Chapter 4: Summary and Further Resources
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5860/ltr.50n8Abstract
Chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 50, no. 8), “Selecting and Evaluating the Best Mobile Apps for Library Services,” includes thoughts about the next steps for mobile technology and resources for further exploration, including a list of core mobile apps; blogs, articles, books, websites; and online courses.
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() For many examples of wearable technologies, see this useful database of wearables, n () To learn about the Internet of Things, see this report: Pew Research Center,
The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025
(Washington, DC: Pew Research Center, May 2014). Read the summary, n () For interesting reading about how the Internet of Things may play out, see Bill Wasik, “In the Programmable World, All Our Objects Will Act as One,”
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, May 14, 2013, n () An excellent summary of privacy issues is found in “Google Glass and Privacy,” Electronic Privacy Information Center, accessed August 25, 2014, n () Charley Hannagan, “Inside One Central New York Library’s Google Glass Testing,” n () The Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference: n () Electronic Frontier Foundation, n () Evernote: n () Dropbox: n () Instapaper: n () Twitter: n () Fantastical: n () 1Password: n () iBooks: n () Skype: n () Zinio: n () Feedly: n () TuneIn Radio: n () JotNot Pro: n () Nicole Hennig,
Apps for Librarians, Using the Best Mobile Technology to Educate, Create, and Engage
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The iPad Air and iPad Mini Pocket Guide
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iPhone: The Missing Manual
, link to publisher for purchase: n ()
Apps for Autism
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iOS Access for All
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Digital Outcasts
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iConnected
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Designing Multi-Device Experiences
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Expect More
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Rethinking Reference and Instruction with Tablets
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Tablet Computers in the Academic Library
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iPads in the Library
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Using Mobile Technology to Deliver Library Services
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