Emerging Mobile Technologies

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Emerging Mobile Technologies

• Joshua Richardson
• OHSU
• October 25, 2006

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MLA 2006 Presentation

• Gabriel R. Rios, MLIS
• Associate Director of Public Health Services at
  the Briscoe Library of the UT Health Science
  Center, San Antonio
• Melissa De Santis, MLIS
• Assistant Director for Public Health Services at
  the Briscoe Library of the UT Health Science
  Center, San Antonio

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What was covered

• Identified and discussed current and future
  mobile technologies
• Compared different wireless protocols and their
  use in libraries
• Discussws potential impact of HIPAA on mobile
  technologies
• Identified at least five sources to keep
  up-to-date with mobile technologies
• Applied case studies and recommendations for
  supporting mobile devices at home institution

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What well cover

• Identify and discuss current and future mobile
  technologies (and how to support them)
• Compare different wireless protocols and their
  use in libraries
• Discuss potential impact of HIPAA on mobile
  technologies
• Identify at least five sources (and then some) to
  keep up-to-date with mobile technologies
• Apply case studies and recommendations for
  supporting mobile devices at home institution

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Why mobile technologies?

• Convergence of information professionals
  Clinicians and librarians
• Information appliances
• How do I get involved?
• CIO
• Systems head
• Clinician

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Mobile Devices Used in Libraries

• PDAs / Smartphones
• iPods / MP3 players
• Tablets
• Cell Phones

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Mobile Devices Used in Libraries

• PDAs / Smartphones
• iPods / MP3 players
• Tablets
• Cell Phones

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PDAs and Smartphones

• Personal Digital Assistants
• Palm
• Handhelds
• Organizers
• Smartphones
• Blackberry
• Pocket-size computers

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Operating Systems

• Palm OS
• More users
• More software / application development
• Better battery life

• Windows Mobile
• (Pocket PC)
• HP, Dell, and others
• Fewer users
• Handwriting recognition
• Biometric integration
• Symbian
• Smartphones
• Nokia, Ericsson
• RIM
• Blackberry

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Trends

• IDC and Gartner Group
• Handhelds basic PDA decreasing
• Blackberries increasing
• Smartphones increasing
• Guesstimate
• Palm 60
• Windows Mobile/PocketPC 20
• Smartphone 20
• Blackberry Pearl
• Motorola Q
• Nokia E62
• Treo 680
• http//www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f/c/a/2
  006/06/05/BUGB5J75TK1.DTLtypetech
• http//healthdatamanagement.com/html/news/NewsStor
  y.cfm?articleId14189

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Getting Involved! Services for PDAs and
Smartphones

• Start a PUG
• Host a PDA fair
• Purchase collections
• Provide an installation station
• Provide infrared
• Provide printing
• Loan PDAs and Accessories

• Offer training
• Security advice
• Document delivery
• Install wireless
• Provide content
• Recommend software

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Getting into the game

• Start a PDA Users Group PUG
• Library Neutral
• Topics

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Host a PDA/Technology Fair

• PDA or Technology
• Keynote
• Breakout sessions
• Vendors / exhibits
• Door prizes
• Visible player
• Identify new partners

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Providing an installation station

• Allow people to sync their handhelds in the
  library
• BYOC Bring Your Own Cable
• Wired
• Wireless (infrared)
• PDA-to-PC
• PDA-to-Ethernet
• PDA-to-Printer
• Modified installations
• Card reader / file transfer
• CAB files (Windows data compression)
• Technical support?

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Loaning PDAs and accessories

• Personal devices
• Reference aspect
• Loan accessories
• Wireless cards
• Keyboards
• Expansion memory
• Textbooks
• Margi Systems
• SD cards

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Offer Training

• Curriculum-related classes
• Second year med students
• Nursing graduate students
• Residents
• Open enrollment classes
• Which one do I buy?
• Intro to the Palm or Windows Mobile OS
• Health science apps for the PDA
• Consultations
• PUG sessions

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Training solutions

• Palm farm
• Palm OS Emulator (POSE)
• PocketPC Emulator
• Virtual PocketPC
• Pocket controller

• Sample exercises
• Beaming contact information
• Writing in Grafiti2
• Customizing your PDA
• Downloading and installing software
• Using push technology
• Security
• Securing your device
• HIPAA

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Online Resources

• Tech Blogs
• Gizmodo
• Engadget Mobile
• Handheld Librarian
• Textually.org
• Palm PDAs
• Palmdoc Chonicles
• Ectopic Brain
• Palm InfoCenter
• Pocket PCs
• PocketPC Thoughts
• Medical Pocket PC

• Websites
• ALA Technotes
• Infopeople HowTo
• How Stuff Works
• Teminology
• Webopedia
• NetLingo
• Tech Web
• Listservs
• Web4Lib
• Edupage

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Additional Resources

• A Library in Your Palm (Lib Journal 4/15/03)
• http//www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA286650.ht
  ml
• Computers in Libraries
• April 2006 issue

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Podcasting in Education

• University of Chicago
• UC Berkeley
• http//webcast.berkeley.edu/courses/feeds.php
• Chreighton Univ. School of Medicine
• Johns Hopkins
• http//www.hopkinsmedicine.org/mediaII/Podcasts.ht
  ml
• Arizona Health Sciences Library
• http//www.ahsl.arizona.edu/weblinks/Medical_podca
  sts.cfm
• iTunes U
• http//www.apple.com/education/solutions/itunes_u/
  
• Resources? Depending upon goals