Going Mobile

Developing Apps for Your Library Using Basic HTML Programming

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Library & Information Services, Reference
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Author: Scott La Counte ISBN: 9780838993194
Publisher: ALA Editions Publication: September 1, 2011
Imprint: ALA Editions Language: English
Author: Scott La Counte
ISBN: 9780838993194
Publisher: ALA Editions
Publication: September 1, 2011
Imprint: ALA Editions
Language: English

Patrons increasingly expect access to their libraries anywhere, anytime. This Special Report provides practical guidance in how librarians can put the library in the palms of their patrons’ hands. Using the HTML skills that many librarians already have along with flexible development tools, technology expert La Counte shows how creating a customized mobile app doesn’t need to be expensive or require deep expertise. In straightforward, practical terms he * Demonstrates how to establish a presence on the mobile web with mobile websites and phone apps * Details open-source development tools such as PhoneGap that allow for the creation of mobile apps that work on a variety of mobile operating systems, with emphasis on the iPhone * Discusses methods for assessing a library’s user base and getting buy-in from administrators Following the pointers in this Special Report, libraries can easily go wherever their patrons do!

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Patrons increasingly expect access to their libraries anywhere, anytime. This Special Report provides practical guidance in how librarians can put the library in the palms of their patrons’ hands. Using the HTML skills that many librarians already have along with flexible development tools, technology expert La Counte shows how creating a customized mobile app doesn’t need to be expensive or require deep expertise. In straightforward, practical terms he * Demonstrates how to establish a presence on the mobile web with mobile websites and phone apps * Details open-source development tools such as PhoneGap that allow for the creation of mobile apps that work on a variety of mobile operating systems, with emphasis on the iPhone * Discusses methods for assessing a library’s user base and getting buy-in from administrators Following the pointers in this Special Report, libraries can easily go wherever their patrons do!

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