Rapid Prototyping a Collections-based Mobile Wayfinding Application

Hahn, Jim; Morales, Alaina

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2011.06.001

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“…Research towards m-learning also becomes one of the fastest growing fields with multidisciplinary participations (Kitchenham, 2011;Pachler, Bachmair, & Cook, 2010;Wang & Wang, 2013). However, many studies are focused on just technical aspects like mobile technologies and application development (Iglesia & Weyns, 2013;Pocatilu, 2013;Serafimov, 2013) or self-developed library apps (Hahn & Morales, 2011). Others are focused on the perception of m-learning (Gikas & Grant, 2013;Gupta & Manjrekar, 2012;Handal et al, 2013), comparing m-learning outcomes with other learning channels (Furió, González-Gancedo, Juan, Seguí, & Rando, 2013;Kim et al, 2014) or mobile services available in libraries for users (Li, 2013).…”

Section: Research Objectives and Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, many libraries have created their mobile version websites for enhancing experiences in accessing their services via mobile devices (Chandhok & Babbar, 2011;Li, 2013;Seeholzer & Salem, 2011). Some libraries even developed their own mobile apps for patrons (Cummings, Merrill, & Borrelli, 2010;Hahn & Morales, 2011) to face this new change in the library environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Comparative Study on m-Learning Usage Among LIS Students from Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan

Chiu

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The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Mobile learning (m-learning) is gaining its importance in recent years. For libraries, it is inevitable to adapt to this trend and provide various information services and support for mlearning. This paper studies the m-learning usage of Library and Information Science (LIS) students, who will be the new blood for the library in future. In this paper, we invited 267 subjects from Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan to participate in our online survey. We found that LIS students from these regions do adopt communication tools and social media for mlearning. However, they are less frequent to use their smartphones for academic reading. Plus, they rely more on search engines for fulfilling their information needs instead of library resources. We also found that the lacking of the mobile version website constitutes a significant barrier in m-learning, but the lacking of mobile apps is relatively acceptable by the respondents. The result of this study shows that there are no big differences in m-learning usage among the three regions, except that LIS students from Hong Kong are accessing the learning management platforms via their smartphones more frequently compared to students from Japan and Taiwan.

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Section: Research Objectives and Questionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Comparative Study on m-Learning Usage Among LIS Students from Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan

Chiu

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The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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“…About one-fifth of the articles (20.5%) fall under this category -e.g. describing the development and implementation of an academic integrity course (Greer, Swanberg, Hristova, Switzer & Daniel, 2012), describing the situation of librarian outsourcing in Japan (Matsuoka-Motley, 2011), and introducing the process of developing a collections-based mobile way finding app (Hahna & Morales, 2011). 3.…”

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JAL in the Past Decade: A Comprehensive Analysis of Academic Library Research

McKinney

2015

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Abstract:A content analysis is conducted to examine the peer-reviewed articles published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship (JAL) from 2004 to 2013. Five key variables are studied: authorship, article type, topic, research methods/design, and research theories/models. About three-fourths of the articles were authored by at least one librarian, and over half of the articles were co-authored. More than two-thirds of the articles were primary research articles, and a total of 24 topics related to academic libraries were covered, among which information literacy was the most popular one. Survey and content analysis are the two most frequently used research methods in the articles. This study, capturing the topical and methodological substance of academic library research, will generate ideas for providing effective research training/education for academic librarians and contribute to the enhancement of research culture and research practice among them.

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“…Non‐mutually exclusive use models include the first‐time user, major specific recommendations, temporal, and popularity filters. These models are a result of basic and applied studies on library wayfinding (Hahn and Zitron, 2011; Hahn and Morales, 2011) by students in an undergraduate library, and synthesize previous findings on the topic.…”

Section: Use Narrative For Mobile Recommendation Servicementioning

confidence: 90%

“…Students reported wanting to know other resources in the area rather than simply locating one book; for example, students suggested the need for a service which helps navigate to items in the collections that are current New York Times best sellers, or those books that related to the individual student's major. Students also asked if the app could recommend books based on items charged to their library account (Hahn and Morales, 2011). With the completion of our formative evaluation, we now require a synthesis project such as this to sketch out design considerations for recommending resources.…”

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Location‐based recommendation services in library book stacks

Hahn

2011

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PurposeThis paper seeks to suggest a model for location‐based recommendation services that enable greater access to print and electronic resources.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes the form of a synthesis of previous work in basic and applied collections‐based wayfinding incorporating library and information science (LIS) literature on user context and system recommendations.FindingsThe paper identifies problems that will need to be solved before implementation of the production‐level recommendation service and suggests possible implications the system may have on reference and instruction services.Originality/valueThe paper provides computing workflows necessary to implement a library recommendation service based on user location. iPhone Software Developer Kit templates are leveraged for modeling data and interface prototypes. Use cases and user models are developed.

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Rapid Prototyping a Collections-based Mobile Wayfinding Application

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Comparative Study on m-Learning Usage Among LIS Students from Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan

Comparative Study on m-Learning Usage Among LIS Students from Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan

JAL in the Past Decade: A Comprehensive Analysis of Academic Library Research

Location‐based recommendation services in library book stacks

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