Content at the Point of Need: In the Palm of the User’s Hand

Terry Mac Manus and Ibsen Siu

Concert 2001

Taipei, Taiwan

October, 2001

Ms Y is a student at College YYY how are technology developmentsmeeting her needs?

JNL

JNL

JNL

JNL

ServiceA

ServiceB

ServiceC

ServiceD

Traditionally she has had

Books

Books

Books

Books

Now she might have

ToC

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SearchPlatform

SearchPlatform

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• users experience of linking • may vary throughout the day• is reliant on target server • will vary from publisher to publisher• will not yet be seamless. They will have problems.

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Platform

QualityJNL

QualityJNL

QualityJNL

What she wants, is what we deliver

She no longer needs to physically visit the library

With technological advances students are now demandingnew content channels &

access where and when they need it.

Delivery/Content Channel

Delivery/Content Channel

Delivery/Content Channel

Background on Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)

PDAs are small, lightweight computers used for mobile computing– calendars - phone numbers– to-do lists - project plans– memos -calculators– games -expenses

newer models:– documents -spreadsheets– wireless internet -MP3/ movies– powerpoints -specialized applications

Technical Considerations

PDA’s are designed to work with rather than replace computers

Programs do not need to be loaded into the memory

PDAs run on battery so life is limited

Synchronisation

Technical Considerations

It does not matter which machine is used to

enter the data

Synchronisation

Technical Considerations

It does not matter which machine is used to

enter the data

• PDAs are limited in screen size• PDAs are limited in memory size

Delivery/Content Channel

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Content at the Point of Need: In the Palm of the User’s Hand

Terry McManus

Concert 2001

Taipei, Taiwan

August, 12, 2001