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Hi all, At Bolton, we take the view that because there are so many possible variations, we just can't offer the support that we might like to. We keep an eye out for developments and let our users know, but we haven't systematically tested much at all. So we're really just promoting awareness and rely very much on our user community to let us know of any issues. That said, it's definitely a growth area, so I think that a collaborative effort to make the most of these added services would be a very interesting development. Best wishes, Sarah Sarah Taylor Electronic Resources Librarian The Peter Marsh Library University of Bolton Deane Road Bolton BL3 5AB 01204 903099 [log in to unmask] Please note that my normal working days are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Clark, Lisa Sent: 28 February 2013 10:10 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] Assessing content on mobile devices Hi All, Here at Abertay I've carried out a huge amount of testing on various platforms/devices for all our subscribed content and tried to gather together as much info as I could on mobile site versions and designated apps (again, just for our subscription databases and journals) I too have found this to be something of an impossible task. It's such a dynamic area that as soon as you have completed one round of testing - a new OS/device/app version has been released! I would also be very keen to be involved in a collaborative effort. Best Wishes, Lisa Lisa Clark Serials Department Library, Learning and Research Services Information Services University of Abertay Dundee Bell Street Dundee DD1 1HG Tel: (01382) 308829 [log in to unmask] Using journals on or off campus? To access a specific title use the Find a Journal link from the Library web page https://portal.abertay.ac.uk/portal/page/portal/Library/find/findjournal Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/AbertayLibrary Delivering oil and gas finance education to the next generation of business leaders The University of Abertay Dundee is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC016040 -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Franca, Anna Sent: 28, February, 2013 09:37 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: *BULK?* Re: [lis-e-resources] Assessing content on mobile devices Hi Claire, We've been wanting to investigate compatibility of our e-resources with mobile devices for some time. We did some work on producing an ereader compatibility guide for our ebook collections back in 2011 but we haven't found the time to update this and build on it since then. As others have pointed out, it's an almost impossibly large task that would definitely benefit from some collaborative effort! King's would be interested in being involved. Kind regards, Anna Anna Franca Subscriptions and Access Manager Information Resources Library Services King's College London 26-29 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RL T: 020 7848 7299 www.kcl.ac.uk -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of MASKELL, Anne Sent: 28 February 2013 09:28 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] Assessing content on mobile devices Hi Claire, Yes, I would be interested in being involved. Kind Regards, Anne Anne Maskell Assistant Librarian - Reference Services and Online Resources House of Lords Library Westminster London SW1A 0PW Tel: +44 (0) 20 7219 3836 E-mail: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Claire.Grace Sent: 28 February 2013 09:11 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] Assessing content on mobile devices Hi Alison and Gerhard Thank you for getting back to me. I think we have the start of a mobile 'community'. I have been talking to Jisc Collections and others about this and hope to have some news soon. Best wishes Claire -----Original Message----- From: Shearer, Alison [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 28 February 2013 08:56 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] Assessing content on mobile devices Dear Claire and Gerhard, I have been investigating different devices for compatibility with our e-resources. I realise that the task is large and constantly changing as new devices and software are released. In fact it is impossible to do alone! I would be very keen to collaborate with others in this task. Regards, Alison Alison Shearer, Collections Manager, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Herts., AL9 7TA. 01707 666555 -----Original Message----- From: An informal open list set up by UKSG - Connecting the Information Community [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gerhard Bissels Sent: 27 February 2013 15:24 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [lis-e-resources] Assessing content on mobile devices Dear Claire, here at Bern university library, we recently decided to start recording e-ressources compatibility issues: * compatibility of e-content with a range of platforms - Mac, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android * compatibility of e-content with local standard configurations, such as staff/student computers and library thin clients, to help identify missing plug-ins or viewer software * compatibility of e-content with other software, e.g. reference management packages We realise that only a collaborative effort between subject librarians, institutional librarians, e-library, IT and systems staff is likely to bring together the wide range of information we need to collect and constantly update, and that a wiki will be the most versatile tool to store this information. With your suggestion of a collaboration between several organisations, you are already one step ahead... Have others expressed an interest in participating? I think we'd be interested! Best regards Gerhard Gerhard Bissels Wissenschaftlicher Leiter FBB, Leiter Teilbereich FBB+ und Fachreferent Medizin und Klassische Philologie (Zentralbibliothek) Universität Bern Universitätsbibliothek Fachbereichsbibliothek Bühlplatz, Baltzerstr. 4, 3012 Bern (Mo - Mi) Zentralbibliothek, Münstergasse 61, 3000 Bern 8 (Do - Fr) +41 (0)31 631 49 47 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> On 15.02.2013, at 10:20, Claire.Grace <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Dear All I was wondering whether anyone is routinely assessing third party licensed content for its usability on mobile devices? If you are, would you be willing to share your method and / or some of your results? We would ideally like to 'kite mark' content for its mobile device compatibility because we are aware of a fast-growing demand from library users for this type of access. I appreciate that there are hundreds of different devices but we would probably just choose a few of the main ones to test with. Even this is a mammoth task so would anyone be prepared to work collaboratively on a pilot to at least start something off? If so, please contact me. 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