3. Today’s talk
• What is a book app?
• Why should librarians care?
• Future of reading is here:
a. New ways to browse & search
b. Visual & audio enabled learning
c. Social interaction
• Online course preview
• Resource list
4. What is a book app?
NOT:
- just text
- Kindle or iBooks ebooks
- PDF ebook
- a stand-alone app for smartphone or tablet
- takes advantage of features of the device, such as
audio, animation, zoom, geo-location and more
20. “There is no benefit in giving kids iPads in school if you
don't change school.”
You cannot replace the Model T model of education with an iPad
if you still believe learning can be produced by assembly line
standards and standardization.
- Cathy Davidson
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/11092746/article-In-schools--are-iPads-anything-but-a-
toy-
23. The mission of libraries
The mission of a library is to
improve society through
facilitating knowledge creation in
the community.
- R. David Lankes
Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for
Today’s Complex World
53. London: a city through time
• Read the complete text of the London Encyclopedia, the 1000-page
monster source book.
• 2,000 rare prints, works of art and photos.
• 35 documentaries from the Pathé archive.
• 71 zoomable panoramas of the capital at various points in history.
These are gyro-controlled and swivel around the viewpoint as you
turn on the spot.
• 20 ‘spinnable’ artefacts from the Museum of London, allowing you to
get closer than in the museum itself.
• Audio tours from Blue Badge guides.
• A ‘my London’ section in which famous Londoners reveal their
favourite parts of town.
80. Heart Pro III
http://vimeo.com/20239050
1:38 minutes
I will pause while you watch this video.
Turn down or mute the soundtrack of this video.
It’s loud! (just music)
108. Social interaction
Inkling textbooks
Follow anyone using your
book, see their notes and
highlights in real time, create
running discussions
anywhere, and star the most
helpful notes.
113. Much more to explore
helping readers understand
memory aids
• character notes • better endnotes
• timelines • adaptive learning systems
• quizzes • peer-to-peer help
• notes/highlighting • author-to-reader help
active pictures new layouts
• panning & zooming • infinite canvas
• augmented reality • variable sized viewports
• multi-state photos • stories that scroll
• interactive charts • hands-free page turning
audio
• sounds & soundtracks
• audio captions
• language learning Adapted from Breaking the Page
114. Much more to explore
new forms
• pop-up pages
• multiple points of entry communal compositions
• location-aware texts • text mashups
• transmedia • curated collections
• crowd-sourced compositions
• networked collections
short-form content
• piecemeal prose
• shortform content personalization
• be the narrator
• adaptive content
marketing tools • build your own book
• new kinds of covers
• book trailers
• sneak peaks Adapted from Breaking the Page
117. Book as iPad App course
4 weeks, starts April 1
• week 1: introduction and definitions.
• week 2: fiction & nonfiction titles: science, history, art/architecture,
photography, cooking
• week 3: children's books and graphic novels (all ages)
• week 4: innovation and user experience trends, service ideas for
libraries, keeping up, further resources
118. The course includes:
• over 25 video demos
• more than 20 readings about book innovations
• discuss with your colleagues
• guidelines for how to review interactive books
• optional: write your own app reviews for sharing
with peers in the class
123. Testimonials
This four-week course gets five stars not only for the information it
contains, but also for the level of empowerment it provides. I signed up
not knowing a thing about book apps, and in a month's time I am using
them at work and collaborating with a library colleague to create a book
app of our own for use in story times. The topic is timely, relevant and
fun! I couldn't ask for more.
- Susan Hansen, Branch Manager, West Hartford Public Library,
Hartford, CT
Wonderful. Just a wonderful introduction to Books as iPads
in terms of what is currently available and examples of the
ideas that are moving this format along as we span the
paper/electronic options. Nicole is very knowledgeable and
her style of instruction is approachable and fun.
- Lydia Patrick, Technology Division Manager for
Loudoun County Public Library, Reston, Virginia
This was a great class, so easy to navigate and take on my own time frame but
with deadlines so I didn't procrastinate forever. The articles were spot on and well
chosen. Including a hands on component as well as a create ideas activity which
made it a very useful and productive class that I can take back and share with my
fellow librarians and administrators.
- Trish Hull, Manager, Magna Library at Salt Lake County Library Services,
Magna, UT
124. Sign up: http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/
Free guide: http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/resources.html
These slides: http://www.slideshare.net/nic221/
Hear about new courses: http://eepurl.com/vzYuX
http://nicolehennig.com/