OCLC Mobile Developers at Internet Librarian 2009
If you're an information professional in Monterey, CA this week, chances are you're at Internet Librarian. And one of the great mobile-related sessions you won't want to miss this year is being hosted tomorrow by Cindy Cunningham, the Director of OCLC Partner Programs and includes a number of mobile developers. Here's the scoop:
Tuesday, 27 October
1:30-2:30 pm
C203 Putting Your library on a Mobile phone
- Moderator: Cindy Cunningham, Director of OCLC Partner Programs
- Greg Carpenter, CEO & Technical Lead, Boopsie, and WorldCat Mobile Pilot partner
- Bruce Washburn, OCLC Research Engineer and iPhone WorldCat Search API Web App Creator
- Jeff Sharkey, Google Android Developer, Compare Everywhere App
This demo and lively panel discussion highlights what OCLC has learned so far in reaching library users through their mobile phones. Hear from three different developers about how they approached working with WorldCat library data in the mobile format, and how each one designed the optimal user experienceit's so much more than screen size. Learn more about how to approach "going mobile" with your library, what factors to consider from the library side, and see what's possible technically.
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