Smart Phones and Mobile Computing
From Metro Collaborate
The Smart Phones and Mobile Computing Special Interest Group (SIG) is born from the PDA & Handheld Computing SIG. It is composed of individuals from all types of libraries interested in personal digital assistants and other handheld electronic technologies (e.g. smart phone, tablet PCs). Through meetings, events and other shared-learning opportunities, members explore innovative ways libraries can use these technologies to enhance staff workflow, provide patron services, and support users.
If you have any ideas for meeting topics/speakers, please contact the SIG's co-conveners:
Nancy Glassman nancy.glassman@einstein.yu.edu
Karen Schneiderman karen.schneiderman@brooklaw.edu
Sarah Jewell jewells@mskcc.org
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Future Meetings
May 12, 2010, 3:00-4:30pm
Topic: Mobile reference services provided by libraries.
Speaker: Alexa Pearce, Acting Librarian for Journalism, Media, Culture & Communication, New York University
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Previous Events
February 24, 2010
Topic: Mobile version/skin for a library website.
Speakers: Matt Benzing, Information Technology Librarian, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Michael Lascarides, User Analyst, Strategic Planning, New York Public Library. (Michael's presentation)
December 10, 2009
Topic: Ebook Readers in Libraries.
Speakers: Denise O'Shea, Systems Librarian, Fairleigh Dickinson University (Slideshare Presentation)
([1] Tips for Conducting Your Own Kindle Pilot)
Michael Purcell, Web Services Librarian, Columbia University Medical Center (Presentation)
March 26, 2008
Topic: PDA / Smart Phone security: PDA security software, tools, policies, etc.
November 29, 2007
Topic: iPhones in the Library -- Apple's iPhone has been named "the invention of the year" by InformationWeek magazine. Is it really the handheld panacea it seems to be? We discussed the pros, the cons, and potential library applications for the iPhone and related devices. Linda Braun showed off her iPhone and shared her experiences.
June 12, 2007
Topic: Electronic New York Public Library - ebooks, audiobooks, music, and videos for portable devices.
Speaker: David Callahan, Principal Librarian of the Humanities Department, The New York Public Library
March 21, 2007
Topic: Taking it on the Road: using your PDA to make presentations.
Colleen Cuddy from NYU School of Medicine discussed Remote Display Control for PocketPC and Margi Presenter-to-Go.
December 6, 2006
Topic: Air Baruch, Baruch College's text messaging project
Speaker: Arthur Downing, Baruch College, Chief Librarian
November 17, 2006
Topic: Choosing the PDA that's Right for You We will have a round-table discussion on selecting the PDA or smart phone that's right for you. Please share your experience, stories, frustrationsand questions about finding the right handheld device. Since this is our first meeting of the year, we'll also spend a little bit of time getting reorganized, finding out where people's interests lie, and exploring topics for future meetings.
June 14, 2006
Topic: Handheld Devices in the Library: Brooklyn College Library's Experience
Speakers: Alex Rudshteyn, Associate Director, Academic IT and Library Systems and Vyacheslav Gurgov, Web Development Specialist, Brooklyn College
Program Materials: Link to PowerPoint presentation
Friday, March 3, 2006
Topic: Marketing PDA Services
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Topic: Optimizing Web Pages for PDAs and Handheld Devices
Speakers: Denise O'Shea from National Network of Libraries of Medicine talked about the PubMed interface for handhelds and Grace Lee from New York Law School discused how she uses iSilo and Plucker in her library.
Program Materials: Denise O'Shea's PowerPoint Handouts (in .pdf) Grace Lee's PowerPoint Presentation (in .ppt) Meeting Notes (in .pdf).
SIG Launch Meeting: September 14, 2005 Media:Example.ogg
Convenors
Nancy Glassman
Systems Librarian
D. Samuel Gottesman Library
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718-430-3108
Fax: 718-430-8795
EMail: nancy.glassman@einstein.yu.edu
Sarah Jewell
Reference Librarian
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Library
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065
Tel: 646-643-4981
Fax: 646-422-2316
EMail: jewells@mskcc.org
Karen Schneiderman
Emerging Technologies Librarian
Brooklyn Law School
250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: 718-780-7980
Fax: 718-780-0369
EMail: karen.schneiderman@brooklaw.edu
