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The Mobile Library at
SouthamptonRic Paul
Clinical Sciences Librarian,
University of Southampton
Gorman
Introduction
Mobile information provision at
Southampton
How the technology works
What this might mean for the future of
our interaction with users
Circulation System/
Library Management System
(LMS)
OPAC
Terminals
Users’ Own
Computers
Web
Catalogue
Mobile
Version
BookMyne
SirsiDynix app
◦ iPhone & Android
Features:
◦ Find your library
◦ Find books
◦ Check your account
◦ Renew your books
Price Comparison Using Web Services
Insurance
Company A
Insurance
Company B
Insurance
Company C
How much should my
car insurance cost?
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Web Services
Data & actions made available from
an information system for use by other
web applications
Can be public or private
Web services server and client
application are independent
Web ServicesServer A:
Directory Service
Client
Server B:
Web Service
How do I ask you
for the weather?
Dry & sunny
Take a look at
this: WSDL
Tell me the weather
for Southampton
Where can
I find a
“weather
service”?
There’s a “weather
service” on Server B
Circulation System
Web
Services
3rd Party
App
OPAC
Terminals
Users’ Own
Computers
Web
Catalogue
Mobile
Version
Users’ Own Devices
Campus Information Using Web
Services
Timetable Library
Record
Student
Record
campusM App
Created by oMbiel
iPhone & Android
“MySouthampton”
at UofS
Freely available
◦ Some functionality
(timetables, module
info, etc.) only
available if you log in
The Immediate Future for
MySouthampton Connection to Unicorn via web
services
Integration with more of the
University’s information systems
Friend locator
The Future for Online Library
Services? Freeing-up library information
Independent library catalogue apps
Mashing-up library information