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Emerging Mobile Technologies

Emerging Mobile Technologies Joshua Richardson OHSU October 25, 2006 MLA 2006 Presentation Gabriel R. Rios, MLIS Associate Director of Public Health Services at the Briscoe Library of the UT Health Science Center, San Antonio Melissa De Santis, MLIS

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Emerging Mobile Technologies

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  1. Emerging Mobile Technologies Joshua Richardson OHSU October 25, 2006

  2. MLA 2006 Presentation • Gabriel R. Rios, MLIS • Associate Director of Public Health Services at the Briscoe Library of the UT Health Science Center, San Antonio • Melissa De Santis, MLIS • Assistant Director for Public Health Services at the Briscoe Library of the UT Health Science Center, San Antonio

  3. What was covered • Identified and discussed current and future mobile technologies • Compared different wireless protocols and their use in libraries • Discussws potential impact of HIPAA on mobile technologies • Identified at least five sources to keep up-to-date with mobile technologies • Applied case studies and recommendations for supporting mobile devices at home institution

  4. What we’ll cover • Identify and discuss current and future mobile technologies (and how to support them) • Compare different wireless protocols and their use in libraries • Discuss potential impact of HIPAA on mobile technologies • Identify at least five sources (and then some) to keep up-to-date with mobile technologies • Apply case studies and recommendations for supporting mobile devices at home institution

  5. Why mobile technologies? • Convergence of information professionals: Clinicians and librarians • “Information appliances” • How do I get involved? • CIO • Systems head • Clinician

  6. Mobile Devices Used in Libraries • PDAs / Smartphones • iPods / MP3 players • Tablets • Cell Phones

  7. Mobile Devices Used in Libraries • PDAs / Smartphones • iPods / MP3 players • Tablets • Cell Phones

  8. PDAs and Smartphones • Personal Digital Assistants • Palm • Handhelds • Organizers • Smartphones • Blackberry • Pocket-size computers

  9. Palm OS More users More software / application development Better battery life Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) HP, Dell, and others Fewer users Handwriting recognition Biometric integration Symbian Smartphones Nokia, Ericsson RIM Blackberry Operating Systems

  10. Trends • IDC and Gartner Group • Handhelds “basic PDA” decreasing • Blackberries increasing • Smartphones increasing • Guesstimate • Palm 60% • Windows Mobile/PocketPC 20% • Smartphone 20% • Blackberry Pearl • Motorola Q • Nokia E62 • Treo 680 • http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/05/BUGB5J75TK1.DTL&type=tech • http://healthdatamanagement.com/html/news/NewsStory.cfm?articleId=14189

  11. Start a PUG Host a PDA fair Purchase collections Provide an “installation station” Provide infrared Provide printing Loan PDAs and Accessories Offer training Security advice Document delivery Install wireless Provide content Recommend software Getting Involved! Services for PDAs and Smartphones

  12. Getting into the game • Start a PDA Users Group “PUG” • Library = Neutral • Topics http://www.puppydogweb.com/gallery/pugs/pug_sandlin.jpg

  13. Host a PDA/Technology Fair • PDA or Technology • Keynote • Breakout sessions • Vendors / exhibits • Door prizes • Visible player • Identify new partners

  14. Providing an installation station • Allow people to sync their handhelds in the library • BYOC: Bring Your Own Cable • Wired • Wireless (infrared) • PDA-to-PC • PDA-to-Ethernet • PDA-to-Printer • Modified installations • Card reader / file transfer • CAB files (Windows data compression) • Technical support?

  15. Loaning PDAs and accessories • Personal devices • Reference aspect • Loan accessories • Wireless cards • Keyboards • Expansion memory • Textbooks • Margi Systems • SD cards

  16. Offer Training • Curriculum-related classes • Second year med students • Nursing graduate students • Residents • Open enrollment classes • “Which one do I buy?” • Intro to the Palm or Windows Mobile OS • Health science apps for the PDA • Consultations • PUG sessions

  17. Palm farm Palm OS Emulator (POSE) PocketPC Emulator Virtual PocketPC Pocket controller Sample exercises Beaming contact information Writing in Grafiti2 Customizing your PDA Downloading and installing software Using push technology Security Securing your device HIPAA Training solutions

  18. Tech Blogs Gizmodo Engadget Mobile Handheld Librarian Textually.org Palm PDAs Palmdoc Chonicles Ectopic Brain Palm InfoCenter Pocket PCs PocketPC Thoughts Medical Pocket PC Websites ALA Technotes Infopeople HowTo How Stuff Works Teminology Webopedia NetLingo Tech Web Listservs Web4Lib Edupage Online Resources

  19. Additional Resources • A Library in Your Palm (Lib Journal 4/15/03) http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA286650.html • Computers in Libraries • April 2006 issue

  20. Podcasting in Education • University of Chicago • UC Berkeley • http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses/feeds.php • Chreighton Univ. School of Medicine • Johns Hopkins • http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/mediaII/Podcasts.html • Arizona Health Sciences Library • http://www.ahsl.arizona.edu/weblinks/Medical_podcasts.cfm • iTunes U • http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/itunes_u/ • Resources? Depending upon goals

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