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Unwrapping Mobile Technology Trends for the New Year SCR CONNECTions December 14, 2011. Emily J. Hurst, MSLS Technology Coordinator NN/LM SCR. Mobile Technology – Facts.
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Unwrapping Mobile Technology Trends for the New YearSCR CONNECTionsDecember 14, 2011 Emily J. Hurst, MSLS Technology Coordinator NN/LM SCR
Mobile Technology – Facts 1. manhattanRESEARCH. More Than One-quarter Of U.S. Adults Use Their Mobile Phones For Health Information And Tools. http://bit.ly/tPJY4g 2. comScore, Inc. Smartphones and Tablets Drive Nearly 7 Percent of Total U.S. Digital Traffic. http://bit.ly/svTt9z 3. Nielsen. Tablet and eReader adoption accelerated among older users, women in Q2. http://bit.ly/toLQcX 26% of U.S. adults have used their mobile phones for health information or tools in the past 12 months. 1 Increased WiFi availability and mobile broadband adoption in the U.S. are helping drive connectivity. 2 Mobile connected device adoption picked up among women and older consumers in the second quarter of 2011. 3
Mobile Choices • Smartphones • Tablets (iPad, Andorid or other) • eReaders (more on those later) Pew Internet and American Life Project. Americans and Mobile Computing: Key Trends in Consumer Research. http://bit.ly/uZqj21
Mobile Uses • Send or receive email (76%) • Text messaging (73%) • Photo taking (73%) • Access the Internet (44%) Pew Internet and American Life Project. Americans and Mobile Computing: Key Trends in Consumer Research. http://bit.ly/uZqj21
Mobile Sites vs. Mobile Apps • Mobile Sites • Websites formatted for a mobile screen • Loads in a browser • Free • Mobile Apps • Provide direct access to information • Like any software application on a computer • Can be pre-installed or user downloaded • Free or for purchase
Mobile Gallery from the NLM • National Library of Medicine • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/ • Mobile Sites • Mobile Apps
Tablets • 11% of Americans own a tablet computer.1 • In August 2011, iPads delivered 97.2 percent of all tablet traffic in the U.S.2 • 82% of tablet users own Apple iPad brand tablets.3 1. Simmons-Duffin, Selena. Hot This Season: Getting In Touch With A Tablet.http://n.pr/v9Kowl 2. comScore, Inc. Smartphones and Tablets Drive Nearly 7 Percent of Total U.S. Digital Traffic. http://bit.ly/svTt9z 3. Nielsen. Consumers in the Connected Devices Age. http://bit.ly/v4AldR
Before You Buy • Over 30 tablet devices currently on the market.1 • Mobile Device Options for the Healthcare Professional - http://bit.ly/tSQBCs 1. Franklin, Eric. CNET updates tablet test results. http://cnet.co/tNHF7a Photo: Eric Franklin.
eBook Boom! • Percent of U.S. adults with an e-book reader doubled from 6% to 12% between November 2010 and May 2011. 1 • Majority of eReader owners are women.2 1. Pew Internet and American Life Project. E-reader ownership doubles in six months. http://bit.ly/vXX0FB 2. Nielsen. Tablet and eReader adoption accelerated among older users, women in Q2. http://bit.ly/toLQcX
eReader Options • Kindle • Nook • Sony • Others • Apps for other devices
Outreach with eReaders • Projects to consider • Creating or selecting PDFs specific for users • Word documents, image files and audio • Create a document or book collection for a specific group • Bookmark websites for quick access Photo: Suzanne Shurtz& Megan von Isenburg.
Questions? • Contact: • Emily J. Hurst, MSLS • emily.hurst@exch.library.tmc.edu • 1 Hour MLA CE Available • Complete Evaluation online at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/nnlmscr_dec • Join us Wednesday, January 18, 2012 for PubMed News and Updates with Re Mishra