using tablets for library services library & knowledge management
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Using Tablets for Library Services
Library & Knowledge Management
Library Support through Tablets
• Audience Survey– How many have a tablet?– What kind?– How do you use them now?
• IFPRI Library Services• Demonstrations• Questions
IFPRI Library Research Support
• Publications and research material– GoodReader, Mendeley
• Document Delivery– Dropbox, FTP, Filesanywhere
• Interlibrary Loan– Email, Dropbox, FTP, Filesanywhere
• Journal Access– Mobile web site
Applications to Cover Today
• GoodReader: PDF reader for iPad – Download files through iTunes– Download over Internet using FTP or HTTP
• Dropbox: File storage and sharing• Mendeley: Research profile manager– Download through iPad client– Share over the Internet
Library Services through TabletsMendeley
Online Profile
iPad
Dropbox
Mendeley Desktop
Client
PDFs
PC
iTunes
Things to keep in mind with Tablets
• Tablets are peripheral devices, not fully functioning computers– iPads tied to a single primary computer
• Features change, apps updated almost daily– Learn to learn how to use them
• The iPad barely existed a year ago– Expect changes over the next year, this is an
exciting tool