Gadgets in the Library

a practical guide to personal electronics for librarians

Part One

Jason Griffey (@griffey)

hashtag for presentation: #libgadgets
personal electronics are
personal
operating systems
vs
devices
 Massive
Confusion

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iOS devices
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iPhone
First iOS device
Camera
GPS
3G data

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 iPod Touch
Newest model has camera
No GPS
Wifi Data

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 iPad
2 models: wifi or 3G
iPad 2 has camera
3G versions have GPS

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Android devices
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http://www.google.com/phone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
List_of_Android_devices
Rise of the Superphone
Beyond the smartphone
LG Optimus 2X
Samsung Galaxy SII
Motorola Atrix
it slices, it dices, it juliennes fries
Motorola Atrix
look carefully
Motorola Atrix
it’s a laptop, too
 the shape of the future is flat
tablets, tablets everywhere
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Samsung Galaxy Tab
First iPad competitor
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Motorola Xoom
Sweet Honeycomb
other operating systems
Blackberry Playbook
Slick, but predictable
HP PalmPad
Lenovo U1 Ideapad
best of both worlds?
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iOS & Android
managing iOS
iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/enterprise/
http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/
managing android
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/10/bring-
your-phone-to-work-day-managing.html
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2011/04/
putting-android-to-work-for-your.html
apps for libraries
developing
System Specific
iOS
> 400,000 apps
> 400,000 apps
> 10,000,000,000 downloads
Objective C
Objective C
Xcode
Objective C
Xcode
SDK Available
Objective C
Xcode
SDK Available
iTunes App Store or bust
Objective C
Xcode
SDK Available
iTunes App Store or bust
$99 to join, no limit to number of
apps
Objective C
Xcode
SDK Available
iTunes App Store or bust
$99 to join, no limit to number of
apps
If it costs, Apple gets 30%
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/
http://applitude.org/
http://itunes.apple.com/us/
itunes-u/developing-apps-for-ios-
sd/id395631522
Android
> 200,000 apps
3.7 Billion downloads
Java
Java
Host your own
Java
Host your own
SDK available
Java
Host your own
SDK available
$25 Market fee
http://developer.android.com/
http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/
Others
Web App
HTML 5
changes everything
App outsourcing
using
circulation & policy
 circulation & policy

• How long is circ period?

 circulation & policy

• How long is circ period?

• Insurance & Patron indemnity
 circulation & policy

• How long is circ period?

• Insurance & Patron indemnity
• Filtering content for minors?
 circulation & policy

• How long is circ period?

• Insurance & Patron indemnity
• Filtering content for minors?
• Other issues?
management questions
management questions

• Preloading content
management questions

• Preloading content
• Wiping personal data at check-in
management questions

• Preloading content
• Wiping personal data at check-in
• Who manages?
management questions

• Preloading content
• Wiping personal data at check-in
• Who manages?
• Legal issues with apps/content
next week - eReaders
 next week - eReaders

• Types, differences, decisions

 next week - eReaders

• Types, differences, decisions

• Amazon, B&N, Sony
 next week - eReaders

• Types, differences, decisions

• Amazon, B&N, Sony
• Cataloging and Representation in Systems
 next week - eReaders

• Types, differences, decisions

• Amazon, B&N, Sony
• Cataloging and Representation in Systems
• Summary & Conclusions
Jason Griffey
Email: griffey@gmail.com
Site: jasongriffey.net
gVoice: 423-443-4770
Twitter: @griffey
Other: Perpetual Beta
ALA TechSource

Head of Library Information Technology

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