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100 _aScott La Counte
245 _aGoing mobile
_b developing apps for your library using basic HTML programming
260 _aChicago
_bAmerican Library Association
_c2012
300 _a54 P.
490 _aSpecial reports (American Library Association)
520 _aPatrons increasingly expect access to their libraries anywhere, anytime. This Special Report provides practical guidance in how librarians can put the library in the palms of their patrons hands. Using the HTML skills that many librarians already have along with flexible development tools, technology expert La Counte shows how creating a customized mobile app doesnt need to be expensive or require deep expertise. In straightforward, practical terms he Demonstrates how to establish a presence on the mobile web with mobile websites and phone apps Details open-source development tools such as PhoneGap that allow for the creation of mobile apps that work on a variety of mobile operating systems, with emphasis on the iPhone Discusses methods for assessing a librarys user base and getting buy-in from administrators Following the pointers in this Special Report, libraries can easily go wherever their patrons do.
650 _2 Mobile communication systems -- Library applications. Library Web sites -- Design. Smartphones -- Programming
856 _ywww.alastore.ala.org
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