Mobile Technologies in Philippine Libraries a Country Report

Mobile Technologies in Philippine Libraries: a Country Report Presented during the 8 th AUNILO Meeting National University of Singapore, NUS Libraries 1 -2 June 2012

Use of Mobile Applications in The Philippines: an Overview informally considered as the ‘texting’ capital of the world is ranked as the most SMS-intensive country in the world use of SMS as a means of conducting m. Commerce also originated in the Philippines • the development of ‘mobile currencies’ like G-Cash and Smart Money

Cell/Mobile Phone Subscriptions (1992– 2005) Cellular Subscribers (millions) 40 32, 9 35 34, 8 30 25 22, 5 20 15, 4 15 12, 2 10 5 0 6, 45 0, 06 0, 17 0, 49 0, 96 1, 34 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1, 73 1998 2, 85 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Source: National Telecommunications Commission Annual Report 2005 (as cited in Mendes [et al. ], 2005

Internet Penetration in the Philippines (1996– 2005) Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 No. of Registered Est. no. of Subscribers ISPs (millions) 24 0. 1 17 0. 2 23 0. 3 31 0. 35 34 0. 4 64 0. 5 93 0. 8 121 1 144 1. 2 177 1. 44 Source: www. ntc. gov. ph/consumer-frame. htmml (as cited in Mendes [et al. ], 2007)

Use of Mobile Technologies in Philippine Libraries: the Current Situation The Bad News The Good News • Not popular among Philippine libraries • Filipino librarians are getting ready to face the challenge to respond to the demand for mobile access

Library Mobile Applications in AUNILO Member Libraries University of the Philippines-Diliman (UPD) De La Salle University (DLSU) Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)

University of the Philippines

Plans Reference service through SMS • Will be an extension of the Library’s online reference service • Will accommodate queries sent via mobile phones while responses will be sent through a web-based interface

Plans • Will allow patrons to access the OPAC through Mobile their mobile OPAC search devices

Plans Book Reservation through SMS • Will allow users to reserve for a book by simply sending the book’s call number and location code • Users will receive back confirmation reservation through the same SMS protocol • To avail of the service, users need to register their mobile phone numbers Alerts through SMS • Will inform/remind library users of their library accountabilities by sending alerts through SMS

De La Salle University

Existing Mobile Services/Facilities

Text LORA (Library Online Reference Assistant) an SMS reference service that caters to all library users who are on-the-move introduced in February 2011 designed to answer queries requiring brief answers Accommodates queries up to 10: 00 PM on weekdays and 9: 30 PM during Saturdays

Mobile Databases

Interface. ID/Version Year Month Sessions Searches PDF Full HTML Full Smart Link Custom Image/Video. Abstract Text To Link mobsmart / live 2012 April 33 362 10 0 0 mobsmart / live 2012 March 17 63 5 0 0 0 mobsmart / live 2012 Feb 107 905 49 1 0 7 0 0 mobsmart / live 2012 Jan 17 104 4 0 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 Dec 1 0 0 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 Nov 7 38 10 0 3 0 mobsmart / live 2011 Oct 5 57 0 0 0 1 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 Sept 3 0 0 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 Aug 5 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 July 3 0 0 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 June 11 22 0 0 0 2 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 May 1 0 0 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 April 4 1 0 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 March 4 76 0 0 0 3 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 Feb 13 2 0 0 0 mobsmart / live 2011 Jan 1 0 0 0 0

Under Construction

Mobile Optimized Website

Plans Mobile Web. Opac Will use “AIRPAC” from Innovative Interfaces, Inc. or any of the free mobile catalog developed by Millennium users: Mobile. Cat (developed at the Tri-College libraries) Lafayette College’s mobile version of the III Web. PAC Send library notices to the users’ mobile phones via the Millennium SMS Notices Module

Ateneo De Manila University

Plans Will acquire appropriate software and hardware to offer mobile access to information