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Creating a Mobile Campus Tour at Georgetown College

Creating a Mobile Campus Tour at Georgetown College. Beyond the Library. Ben Rawlins Electronic Resources Librarian Georgetown College. Undertaking the Initiative. Why we decided to undertake this project Valuable to Georgetown College

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Creating a Mobile Campus Tour at Georgetown College

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  1. Creating a Mobile Campus Tour at Georgetown College Beyond the Library Ben Rawlins Electronic Resources Librarian Georgetown College

  2. Undertaking the Initiative • Why we decided to undertake this project • Valuable to Georgetown College • Incorporate things on campus that people were unaware of • Historical walking tour • Public Sculpture Collection • Opportunity for collaboration across campus • Importance of Mobile • Mobile Website, Mobile Catalog, and Apps already developed and released by the library

  3. Mobile Website • WordPress • jQuery Mobile

  4. Mobile Catalog • Mobile Skin of Voyager Catalog • jQuery Mobile

  5. Apps • LRC • iOS (Free) • Android (Free) • jQuery Mobile • PhoneGap

  6. Apps • LRC Catalog • iOS (Free) • Barcode scanner • QR Codes • ISBN Barcodes

  7. Before We Get Started • What we needed before we got started • Approval from Provost • Contact with Development Office • Server space from ITS

  8. Development Team Greg Decker Catalog Librarian Sandy Baird Archives Coordinator Ben Rawlins Electronic Resources Librarian

  9. Mobile Campus Tours

  10. Mobile Campus Tours

  11. Up First • What do we name this project? • TigerTrail [already taken] • TigerTales [already taken] • TigerTour [worked for a little while] • TigerVision [thought we had it, but I was wrong] • TigerTrax [We have a Winner (finally)!!!]

  12. Next • What do we include? • Campus Map • Trax • Buildings • Then Buildings and Sites to include athletics and outdoor facilities • Historical Markers • Sculptures • Images • Audio?

  13. Gathering Information and Images • Information on website • Collaboration with the Art Department • Archives • Yearbooks • College’s Flickr Account • Written by Library staff

  14. Framework • Framework we used • jQuery Mobile • Touch-optimized framework • Compatible with many different platforms • Great Documentation and Examples

  15. Timeline • Timeline of Project • Started Jan 30, 2012 • Released August 18, 2012 • Spaces and Places also included (http://tigertrax.georgetowncollege.edu/original/spaces.html) • Redesigned February 27, 2013

  16. First Release • First Release • Demo (http://tigertrax.georgetowncollege.edu/original/index.html)

  17. Redesign • Redesign • Demo (http://tigertrax.georgetowncollege.edu) • Reevaluation of Historical Walking Tour

  18. Reevaluation of Historical Walking Tour

  19. Analytics 1,582visits (as of October 31, 2013)

  20. Future Plans • iPad/Tablet Version

  21. Future Plans

  22. Future Plans • App for iOS and Android

  23. Future Plans • More Trax • Admissions • Presidents of GC • Art • Audio/Oral Histories

  24. Questions?

  25. Thank You

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