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This app will locate a public library near you, and let you use the access level they have to Gale databases. Thinking...if you are close, you could walk in, but we will give you online access. Amazing access to Houston Public Library Gale databases. I like this model of access using geolocating!

"Cell phone and wireless laptop internet use have each grown more prevalent over the last year. Nearly half of all adults (47%) go online with a laptop using a Wi-Fi connection or mobile broadband card (up from the 39% who did so as of April 2009) while 40% of adults use the internet, email or instant messaging on a mobile phone (up from the 32% of Americans who did this in 2009). This means that 59% of adults now access the internet wirelessly using a laptop or cell phone-that is, they answered "yes" to at least one of these wireless access pathways. That adds up to an increase from the 51% who used a laptop or cell phone wirelessly in April 2009."

Announcing Library Anywhere! Check it out on our ALA handout (available here). * A mobile catalog for any library, up and running in minutes. * Mobile web and apps for iPhone, Blackberry and Android. * Cheaper than you'd guess. * Search, place holds, and more. * Showcase hours, branches, and events. * No installation process. * Works with 90% of current OPACs. * Comes with an "accessible version" that provides a fully Section 508-compliant version of your existing catalog.

"If your organization's information is not available on a small screen, it's not available at all to people who rely on their mobile phones for access. That's likely to be young people, people with lower household incomes, and recent immigrants - arguably important target audiences for public health messages."

We briefly touched on augmented reality in our meeting. I'm including this link because it demonstrates how AR can be used to solve real world problems. The technology is still in in infancy, but I find the possibilities exciting. Imagine walking in your library and asking your phone "Where do I find info on the history of Spain" and getting dynamic information as you move through the library - including links to online information and databases that you could access from your phone. Pretty cool