Re: Library tablet app

From: Cary Gordon <listuser_at_nyob>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:52:52 -0800
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Apps are nice, if you have the resources. Otherwise, take a look at
responsive web design -- http://bit.ly/f6TPB7

Cary

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Paul Orkiszewski
<orkiszewskip_at_appstate.edu> wrote:
> Hi all I was wondering if anyone's working on a tablet app for your library
> site that takes advantage of the tablet environment.  I'm not sure what that
> is and whether it's that different from a smart phone or full-sized
> computer, but I feel like it is.  I see some library apps in the Amazon
> store, but most of them are iterations of Boopsie software.  They're OK, but
> it seems like they could do more.  I just have no idea what that "more" is.
>  What would an app specifically geared toward tablet architecture look like?
>  Would it have a level?  Could you land airplanes or launch angry birds at
> the reference desk?
>
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> *Paul Orkiszewski*
> Coordinator of Technology Services / Associate Professor
> University Library
> Appalachian State University
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Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://chillco.com
Received on Tue Feb 07 2012 - 15:53:08 EST