GALILEO in the Mobile World

GALILEO in the Mobile World

GALILEO Mini-Conference | COMO 2012

What We Will Cover

• Some information on mobile research• A look at GALILEO resources on smartphone• A look at GALILEO resources on iPad

Pew Internet Findings

• 17% of cell phone owners do most of their online browsing on their phone, rather than a computer or other device

macleans.com


• Currently, 88% of American adults have a cell phone, 57% have a laptop, 19% own an e-book reader, and 19% have a tablet computer; about six in ten adults (63%) go online

wirelessly with one of those devices.

extremetech.com


• The rise of mobile is changing the story. Groups that have traditionally been on the other side of the digital divide in basic internet access are using wireless connections to go online.

foxnews.com

Educause ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology 2012

• Blended-learning environments are the norm; students say that these environments best support how they learn

torontolife.com

Educause: The Future of Mobile Learning

• More than half of undergraduates own smartphones and about two in five (37%) use them to supplement their academic work

bbc.co.uk

GALILEO in the Mobile World

• Discover GALILEO and other EBSCOhost databases present mobile site based on device recognition

• Britannica encyclopedias link to mobile site (also in Discover GALILEO)

• ProQuest mobile site is in beta• LexisNexis Academic link to mobile site in

Databases A-Z (some content in Discover GALILEO)• WorldCat Mobile link in Databases A-Z

Smartphones

Discover GALILEO, the New Discovery Service

Log in with your password

GALILEO Welcome Screen

Launch a search from Discover GALILEO search box

GALILEO Home

Home, folder, preferences

Refine results

Article type icon (left)Add to folder (right)

E-mail results list

Discover Results Screen

Refine Results Options

Discover Results Screen

Full text may be PDF or HTML

PDF Article Citation

Saved in folder

Send by e-mail

Open PDF

PDF Article

HTML Article

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Folder Login

Logged in to Personalized Account

Folder has 9 saved items

Person in preferences icon

Select articles to e-mail

Personal Preferences

Searching Specific Databases

Databases A-Z

Is GALILEO available on mobile devices FAQ

Databases A-Z

EBSCOhost DatabaseCINAHL Plus

Folder is the same you access in Discover GALILEO

Search Options Specific to CINAHL

Search Options in CINAHL Plus

Results for CINAHL Plus Search

Encyclopaedia Britannica Mobile

LexisNexis Academic Mobile Site

WorldCat Mobile

Tablets

wired.com

Discover GALILEO on iPad

Discover GALILEO Article Citation

PDF

Discover GALILEO ArticlePDF in frame

Download PDF

Discover GALILEO ArticlePDF downloaded

eBook Downloads

EBSCO eBook Support Center

http://support.epnet.com/ebooks/

eBooks on EBSCOhost Supported Devices

eBooks on EBSCOhost Home Page

Sign in to personal account and open folder

eBooks on EBSCOhost My Folder

eBooks

eBooks on EBSCOhost My eBooks

Download

1- Click Download

2- Open in Reader

eBooks on EBSCOhost Download

Downloaded eBook in eBook Reader

Research Library on iPad

Research Library on iPadResults list

PDF in frame

Open in PDF Reader

55% of respondents would like to easily search GALILEO databases from their mobile devices (2010 GALILEO Annual User Survey)

Questions?

hothardwire.com

GALILEO in the Mobile World

Education

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