developing a mobile site@duquesne u
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Rob Behary Development Strategies
Leslie Lewis Text a Librarian
Leslie Christianson Usage, Promotion,
and Future Direction
Mobile Reference
• Text a Librarian
• New Ask a Librarian Page
• Consolidation of Virtual Reference Services
• Promotion, Promotion, Promotion
Text a Librarian
• Web-based text message/SMS reference
• By Mosio
• One year pilot grant from Access PA
• Now paying for service
Questions?
Sep
-09
Oct
-09
No
v-0
9
De
c-0
9
Jan
-10
Feb
-10
Mar
-10
Ap
r-1
0
May
-10
Jun
-10
Jul-
10
Au
g-1
0
Sep
-10
Oct
-10
No
v-1
0
De
c-1
0
Jan
-11
Feb
-11
Mar
-11
Ap
r-1
1
8
25
17
12 16 15
67
29
8 6 7
26 30
43
25 23
18
10
17
11
Number of Questions Average 22 questions per month
New Ask a Librarian Page
Consolidated Interface
• All virtual reference services now in QuestionPoint
• Invisible to users
• Simplifies staffing and usage statistics tracking
Continuous Promotion
Development Strategies
• Overall Strategy
– Decentralization of Web page development
– All-in with Campus Partners
• Choice of Platform
– CMS vs. Simple HTML (or a combination?)
– Third Party (Google and Blogger)
Partnering Opportunities
• Multimedia Department
• Graduate Student for Graphic Development
Gumberg Mobile
Resources
• Gumberg Library Homepage • F.A.Q. • Contact Us • Library Hours • Library News • DuCat • Databases • Refworks • Health Science Databases
Google Analytics Dashboard
August 1, 2010 – April 4, 2011
Google Analytics Visitors
Google Analytics Traffic Source
Funnels &
Tracking Performance
Goals
Promotion
Future Direction
Platform
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OR
CAMPUS GUIDES
Content
REAL TIME INFORMATION TIME SAVING FUNCTIONALITY
COMPUTER AVAILABILITY STUDY ROOM RESERVATIONS
ADDITIONAL DATABASES UNIVERSITY MOBILE PAGES
BLACKBOARD COURSE RESERVES
SUBJECT GUIDES
http://guides.library.duq.edu/mobile5-6-2011
Works Cited
Slide #1 Champion, Gower, 1921-1980. Bye Bye Birdie /dancer: Det.: Telephone Hour. 1960. ARTstor. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. Slide #16 Wayne Thiebaud. Three Machines. 1963. ARTstor. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. Slide #17 Pedroncelli, Rich. A Pedestrian uses an Umbrella. 27 Apr. 2010. AP Images. AP, 27 Apr. 2010. Web. 10 Apr. 2011.