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Friday, 18th December 2009

A November, 2009 Release: North Carolina State University Libraries Mobile Site

As we said yesterday, it often takes time to learn about new mobile sites and services. If you know of any new ones, feel free to send them along.

Now, to North Carolina State University and their NCSU Libraries mobile site.

First, you can view (via YouTube) a fun 30 second video introduction to the site titled, "Making something small... and great."

Next, you can read this news release, "NCSU Mobile Site Puts the “Library of the Future” in Students’ Pockets."

From any mobile device with web access, students can now search the Libraries’ full catalog, check the availability of library computers, find hours for all libraries and branches, interact in real time with library information experts—or even watch construction of the new James B Hunt Jr. Library via webcam. The site automatically detects the user’s device type [nothing to download] and serves up an appropriate format. Planned functionality for the future includes the ability to reserve study rooms, make requests for any of the full array of technical devices available through the Libraries, and to place to put books on hold—all from your mobile device.

Finally, head to the "about" page.

It's possible to preview the mobile site on a non-mobile browser using this URL.

Access the mobile site by heading to www.lib.ncsu.edu/m

Source: NCSU Libraries (via Twitter)

See Also: North Carolina State U. Has Its Own Mobile Site


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