Women, Mobility, and Libraries | American Libraries Magazine


“Long before there were such devices as smartphones and tablets—or personal computing, for that matter—women in librarianship were bringing reading material to people beyond the four walls of a physical library” via Women, Mobility, and Libraries | American Libraries Magazine.

20 Excellent Wireframing Tools for Mobile | Mashable


20 Excellent Wireframing Tools for Mobile | Mashable

This is the list from Mashable:

  1. Framer – Modern prototyping tool

  2. Indigo Studio – Rapid, interactive prototyping

  3. Mockingbird – Wireframes on the fly

  4. Simulify – Interactive, shareable wireframes, mockups and prototypes

  5. Solidify – Create clickable prototypes

  6. Lovely Charts – Diagramming app with desktop and mobile versions

  7. ForeUI – Easy to use UI prototyping tool

  8. Creately – Realtime diagram collaboration

  9. JumpChart – Architecture, layout and content planning

  10. Lumzy – Mockup creation and prototyping tool

  11. Concept.ly – Convert wireframes and designs into interactive apps

  12. Frame Box – Easy, simple wireframing

  13. Realizer – Interactive presentation prototypes

  14. Cacoo – Diagrams with realtime collaboration

  15. Mockup Builder – Super-easy prototyping and mockups

  16. Tiggzi – Develop cross platform mobile apps fast

  17. Mockup Designer – Basic wireframing tool hosted on GitHub

  18. ClickDummy – Turn mockups into clickable prototypes

  19. Mockups.me – Create and present interactive UI wireframes

  20. Mockabilly – iPhone mockups with genuine iphone behavior

  21. RWD Wireframes – Wireframing tool for responsive layouts

  22. Blocks – Create annotated HTML prototypes

  23. UX Toolbox – Create, document and share wireframes and prototypes

Responsive web design vs. mobile app development | TechRepublic


Most businesses and organizations have websites, and with the popularity and proliferation of all sizes of mobile devices, a mobile strategy for those websites is more important than ever.

via Responsive web design vs. mobile app development | TechRepublic

Mobile App or Mobile Website?

Huff Post Books | Can NFC Technology Save Libraries, Provide Book Samples? (VIDEO)


“Miami Ad School students Max Pilwat, Keri Tan and Ferdi Rodriguez have come up with a concept video about how public libraries could share book samples via subway ads – via the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology embedded in many cell phones.”

via Can NFC Technology Save Libraries, Provide Book Samples? (VIDEO) | Huff Post Books.

Major Ed-Tech Trends for 2013 – Online Colleges [Infographic]


via Major Ed-Tech Trends for 2013 – Online Colleges

Infographic: Rise of the Mobile Strategist | TechRepublic


Infographic: Rise of the Mobile Strategist | TechRepublic.

Disney’s John Blackburn Says ‘Infinity’ Game Mash-Up Could ‘Change The Way That People Look At Disney’ | TechCrunch


Disney’s John Blackburn Says ‘Infinity’ Game Mash-Up Could ‘Change The Way That People Look At Disney’ | TechCrunch.

See also: Disney Announces Infinity Game ‘Toy Box’ — With A Range Of Characters And Physical Figurines — For Console, Mobile, And Web | TechCrunch

The League of Extraordinary Librarians: SLJ’s latest tech survey shows that media specialists are leading the way – The Digital Shift


“Meet the latest tech superheroes: school librarians. According to School Library Journal’s 2012 School Technology Survey, media specialists are leading the charge to bring new media, mobile devices, social apps, and web-based technologies into our nation’s classrooms.”

via The League of Extraordinary Librarians: SLJ’s latest tech survey shows that media specialists are leading the way – The Digital Shift.

MarketingTechBlog | NFC: Near Field Communications and Marketing


Another technology to eventually become ubiquitous in our daily lives, along with 3D printing. This slighted out of date article provides some insight.

“NFC is a vast improvement over QR codes. QR codes required downloading an app and uploading a bar code to access content that goes beyond the web page. NFC allows smart phone users to access rich content and interact with the brand seamlessly.”

via NFC: Near Field Communications and Marketing.

The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian’s Weblog « Librarians Surviving Rapid Tech Change…04.26.12


Librarians Surviving Rapid Tech Change…04.26.12 « The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian’s Weblog.

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