Presence and Value of Mobile Apps in the NJ Academic Environment

1. Presence and Value of Mobile Apps in the NJ Academic Environment I’ve Got an App for It! Maria Deptula – Berkeley College RomelEspinel – Stevens Institute Lawren Wilkins – Hudson County College

2. 1. Overview of the mobile world – Maria2. Vendors apps in depth – Lawren3. Mobile presence of NJ academia – Romel

3. New Mobile World • February 2012 – New Media ConsortiumHorizon Report for the Higher Education – “mobile apps and tablet computing are expected to become pervasive within higher ed. in the next 12 months.” • “Smartphones including the iPhone and Android have redefined what we mean by mobile computing, and in the past three to four years, the small, often simple, low cost software extensions to these devices — apps — have become a hotbed of development.” NMC – New Media Consortium – “an international community of experts in educational technology” • May 2012 – comScore study reported that during the first quarter of 2012, more mobile subscribers used apps than browsed the web on their devices: 51.1% vs. 49.8% respectively.

4. According to Pew Research Center, as of September 2012, 88% of American adults have a cell phone and45% have a smartphone http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2351/smartphone-ownership-young-adults-high-income-households

5. New Mobile World • Smartphone ownership has increased from 35% in May of 2011 to 45% in September 2012; • Age group 18-29 – 66% own smartphones; • “Some 17% of cell phone owners do most of their online browsing on their phone, rather than a computer or other device. Most do so for convenience, but for some their phone is their only option for online access.” Pew Internet

6. What’s Out There – OPERATING SYSTEMS • “An operating system (OS) manages the resources of a computer so that many different processes can share the computer memory and processor.” • Software platform – system under which ”various smaller application programs can be designed to run.” • A mobile device is often tied to a single operating system, which resides wholly on the local device

7. What’s Out There – OPERATING SYSTEMS • Apple - first iPhone introduced in 2007 • iOS - operating system for Apple devices • Proprietary system • Not licensed for installation on third-party hardware, but allows third party apps. • Android: smartphone operating system and software platform • from Google • Linux based • Emerged in 2010 • Uses Open Source software components • Android smartphones are made by many manufacturers

8. OTHER OS Nokia's Symbian RIM's BlackBerry OS Samsung's Bada Microsoft's Windows Phone Hewlett-Packard's webOS

9. Android vsiOS • March 2010 - 34 Android based devices on the market from 12 manufacturers • September 2012 - Google announced that total activationsof Android-based devices exceeded 500 million • smartphones • tablet computers • e-readers • Other (smartwatch, players) • iPhone • iPod Touch • iPad • iPad mini • September 2012 – 400 million iOS based devices “New data shows that Android nabbed 75 percent of the world's smartphone market share, while iOS trailed with 14.9 percent and BlackBerry brought up the rear with just 4 percent.” CNN News, Nov. 1, 2012

10. An App • Computer software designed to perform specific tasks • Runs on a specific operating system (platform) • Not standardized • Found only in app stores – pertinent for the device’s operating system “Software applicationscoded for a specific platform (Android, iOS, Blackberry) that can be downloaded and accessed directly using one’s phone or another mobile device, like a tablet or music player.”

11. Android/ Apple Apps Market • iOSbased pps available through the App Store • More than 700,000 apps in iTunes App Store • Only software scrutinized by Apple is allowed onto Apple devices and in store • Consistency & centralized support • Universal App (iOS) designed so after purchasing can run on iPhone and iPad (+ sign in Apple store) • Google Play – formerly Android Market– store for Android based apps distributed through the https://play.google.com/ • Over 500,000 apps available • More than half are available free of cost and the rest require nominal fees • Third party apps – some of poor quality

12. Apps – Categories • Entertainment • Games • Productivity • News • Business/Finance • Reference • Research • Sports • Social networking • Utilities • Lifestyle • Music • Navigation • Photo • Shopping • Travel • Video • Books • Weather • Many More http://developers.facebook.com/docs/appcenter/categories/

13. Apps categories by numbers www.appbrain.com/stats/android-market-app-categories

14. Apps features • Free and paid (free trials) • Some require to create an account • Download free – content (upgrade) paid • Some allow content to be shared • Many have social media components/integration option (i.e. apps for location) • Some have multiple functions (Stanza for many publ. formats) • Some allow you to sync data with document storage apps such as Dropbox , Google Docs or Evernote The term "app" has become so popular that in 2010 was listed as "Word of the Year“ by the American Dialect Society http://www.americandialect.org/app-voted-2010-word-of-the-year-by-the-american-dialect-society-updated

15. Apps for Academia • Books – iBooks, ebrary, Stanza, Classics… • Collaborating – Dropbox, Orchestra To-do, GroupMe…. • Distance Education – Blackboard, iTunes U, Edmodo… • File Storage – Dropbox, SkyDrive, Idrive, iDisk…. • Presenting – Showpad, Prezi Viewer, Keynote…. • Productivity – Wunderlist, Backupify, Evernote… • Research – PubGet, Wolfram Alpha, ACS Mobile… • Reference – Dictionaries, Britannica, World Factbook… • Writing – MyMLA, EasyBib, Documents to Go… • Vendors’ App – JSTOR, Ebsco, Gale (Access My Library).

16. Ebooks http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/10/23/younger-americans-reading-and-library-habits/

17. Apps for Reading • Ebook readers: Kindle, Nook, iBooks for iOS, Bluefire (Android & iOS) • Textbooks: Inkling Interactive Textbooks, iBooks Textbooks, Kno Textbooks • Magazine reading: Flipboard, Reeder, Zite (iOS), Feedly (news aggregator), Pulse News (Android & iOS) • Journals: Chronicle of Higher Ed., APA Journals, PLoS (Public Library of Science app) • PDF readers:GoodReader (iOS), Adobe Reader, Stanza • RSS readers: Reader, Newsrack, Feedly • Flipboard - reads content from Facebook, Google Reader, Twitter, and more in a magazine-style layout.

18. Apps from e-Books vendors http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/10/23/younger-americans-reading-and-library-habits/

19. Apps for Productivity • Task Management apps:Wunderlist , Remember the Milk, Astrid • Note taking: WritePad, CourseNotes, Evernote • Sharing ideas (group work): Corkulous, Trello • Office Suite: Quick Office Pro recommended from a long list of office suites • Word processing and presenting: Pages, Keynote • Communication: Skype, Facetime • Sketching: BombooPaper, SketchyPad • Scanning: Genius Scan+ (for reading QR codes) • Lists:Orchestra To Do • Other tasks: AirPrint, Calendar, Graphic Calculator, iHomework, WIFI Finder……

20. Apps for Reference • General encyclopedias: Britannica, World Fact Book, Wikipanion.. • Specific encyclopedias: integrate multimedia elements – Skeletal Anatomy 3D, Periodic Table Explorer, History: Maps of the World.. • Location & Research: WolfWalk(photographic guide of NC), Tagwhat.. • Photography & Video: Instagram, Diptic, iPhoto, Snapchat • Music:Pandora (streaming Internet radio), Kling Klang Machine • Art:ArtStudio, iDraw, Artnear (helps finding museums and exhibits) • Math:Wolfram Alpha • Dictionaries: Dictionary.com, Merriam-Webster Dictionary • Article Search – Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Search for iOS – “enables you to perform simultaneous searches across multiple sources, for easy access and instant results using your iPhone, iPod-touch or iPad!”

21. Apps for Research • Citations: EasyBib, QuickCite, Zandy(Zotero for Android) • iSource APA or iSource MLA: both $1.99 • Professional organizations research materials: • ACS – American Chemical Society • IOPscienceexpress – latest papers from the Institute of Physics • iResearch– searches and browses journals published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) • iSSRN – searches over 260,000 research papers in the social sciences and humanities available from the open access repository of the Social Science Research Network • Google Scholar: reference and citation index • Pocket (Read It Later): enables to save pages from websites, to read them later, free of the advertising and other junk on the original page • Apps to learn languages: Mango, 50languages..

22. Apps from database vendors • Gale: AccessMyLibrary • Encyclopedia Britannica • Ebsco Host • Elsevier • Oxford University Press • DK • WorldBook • Wiley

23. LIBGUIDES • University of Hawaii – Mobile Medical Apps - (discipline specific apps & multidisciplinary) http://jabsom.hawaii.libguides.com/medicalapps • MIT Apps for Academics: http://libguides.mit.edu/apps • Mobile Applications for Law Students and Lawyers from UCLA School of Law - http://libguides.law.ucla.edu/mobilelegalapps • A guide to mobile research tools – University of Arkansas http://uark.libguides.com/content.php?pid=284164&sid=2339441 • Mobile Apps for Research and Study – Rutgers (Joseph Deodato) http://libguides.rutgers.edu/apps • Mobile Apps for Research & Study from Metro New York http://libguides.metro.org/content.php?pid=304911 • Boise State U.– lists apps separately for Android and iOS (!) http://guides.boisestate.edu/mobile_symposium • Berkeley College – Mobile research

24. Where to find info about apps? • Lifehacker – best apps for all your gear (media, communication, productivity, utilities) • Macworld App Guide • AppAdvice – iPhone, iPad app news and reviews • APPitic – directory of apps for education • Macstories: “a weblog about iOS & OS X news, app reviews, and stories.” • Appolicious • Thomson Reuters News Pro • PC World App Guide • Life of Android • App Storm • InfoWorld • Techradar

25. Apps reviews /promotion – App a-week • Name of the app • Which device(s) it runs on • Brief description of purpose • Features and functionality • Pros/cons • Audience • Price (from free to $50 or more) – some apps are free but you pay for the content – Kindle, Britannica – monthly fee to access content, free “lite version vs. full version,” • How it compares to other similar apps

26. Final Thoughts • Keeping up: news apps such as Flipboard, Feedly, Zite • The 100 Best iPad Apps from PCMag & the Best Android/iPhone Apps from Gizmodo • Mobile Nation Podcast or AppAdvice Daily • Apps for discovering apps: DiscoverApps (iOS), AppSHopper (iOS), BestApps & AppBrain (Android) • Why an app when there is a good web presence ? • Use of apps in classrooms • Privacy concern (information gathered about your location and more) – agreements (permissions)

27. Work Cited “’App’ voted 2010 word of the year.” American Dialect Society, Jan. 8, 2011. Web. Dec. 15. 2012. http://www.americandialect.org/app-voted-2010-word-of-the-year-by-the-american-dialect-society-updated Brenner Joanna, “Pew Internet: Mobile.” Pew Internet, 4 Dec. 2012. Web. 10 Dec. 2012. http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2012/February/Pew-Internet-Mobile.aspx Kerr, Dara. “Android beats iOS 5-to-1 in Q3 smartphone market share.” CNET, 1 Nov. 2012. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57544131-94/android-beats-ios-5-to-1-in-q3-smartphone-market-share/ Mizejewski, Michele, “Mobile apps: what you need to know.” An ACRL e-Learning Online Course, April 23-May 11, 2012. Web. New Media Consortium. NMC Horizon Report, 2012 Higher Education Edition. NMC, 2012. PDF. http://www.fdi.vt.edu/online-resources/2012-Horizon-Report.pdf Perez, Sarah. “In U.S. Mobile Market, Samsung, Android Top The Charts; Apps Overtake Web Browsing.” comScore, 2 Jul. 2012. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/02/comscore-in-u-s-mobile-market-samsung-android-top-the-charts-apps-overtake-web-browsing/ Raine, Lee. “Smartphone Ownership Update: September 2012” Pew Internet, 11 Sep. 2012. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Smartphone-Update-Sept-2012.aspx “Most popular Android market categories.” AppBrain. 2 Jan. 2013. Web. 2 Jan. 2013. Shilov, Anton. “Amount of Activated Google Android Devices Surpasses Apple iOS Products by 100 Million Units.” Xbit Laboratories. 9 Sep. 2012. Web. 8 Dec. 2012. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile/display/20120912235558_Amount_of_Activated_Google_Android_Devices_Surpasses_Apple_iOS_Products.html Zickuhr, Kathryn, et al. “Younger Americans’ Reading and Library Habits.” Pew Internet. 23 Oct. 2012. Web. 6 Dec. 2012. http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/10/23/younger-americans-reading-and-library-habits/

28. EBSCOhost Mobile • Compatible with Android 2.3.3 and Apple iOS 4 and iOS 5 • No download required for app, but it is available for free through the iTunes App Store and Android Market if desired • For those chosing not to download the app, the use of a Smart phone or tablet will prompt EBSCOHost to automatically redirect to the mobile version, but it does not offer all of the features of the downloaded app and it is not possible to be authenticated for full-text access • iPads are not redirected to the mobile and the site will be shown in desktop version • Once the app is downloaded, users can receive an “access key” through e-mail that will allow access to all databases subscribed to by their affiliated institutions • Users who do not enable an access key may log in as guests but will only have full-text access to Greenfile

31. One-time authentication process provides permanent automatic log-in to the user’s affiliated institution whenever app is launched Home screen in downloaded app offers customization for users including a list of their recent searches, saved searches, and saved articles Buttons at the bottom of screen offer additional features

32. Hitting the “Settings” button at the bottom of the screen, allows users the capability to select which EBSCO databases they want to search Default is all databases selected To search only certain databases within the list, either unselect databases that are not of interest or click “None” to clear and start over and then make selections

33. Below the available database list, search options are provided which include limiting to only full-text content, limiting to only peer-reviewed journals, and the option to enable or disable autocomplete, search by publication name, and search by publication date

34. Once a user has performed a search, he or she has the option of sorting by relevance or by date

35. Thumbnails at the top of the screen shown after an article is selected allow users several options Article can be read in PDF format (as opposed to the default of html full text you are given) Can be e-mailed to user in either PDF or html format Can also be saved within the app itself and retrieved by clicking on “Saved Articles” on the downloaded app’s home screen

36. Reading the PDF on the Smart phone screen can be awkward “Save to” feature at the top of the screen is buggy and doesn’t work properly

37. EBSCOhost Mobile Final Analysis What’s Hot Clean interface Fairly straightforward set-up process Allows access to all full-text available through user’s member institution Works on a variety of platforms Downloaded app allows for customization (saved searches, saved articles, most recent searches) What’s Not No advanced search mode “Save to” feature inside PDF documents is buggy and does not seem to work properly Viewing PDFs on a Smart phone can be a bit awkward

38. ScienceDirect Mobile • Compatible with Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad • Free download through the iTunes App Store or Android Market • Users can log in as “guest”, but will not have access to full-text content • Authentication process entails going to ScienceDirect database on campus and filling out a user registration form. ScienceDirect will then e-mail a link which will activate the authentication once clicked on through e-mail checked with mobile device.

41. One-time authentication process provides permanent automatic log-in to the user’s affiliated institution whenever app is launched • Home screen allows the option to run a search or retrieve articles saved from previous sessions • User can also personalize this screen to show the latest stories on previously research topics

42. Once the search button is clicked, users are taken to a search field to type in their term(s) If the users have run past searches, those will appear on this screen as well

43. Results screen gives user the option of sorting by date or relevance

44. Once an article has been selected from the results screen, the user has the option to read the full-text, abstract, outline, figures/tables, and references.

46. Users are given the option to save or e-mail an article by clicking on the options button in the upper right-hand corner of the article itself • Articles can be also be saved within Science Direct and accessed at a later time

47. ScienceDirect Mobile Final Analysis What’s Hot • Clean interface • Allows access to all full-text available through user’s member institution • Works on a variety of platforms • Users can personalize home screen to show recent articles pertaining to most current search topic • Alerts can be set that will notify user when new articles are added to the database that are related to their current search topic What’s Not • Cannot delete saved articles or saved searches • No advanced search mode • No way to limit search results to full-text only • Link for authentication process within the database itself is not clear

48. SpringerLink Mobile • Compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad • Free download from iTunes App Store • Offers a collection of chapters from ebooks as well as journal articles • Once the app has been downloaded, it will authenticate automatically if the user is in the affiliated institution’s library and if the device being used has a wireless connection established through the library’s wireless network • This authentication will enable the user to have access to their affiliated institution’s full-text content subscription

49. Home screen offers the option to do an advanced search as well as a basic search • Users can also access their saved searches from the home screen if they have previously searched for terms using this app

50. Advanced search offers options to search by keyword, publication type, open access journals only, subject, title, author, or publication date • The options to browse subject terms and publication titles are also offered