A Mobile Application for Discovery

Autor/in	Zylstra, Robert
Titel	A Mobile Application for Discovery
Quelle	In: Computers in Libraries, 31 (2011) 2, S.11-14 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-7915
Schlagwörter	Music; Electronic Libraries; Academic Libraries; Foreign Countries; Internet; Catalogs; Web Sites; Public Libraries; Music Education; Handheld Devices; Theater Arts; Technology Uses in Education; Computer Software; Programming; Information Systems; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musik; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Ausland; Catalog; Catalogue; Catalogues; Katalog; Web-Design; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Musikerziehung; Theaterwissenschaft; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Programmierung; Kanada
Abstract	The last 5 years have heralded a number of important changes to virtual libraries in academic and public settings. Despite this continual effort to improve library catalogs and websites, the fundamentals of these online spaces remain relatively unchanged. Digital collections are within reach of many libraries, yet they remain difficult to integrate. Social media is slowly making its way into online library spaces, but new opportunities to integrate with online communities remain limited. This article will examine factors that have influenced how the library's virtual space has evolved and suggest some avenues for future development and direction. Two initiatives from public and academic libraries will be used to illustrate how new technologies have made it possible for Yellowhead Regional Library (YRL) in Alberta, Canada, to develop a discovery platform for the iPad. The same technologies will help music students at Alberta's Grant MacEwan University, where the author serves as music and performing arts librarian, to discover hard-to-find music materials. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10