1 / 26

Bibliographic Search From mobile devices (iPhone, Android)

Learn about the increasing use of smartphones for bibliographic search and how libraries can adapt their services to cater to mobile users. Discover the types of apps users prefer and how Scanbit can help libraries develop their own apps.

mmcmillan
Download Presentation

Bibliographic Search From mobile devices (iPhone, Android)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Bibliographic Search From mobile devices (iPhone, Android) Javier Garrido, Digitization Services Manager, Scanbit Florence, September 2.012

  2. INDEX 1 Background 2 Smartphone´s use 3 Approach 4 Apps for Library Services 5 Apps for Libraries Development

  3. 1 – Background Desktops, laptops, tablets There are 108 million of computers worldwide (Desktop, laptops, netbooks and tablets) That means a growth of 11,7 % (over 2.011) Apple is the first manufacturer with 20% of market share (after big success of iPad the last quarter)

  4. 1 – Background Smartphones (First quarter 2.012) Samsung place 20 million Galaxy S3 in the market Samsung sells up to 44,5 million smartphones Apple sold 35,1 million smartphones Smartphone sales grow 43% despite the crisis Total of smartphones sold: 110 million

  5. 1 – Background Smartphones in Europe 55,2 % of mobiles in Spain are smartphones (1st in Europe). In Italy, 43,7 % are smartphones (4th in Europe). European average is 47,6 %. There are more smartphones than computers and growing faster

  6. 2 – Smartphones use Users accesing the Web ( Google provided information)

  7. 2 – Smartphones use Where smartphone is used Smartphones are commonly used and everywhere

  8. 2 – Smartphones use What for are smartphones used Smartphones are also used for cultural purposes

  9. 2 – Smartphones use Free and paid Apps Users have plenty of Apps instaled, and prefer free ones

  10. 2 – Smartphones use Users search for local information Users search mainly for local information

  11. 2 – Smartphones use Starting from local information… Starting from local info they visit and read

  12. 2 – Smartphones use User type We know the user profile

  13. 3 – Approach Should Libraries attend this demand? There are more smartphones than computers and constantly growing Smartphones are widely used and everywhere Smartphones are also used for cultural purposes Users have plenty of Apps instaled, and prefer free ones Users search mainly for local information Starting from local info they visit and read We know the user profile

  14. 3 – Approach In Scanbit we think we are in front of a new paradigm A cultural change is ongoing Smartphones are at same level than computers We must adapt our software to new devices (smartphones, tablets, etc)

  15. 3 – Approach How to adapt our software?

  16. 3 – Approach Type of Apps We must build Apps User want Apps that take advantage of device features ¿Which kind of Apps? Corporate Digital Library OPAC

  17. 4 – Libray Apps + 100 identified by Scanbit worldwide 2 in Spain ¿in Italy 1?

  18. 4 – Libray Apps OPAC

  19. 4 – Libray Apps OPAC

  20. 4 – Libray Apps Digital Objects

  21. 4 – Libray Apps OPAC

  22. 4 – Libray Apps OPAC

  23. 5 – Apps for Libraries Development Scanbit offers a new service: Apps for Libraries Development

  24. 5 – Apps for Libraries Development Our Know how after a year:

  25. 5 – Apps for Libraries Development What are we doing: App for Diputación Foral de Bizkaia Library (beta)

  26. CONTACT Javier Garrido Digitization Services Manager Scanbit, S.L. + 34 638 98 59 29 javier@scanbit.net

More Related