Should there be an
app for that?Scholarly journals on mobile devices
Everyone wants the Library
on their mobile device
Smartphones are owned by 83% of college-aged
adults
Tablets are owned by 42% of adults
Surveys and studies report that students at all
levels are interested in conducting research on
their mobile devices
Not just the catalog!
Standards for mobile sites
Standards developed by the
experts: the W3C, World Wide Web
Consortium
Led by Tim Berners-Lee, with 400+
members including Google, Apple,
Adobe, Facebook, Dell Sony
Standards for Web Applications on
Mobile (2014)
Test your site at the Mobile Validator
Options for delivering
scholarly journals to a
mobile device
iTunes and Android apps
iPad Newsstand offers thousands of individual
journal apps
Third-party apps including BrowZine and Flipster
Web apps that launch mobile-specific site
Responsive design - resize depending on the
detected screen
Could you do your
professional reading on a
mobile device?
Investigation of the top 25
Library & Information
Science journals
Combined prestige and citation count lists
Included top circulating titles
Testing devices included iPhone 4S and iPad mini
iTunes or Android app
Mobile site or web app
Responsive design to resize screen for device
Study conducted September -October 2014
What Journals
Do You Read?
Tell Me! PollEv.com/lindawobbe
(poll is closed)
Two Library & Information Science journals you read
Have you ever tried reading them on a mobile
device?
The app option: 16%
Four of the top 25 Library &
Information Science
journals have an app:
The Chronicle of Higher
Education,
College & Research
Libraries,
JASIST,
Library Journal
App functionality
Authentication – must use the
regular site to create an account
Platform - Two of the apps aren’t available for the iPhone, only the
iPad
Functionality – Return to full site, save
articles, don’t need the internet
after download, change font, email
Readability - beautiful
BrowZine 76%
another app option 19 of the top 25 journals are included now, with 2 more
coming soon
Subscribers: select your institution and use standard authentication from within the app.
Open Access: College & Research Libraries, select Open Access Only and create a BrowZine account.
Download from the App Store: Apple Android
Platform: iPhone or iPad
Print, email, share, social media links
Save, mark as read; off-internet reading
Mobile site or web app: 36%Nine of the top 25 Library & Information Science
journals are hosted on sites employing a mobile-
specific site or web app:
• Aslib Journal of Information Management,
Journal of Documentation: Emerald
• Collection Management; Library Collections,
Acquisitions and Technical Services : Taylor &
Francis.
• College & Research Libraries News: Highwire.
• Journal of Information Science: SAGE.
• Journal of Medical Internet Research: open
access
• Journal of the Medical Library Association:
PubMedCentral
• Library Quarterly: Univ Chicago/JSTOR
Mobile site or web app
authentication
Authentication – most launch the mobile site when you login AND offer pairing
Pairing can be overly complex
Pairing expires
JSTOR’s nice model:
Navigate to the JSTOR site through your library,
OR bookmark the web app and use the “Get Access” link to select your institution and authenticate using your standard authentication protocol.
A voucher is a code that will tie your mobile device to your institution’s subscriptions. This voucher will grant you access to protected content while not on your institution’s network. Each mobile device must be vouched for individually and vouchers are only valid for the publisher for which it is issued.
2. Why am I unable to obtain a mobile voucher from my mobile
device? In order to request a mobile voucher, you must first be recognized as being part of an institutional subscription. Simply connect your mobile device to your institution’s network and then begin the process to obtain a voucher. To obtain a voucher for your mobile device, follow these steps:Put your device on your institution’s network and open the mobile journal site that you would like to obtain a voucher for (for example, http://m.abs.sagepub.com)Select “Authorize this Device”Complete the “Authenticate Mobile Device for SAGE Journals” form and click SubmitCopy the voucher code provided on the next screen and click on URL providedEnter the voucher code and select “Get access”This process will obtain and apply the voucher directly to your mobile device. If you are still unable to obtain a mobile voucher, you are either not on your institution’s network or your institution does not have a subscription to that particular publication. Please consult your university or institutional librarian for more information.
3. How do I obtain a Voucher Code with another computer and apply
it to my device? You can obtain a mobile voucher from any computer on your institution’s network. Simply visit:http://online.sagepub.com/voucher/getFill out the form and you will receive a voucher code both on-screen and by email (be sure to tick the box “Send voucher by email”. You will have 48 hours to apply this voucher to your device before it expires. To apply the voucher to your mobile device, follow these steps:Open up the mobile journal site that you would like to apply a voucher toSelect “Authorize this Device”Select “Apply a mobile voucher”Enter the code and submit
Mobile site or web app
readability
Readability – PDF’s best
HTML lots of funny situations
Mobile site or web app
functionality
Functionality – lots!
Common Icons
Table of Contents
Share, email, print
New web page
View all open pages
Bookmark
Mobile optimized responsive
design: 48%
Twelve of the top 25 Library & Information Science
journals are hosted on sites employing a responsive
design
• American Libraries, American Library Association, open access• Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Journal of
Computer-Mediated Communication: Wiley. • D - Lib Magazine: the magazine of digital library research. Open
Access • Library Resources & Technical Services, Reference & User Services
Quarterly: American Library Association, MetaPress.• Library Trends: Johns Hopkins Project MUSE. • Libri: international journal of libraries and information services: De
Gruyter Saur. • Journal of Academic Librarianship, Library & Information Science
Research, Information Processing and Management, Government Information Quarterly: Pergamon / Elsevier ScienceDirect.
Responsive Design
functionality
Authentication: No
problem!
Navigate to the regular
site and use standard
login
Often three sizes:
computer, tablet,
phone
Native site functionality
Readability? PDF’s are
fine; HTML can be silly
Responsive Design
authenticationAssociation publications
from ALA hosted on
MetaPress require a
convoluted process to
register for access.
Even after you have logged
in and are identified as a
registered member, you
have to input a code
comprised of the
association’s initials and your
ALA member number with
leading zeroes to make a 7-
digit number
Responsive Design
functionality
Aggregator option: 56%
14 of the 25 journals
investigated are
available on at least one
aggregator platform.
EBSCO and Gale have
Apple and Android apps.
EBSCO, Gale and
ProQuest all offer
responsive design
Confused?
Oh my gosh, how would we ever communicate
all these options to our users and assist with their
use?
Authentication
Device Recognition
Your Advice for Publishers!
Tell Me! PollEv.com/lindawobbe
Or Text 286313 and your message to 37607
Which model do you prefer?
Native app like Newsstand or BrowZine
WebApp mobile-specific site
Responsive design
Anything else you want to tell publishers about
mobile design!
Thank you!
Slides will be posted on SlideShare
Paper will be in the Proceedings and linked from the
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Questions or comments?
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