B303: Mobile Library Apps

B303: Mobile Library Apps
Handhelds at UCHC School of Medicine (UConn) -Sheryl Bai, Benjamin Smith

Library PDA Program
-have supported handhelds since 2001
-library purchased PDAs for staff
-in-service amongst librarians to learn abt PDAs and the databases
-offered first PDA class in 2002
-faculty champion program -hand-selected faculty loaned PDAs loaded w/ databases
-student champion program -loaned PDAs to students for a semester
-in 2004, medical students req'd to purchase PDA & download library material

-PDA clinic
-PDA tune-ups
-provide PDA syncing station
-create PDA website & tutorials
-participate in problem-based learning courses
-licensing of PDA software

current PDA initiative
1. PDA requirement
2. meet w/ faculty -what databases?
3. test handhelds (handouts online: http://www.infotoday.com/cil2009/day.asp?day=Wednesday#session_B303)
4. create instructions
5. letters to students -recommended PDAs
6. PDA champions -meet w/ select group of students, instruct on installing dbs, so they can help others
7. PDA clinics
8. demo databases
9. orientation
some considerations
-handheld platform
-windows mobile 2003 or mobile 5
-version of windows mobile (in-house application needs windows)
-smartphones

smartphones
-two devices in one
-cheaper
-phone contract
-screen resolution (can be lower than on PDA)
-touch screen (not all have the capability)
-windows

pocket pc software utilities (handout)
-dotpocket.com
-faronics deepfreeze (faronics.com)


DCPL Mobile Library Apps -Chris Tonjes, Aaron Schmidt
[I left during this part of the session -my brain was getting too overloaded]