connected http://www.acu.edu/technology/mobilelearning/
Apple in Education http://www.apple.com/education/resources/
HPD Library mobile tab http://nova.campusguides.com/content.php?pid=104950&sid=835769
9. Issues…
Unreliable wi-fi: need for apps that don’t require
internet access
Librarians need access to devices in order to help
patrons
http://unclutterer.com/2007/09/27/what-to-do-with-your-old-cell-phone/
11. Big change in library instruction:
Jamaica Medical Mission December 2010
Added apps to devices for Pharmacy students
Result: between 300-500 interventions per day
Faculty requested adding apps to instruction
Faculty requesting more instruction for both students,
themselves
Library became center for Inter-professional Learning
12. New library instruction building
blocks:
Orientation
Basic Library instruction: searching medical literature
Advanced searching, evidence-based medicine
Training for citation software (EndNote)
Clinical databases, evaluating web resources
Medical apps- recommended apps, how to evaluate
apps
14. App Development evolves…
Platform specific to cross-platform expectation
Library database app authentication
Database apps- abridged versions?
Some database apps affiliate with app aggregators
15. 4 Types of Apps emerge 2011…
Abridged versions of databases
Native apps: use device features such as camera, GPS
Hybrid apps: combo native app and mobile-optimized
web site
Pure mobile-optimized web site with app portal
16. Mobile-optimized databases…
Library databases: updated by vendor
Hybrid apps- native app platform plus mobile-
optimized database
Journal apps: read abstract only, link to full text
Combination journal app and web site
18. Ebook platform apps-
Some ebook platforms require app to read (CHMate
LITE)
Some ebooks download directly to device to read
offline
Ebooks with web site type features: videos, audio,
supplementary materials
21. How to Evaluate?
Similar to web site evaluation:
CRAAP (University of California Chico State)
Meriam Library, U. o. C., Chico. (2010). Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test, from
http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf
22. Web Site:
C = Currency
R = Relevance
A = Authority
A = Accuracy
P = Purpose
Meriam Library, U. o. C., Chico. (2010). Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test, from
http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf
23. CRAPPIES for Apps
C = Currency
R = Relevance
A = Authority
P = Purpose
P = Proven to be Accurate and Useful
I = Intuitive*
E = Easy to find what user wants
S = Stable interface
* Spool, J. M. (2005). What makes a Design seem ‘Intuitive’? Retrieved Jan. 20, 2012, from
http://www.uie.com/articles/design_intuitive/
24. Current App Gaps
Compliance for users with disabilities
Cross-Platform availability
Usefulness
Unreliable reviews
25. How do I start?
Access to devices
Talk to database vendors about their apps
Anticipate apps for major journals, databases, ebook
platforms
Identify best apps for your users
Learn how to use apps
Add app evaluation and key apps to instruction
27. 1. Database Apps
Apps available through institutional licensing
Authentication:
Some require you to create an account on database
search page
Some require an access code
Some require a password from database help or mobile
web page
Ask vendor if statistics are available
28. Possible issues:
App usage may take a seat if you have a database that is
limited to a certain number of simultaneous users
App password / access code may expire periodically
37. They email authentication code-
Call Gale technical support if you have issues
Remember to Update My Resources often
Hybrid app: part native app, part mobile site portal
Allows Power Search all Gale databases or all Gale
Ebooks
49. Other recommended ebook apps:
Kindle – NEW: send Word docs, PDFs to Send-to-
Kindle email address (Amazon cloud)-automatically
delivered to your device.