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Rapid prototyping a collections-based mobile wayfinding application

Hahn, James F.; Morales, Alaina

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/24001

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Title
Rapid prototyping a collections-based mobile wayfinding application
Author(s)
  • Hahn, James F.
  • Morales, Alaina
Issue Date
2011-09
Keyword(s)
  • rapid prototyping
  • Google Android phone
  • Undergraduate libraries.
  • mobile computing
Abstract
This research presents the results of a project that investigated how students use a library developed mobile app to locate books in the library. The study employed a methodology of formative evaluation so that the development of the mobile app would be informed by user preferences for next generation wayfinding systems. A key finding is the importance of gathering ongoing user feedback for designing useful and used mobile academic library applications. Elements and data points to include in future mobile interfaces are discussed.
Publisher
Elsevier
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00991333
  • http://hdl.handle.net/2142/24001
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The authors wish to acknowledge the Research and Publication Committee of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library and the University of Illinois Campus Research Board, which provided support for the completion of this research.

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