Comments on: Stop the App Madness http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349 Things of interest to a medical librarian. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: iPads and Libraries « Library Technology http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349&cpage=1#comment-3994 iPads and Libraries « Library Technology Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:17:08 +0000 http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349#comment-3994 [...] a mobile friendly website is the biggest bang for your buck. (Krafty Librarian) 2010 is also the year of the Death of the App. Many developers are using Apps because they allow [...] [...] a mobile friendly website is the biggest bang for your buck. (Krafty Librarian) 2010 is also the year of the Death of the App. Many developers are using Apps because they allow [...]

]]> By: Chad Smith http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349&cpage=1#comment-3466 Chad Smith Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:03:15 +0000 http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349#comment-3466 Libraries using the Polaris ILS now have an iPhone app option. Check out TRACpac as an example in the App Store http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8 The Apple's installed base is now too big to ignore. With 450,000 iPads sold in the first two weeks (!!!) after launch and 85 million iPhone and iPod Touches shipped to date the numbers are huge. While mobile websites and HTML5 will continue to improve user experience its just not going to match the experience of a native app any time soon. Libraries using the Polaris ILS now have an iPhone app option. Check out TRACpac as an example in the App Store http://itunes.apple.com/app/tracpac/id357619549?mt=8

The Apple’s installed base is now too big to ignore. With 450,000 iPads sold in the first two weeks (!!!) after launch and 85 million iPhone and iPod Touches shipped to date the numbers are huge.

While mobile websites and HTML5 will continue to improve user experience its just not going to match the experience of a native app any time soon.

]]> By: The iPad, Tablets and Other Mobile Technologies in Libraries – Will They Change the World? » Mobile Reference + Text Messaging Q&A http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349&cpage=1#comment-2287 The iPad, Tablets and Other Mobile Technologies in Libraries – Will They Change the World? » Mobile Reference + Text Messaging Q&A Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:46:58 +0000 http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349#comment-2287 [...] great reasons, Michelle Kraft (AKA the Krafty Librarian) just wrote a great piece called “Stop the App Madness” and Jason Griffey’s proclamation of 2010 being the Death of the App is actually [...] [...] great reasons, Michelle Kraft (AKA the Krafty Librarian) just wrote a great piece called “Stop the App Madness” and Jason Griffey’s proclamation of 2010 being the Death of the App is actually [...]

]]> By: matt nathanson music fan http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349&cpage=1#comment-2227 matt nathanson music fan Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:35:47 +0000 http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349#comment-2227 You have an interesting point of view ;) You have an interesting point of view ;)

]]> By: Jay Sachdev http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349&cpage=1#comment-1998 Jay Sachdev Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:04:07 +0000 http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349#comment-1998 "People on mobile phones use the web differently." This is right on. Not only is space at a premium, the type of info people look for on phones changes. They need quick info: WHERE is this book? WHEN do you close? HOW do I call / email / text you? Be sure to keep the sites light on graphics, keep the navigation very clear, and use the W3C mobile checker to see how mobile friendly it is: http://validator.w3.org/mobile/ Great article, thank you. “People on mobile phones use the web differently.”

This is right on. Not only is space at a premium, the type of info people look for on phones changes. They need quick info: WHERE is this book? WHEN do you close? HOW do I call / email / text you?

Be sure to keep the sites light on graphics, keep the navigation very clear, and use the W3C mobile checker to see how mobile friendly it is: http://validator.w3.org/mobile/

Great article, thank you.

]]> By: Alice Sneary http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349&cpage=1#comment-1996 Alice Sneary Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:37:22 +0000 http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349#comment-1996 Thanks for the heartfelt and considered post, Krafty librarian. The same sentiments--of wanting to improve the Web site itself (worldcat.org) to be mobile-ready--have been echoing the halls of OCLC for awhile now. Good to hear it being said on Web4Lib yesterday and here, too. Mainly we jumped into the mobile space a year ago so we could learn. And learn we have--from direct feedback to the WorldCat Mobile pilot and from posts like yours. So please keep telling it like it is, so we can continue to learn what your user's mobile needs are, and how we can help. Thanks for the heartfelt and considered post, Krafty librarian. The same sentiments–of wanting to improve the Web site itself (worldcat.org) to be mobile-ready–have been echoing the halls of OCLC for awhile now. Good to hear it being said on Web4Lib yesterday and here, too. Mainly we jumped into the mobile space a year ago so we could learn. And learn we have–from direct feedback to the WorldCat Mobile pilot and from posts like yours. So please keep telling it like it is, so we can continue to learn what your user’s mobile needs are, and how we can help.

]]> By: Seeing the picture » Blog Archive » Biggest Bang for The Buck? Make Site Mobile Friendly http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349&cpage=1#comment-1994 Seeing the picture » Blog Archive » Biggest Bang for The Buck? Make Site Mobile Friendly Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:26:47 +0000 http://kraftylibrarian.com/?p=349#comment-1994 [...] Michelle Kraft’s article yesterday, Stop the App Madness, she says librarians should resist the temptation to jump on the “App bandwagon.” We [...] [...] Michelle Kraft’s article yesterday, Stop the App Madness, she says librarians should resist the temptation to jump on the “App bandwagon.” We [...]

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