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The Current Landscape of Mobile Devices
Christina Gola, Robin Dasler, & Rachel Vacek
University of Houston Libraries
TLA District 8 ConferenceOctober 17, 2009
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Overview• Mobile phone stats• Impact on libraries• UH Libraries mobile pilot project• Smartphones and iPods• Mobile websites, services, and apps• Examples of e-book readers• E-book readers in libraries
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The mobile device landscape is HUGE, and it's not going away.
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Cellphones are the fastest growing communications device in the history of the world.
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4.1 billion
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It's the number of cellphone contracts
in the world.
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6.8 billion
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People on the planet
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50 countries in the world have over a 100% cellphone penetration rate. This means that the average person has more than one phone.
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The US has a penetration rate of about 78%.
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Italy's is about 115%.
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Hong Kong has the highest cell phone penetration rate in the world at 163%.
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1.2 billion people use email
2.4 billion people use
texting
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2.3 trillion
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That's the number of text messages
sent in 2008.
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By 2010, the estimate is that
90% of the world will be in range of getting cell phone access.
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Enough already!
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What does all this
mean for libraries?
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We need to become mobile literate!
• Cell phones• Smart phones• Downloadable apps• Calendars • Text messaging• Mobile Websites• Twitter• GPS • Still & Video cameras • Reference Services• E-Book Readers• Current Trends
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So how do librarians interact with this
mobile information space?
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"The most important thing we can do is to ensure that when the
technology matures, we are ready to deliver content to it."
- Jason Griffey,Head of Library Information Technology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
and author of Mobile Technologies and Libraries, coming in Jan 2010
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Mobile Pilot Project at the
University of Houston Libraries
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Librarians want to be mobile too!
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Keeping up with email
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Benefits of mobile at conferences
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Keeping current in your field
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iPod Touch
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Other Popular Smart Phones
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What is an app?
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WorldCat
OPACs
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UNC Mobile
Library/UniversityHomepage
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NextBio
Publishers/Vendors
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Web Apps
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Mobile E-Readers
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Amazon Kindle
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Kindles in Libraries Academic Library Examples • Texas A&M University
• University of Nebraska
• North Carolina State University
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Kindles in Libraries Public Library Examples • River Forest Public Library - (River Forest, IL)
• Howe Library - (Hanover, NH)
• Mead Public Library - (Sheboygan, WI)
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Kindle App on the iPhone
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iTouches/iPods in Libraries
• University of Houston
• Rancho Mirage Public Library
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Sony Readers
Touch Edition Pocket Edition
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Sony Readers in Libraries
+
Sony Reader Mobile Collectionsfor Libraries
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Things to come....
Electronic Textbooks
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Resources Consulted• http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/
libraries_ebooks_and_the_mobile_web_a_long_ways_to_go.php• http://blogs.broughturner.com/2006/10/mobile_networks.html• http://news.cnet.com/Gartner-A-billion-cell-phones-by-2009/2100-1039_3-5795100.html• http://www.hiddenpeanuts.com/archives/2009/08/30/unc-libraries-mobile-site/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_mobile_phones_in_use• http://www.allbusiness.com/marketing/market-research/273545-1.html • http://www.prlog.org/10305450-the-worlds-best-selling-mobile-phone.html• http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2008/Mobile-Access-to-Data-and-Information.aspx• http://metrics.admob.com/2009/05/april-2009-mobile-metrics-report-mobile-web-vs-html/• http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6599046.html• http://mashable.com/2009/10/07/ctia-wireless-survey/• http://etechlib.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/mobile-izing-the-library/• http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=565124 • http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/03/mobile-phones1• http://www.flickr.com/photos/users_lib/sets/72157606400611761/ • http://www.fiercewireless.com/ctialive/story/u-s-wireless-subscribers-top-270-million/2009-04-01?
utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&cmp-id=EMC-NL-FW&dest=FMC • http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/04/01/cil2009-handhelds-mobile/• http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=M-Libraries• http://www.library.yale.edu/science/textmsg.html• http://ask.metafilter.com/111634/How-many-iPhones-in-the-world• http://www.email-marketing-reports.com/metrics/email-statistics.htm• http://www.core77.com/blog/technology/
4_billion_mobile_phone_users_by_the_end_of_2008_11266.asp• and more...
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Thank you!
Robin Dasler, Science & Mathematics [email protected] Christina Gola, Sociology & Communications [email protected]
Rachel Vacek, Web Services [email protected]
Presentation available online at:http://www.slideshare.net/vacekrae