[baisl] Re: Anyone have apps for their library?

  • From: Jole Seroff <jseroff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: baisl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:55:46 -0800

I've haven't taken the plunge, but I've been very curious about the
potential of an app like Boopsie's for mobile access to our library. Anyone
gone there?
http://www.boopsie.com/


On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 7:47 AM, Cathy Rettberg <crettberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Same thing here, sort of: I use Libguides for my website and their new
> platform is responsive so it works on digital devices as well as
> desktop/laptop computers. I also have a page I'm developing on my site
> where I provide links to library apps like EBSCO, YALSARead, Overdrive and
> Kindle (for our ebooks), Gale, the Peninsula Library System, and whatever
> else I can find.
>
> Cathy
>
> ---------
> Cathy Rettberg, Head Librarian
> Menlo School
> Atherton, CA
> http://library.menloschool.org
>
> What I'm reading:
> *Firefight/*Sanderson
> *​All the Light We Cannot See*/​Doerr
>
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Mei Yang <meiyang@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Our school recently went through a website redesign, and rather than
>> using apps, we opted for responsive (aka flexible) web design that allows
>> the pages to fluidly adapt to any screen size. I'd be happy to put you in
>> touch with the IT director who managed the whole thing. As a user of the
>> website admin tools, we have more control over page layouts and content but
>> there are definitely features that could be improved.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mei
>>
>> Saint Francis High School Library
>> 1885 Miramonte Avenue
>> Mountain View, CA 94040
>> 650-968-1213x285
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Michele Martin <
>> michele.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> If any of you have launched apps for your libraries, I'd love to chat
>>> with you about how you use them, how they were developed, pros/cons, etc.
>>>
>>> Thanks much!
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> *Michele Martin*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Director of Information Science (Librarian)Sonoma Academy2500 Farmers
>>> LaneSanta Rosa, CA 95404707.545.1770 <707.545.1770>*
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mei Yang
>> Saint Francis High School Library
>> 1885 Miramonte Avenue
>> Mountain View, CA  94040
>> 650-968-1213 x285
>> www.sfhs.com
>>
>
>


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Jole Seroff
Director of Library and Information Services
Castilleja School
1310 Bryant St.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 470-7765
jseroff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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