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Keynote – Wednesday 21 March
08:45 – 09:45
In creating innovative libraries, we have to understand the key success factors and practices that will enable libraries to excel. Our experienced speaker, author, and respected blogger on the topic of innovation, shares a framework, practical tips and techniques, as well as working examples of innovative organizations. Gain some great insights from the business world and be inspired to implement innovative practices in your organization and community.
Presented by: Jeffrey Phillips
Comment On This ArticleCoffee Break – Exhibit Hall Opens
Keynote – Wednesday 21 March
09:45 – 10:30
A101: Strategic Approaches to Mobile
Track A: Mobile Trends & Practices – Wednesday 21 March
10:30 – 11:15
As mobile establishes its place in the information environment, information professionals are thinking strategically about implementations. Speakers discuss how to select an appropriate mobile approach for your library’s content and services; examine how to strategically invest and intelligently investigate opportunities for mobile information in the enterprise using a strategic perspective in identifying stakeholders and prioritizing key issues and content; and share experiences with agile methodology to efficiently make hard decisions on what and how to represent mobile in library websites with a cross departmental collaboration with IT.
Presented by: Amy Deschenes, Robin Neidorf, Lia Friedman
Comment On This ArticleA102: Mobile-First Design & Augmented Reality
Track A: Mobile Trends & Practices – Wednesday 21 March
11:30 – 12:15
Two of the major trends in mobile experience are designing for mobile engagement as a priority instead of just an add-on and the concept of physical locations serving as access points.Wisniewski explains that there are important mobile design conventions and practices that can improve the user experience for your desktop users as well. Hart & McGee explain how the Virginia Beach Public Library is strategically using augmented reality technology to bridge gaps between the library’s collections and real-world experience by layering digital information onto the physical world.
Presented by: Jeff Wisniewski, Cynthia Hart, Nicole McGee
Comment On This ArticleLunch Break – A chance to visit the exhibits
Track A: Mobile Trends & Practices – Wednesday 21 March
12:15 – 13:30
A103: Mobile Apps & Mobile Web Development
Track A: Mobile Trends & Practices – Wednesday 21 March
13:30 – 14:30
This session details how more and more libraries are developing a mobile presence. Mairn discusses creating web apps that resemble native apps with jQTouch and creating mobile apps using Android’s App Inventor. Dahl explores the major mobile frameworks available for simplifying the development process. The next presentation discusses an app that integrates a mobile library catalog, account notification, hours, directions, and scanning bar codes to check availability of books at the local library. Tibbetts shares how his public library built an app that integrates with OverDrive and has the ability to check items out. He explains how the library migrated its website to the cloud and circulated iPads among the library staff.
Presented by: Chad Mairn, David Dahl, Robert Johnson, Ted Gutmann, Michael Berse, Hutch Tibbetts
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Track A: Mobile Trends & Practices – Wednesday 21 March
14:30 – 15:15
A104: Mobile Innovation and Leadership
Track A: Mobile Trends & Practices – Wednesday 21 March
15:15 – 16:00
Heidemann shares how management takes the lead in mobile innovation at KPL in Denmark with strategic objectives for mobile innovation, dedicated budget, and staff time. In meeting the assumption that library staff must be educated in using mobile technology in order to be part of the growing mobile culture, all employees have received a smartphone and have completed a comprehensive mobile literacy program as they develop new mobile services. Dover Town Library staff share their case study for transforming a public library to meet the digital age and managing the politics of change with practical examples for shifting toward mobile service models.
Presented by: Nicolai Dupont Heidemann, Bonnie Roalsen, Cheryl Abdullah
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