Presentation from the Handheld Librarian VI

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

3. Holiday card 2011

4. Poll #1

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

7. Observations…
 Pedagogy, curriculum changes HPD, other medical
schools
 Problems with LMS flexibility: mobile solutions?

8. Poll #2

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/

10. Poll #3

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

13. Poll #4

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

17. Poll #5

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

19. McGraw-Hill Access Medicine

20. Poll #6

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

26. Test Driven Apps

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

29. EBSCO- emails access code

30. Download app, use access code-

31. Search EBSCO using app-
similar to My Folder

32. Relevance or Date ordered results

33. PDF opens- save in different apps…

34. PDF apps-

35. Gale: Access My Library
http://www.gale.cengage.com/apps/

36. Setup Gale Resources
using email address

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

38. Gale Databases

39. Authentication screen opens-

40. Results-

41. PDF- must read on screen

42. Science Direct

43. Sciverse Applications Portal

44. Medical Library Database Apps
 Clinical Pharmacology
 DynaMed
 FirstConsult
 Micromedex Drug Information
 Micromedex Drug Interactions
 Micromedex IV Compatibility
 Natural Standard
 Skyscape
 Stat!Ref
 Visual Dx

45. 2. Journal Apps
 Emerald
 JSTOR beta
Also search the App store by journal name
(NEJM, Chest…)

46. 3. Ebook Apps
For textbook entire curriculum package:
Vital Source: Bookshelf
http://www.ingramcontent.com/MRKNG/2011/52373/52373Vitalsource.html
YouTube video about Bookshelf
http://youtu.be/N7WprfUbKg0

47. Inkling
For individual purchase- interactive videos, images, links
for iPad
Buy individual chapters for $1.99
http://www.inkling.com/about/

48. Inkling screen shots

49. Other recommended ebook apps:
 Kindle – NEW: send Word docs, PDFs to Send-to-
Kindle email address (Amazon cloud)-automatically
delivered to your device.

50. iBooks

51. iBooks textbooks (NEW)

52. iBooks categories

53. More e-reader apps
 Stanza
 Audiobooks
 CHMate LITE

54. 4. News: Science, Medicine
 Zite

55. Plos Reader

56. News: HE
 Times Higher Education- some content free

57. Chronicle of Higher Education

58. News: World
 Guardian Eyewitness

59. Flipboard

60. SkyGrid

61. Google Currents

62. 5. Citations
 Mendeley- stores citations & PDFs, syncs
 AP Mobile
 iCite (APA)

63. 6. Streaming video
 UStream

64. Skype

65. Facetime

66. 7. PDFs
 PDF Expert

67. 8. Documents and Notes
 Evernote

68. Springpad

69. Quick Office

70. Awesome Lists-To Do Lists

71. Noteshelf

72. 9. Teaching
 Tegrity Mobile

73. Keynote

74. Dropbox

75. Open Culture

76. Questions?

77. Avoid the CRAPPIES 

78. Happy App-ing!

79. Thank you!!!!
Courtney Mlinar
cm1470@nova.edu