MOBILE INITIATIVES FOR LIBRARY RESOURCES
Currently we have three mobile initiatives (January 2011)
>>>> Note: Mobile devices are automatically redirected to each of these.
Currently we have three mobile initiatives (January 2011)
>>>> Note: Mobile devices are automatically redirected to each of these.
- Simple mobile website (LibraryMobile@ACC)
- In-house development using UI
- Mobile devices automatically redirected to http://library.austincc.edu/m
- Links Available
- Locations and Hours (All campuses and centers)
- Ask a Librarian
- Articles and More
- Subject Guides (links to CampusGuides)
- Ebsco Host Mobile
- Pubmed Mobile and others like this
- Borrowing @ ACC Libraries
- Library Catalog (links to LibraryAnywhere catalog)
- Full Library Web Site
- Full ACC Web Site
- Mobile catalog
- Subscribe to LibraryAnywhere (LibraryThing) service who scrape our iii database information continually so no need for our staff to provide downloads.
- The service provides two interfaces:
- Smartphones like iPhone, Android, Blackberry (https://www.libanywhere.com/m/210)
- Other web-capable mobile devices use what is called the universal interface (https://www.libanywhere.com/la/210).
- This interface is also fully compliant with Section 508 and other accessibility standards so we can provide a link for text-readers in our regular catalog.
- Services offered through the mobile catalog:
- Searching by keyword
- Advance limit by scopes, e.g., campus, media, etc.
- Request and Renew
- My Account information
- Hours and Locations
- Ask a Librarian information
- Mobile research guides
- (http://researchguides.austincc.edu)
- Service provided by our CampusGuides vendor Springshare.
- Subject and Library guides listed by subject, group, authors, featured.
- Most guides are easily viewable in the mobile format but some pages/tabs should be reviewed for readability, especially information in tables.
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