San Antonio plans one of the nation’s first bookless libraries Read More Emerging trend toward bookless libraries in a digital age Read More Plymouth: Library rolls out mobile device app Read More Library adds state-of-the-art equipment to read century old newspapers Read More NJ library now home to one of few remaining copies of oldest […]
Category Archives: Mobile technologies in libraries
Library News Update: Library of Congress – 170 billion tweets, e-book Checkout System, Libraries Transforming in the Digital Age
Library Stairs: A Newly Adorned Celebration Of Reading Read More Library of Congress digs into 170 billion tweets Read More Sonoma County Library unveils e-book checkout system Read More Book robot among features at new NC State library Read More 10,000 Smashwords E-books Acquired by Douglas County Libraries Read More Turning a new page: Libraries […]
Library News: E-books on Loan, Libraries will collect “Food for Fines”, Tips for a Stress-Free Library Experience
Rochester Library Can Now Text You When Your Favorite Author’s Latest Book Hits Shelves Read More Libraries’ literacy program helps meet families’ needs Read More E-books on loan from Frackville, Orwigsburg libraries Read More Public libraries evolving with technology Read More Take your libraries seriously Read More Libraries across the world Read More Libraries will […]
Library Guide: Setting up Holiday Auto Responders with Mosio for Libraries
Setting up Holiday Auto Responders Happy Holidays! Here’s a quick tutorial on setting up holiday auto responders using Mosio. You’ve spent time creating great auto responders and with the holidays approaching you want to let patrons know your hours have changed, but don’t want to undo what you’ve already created. No problem! Set up holiday […]
Getting More Patron Usage from your Text a Librarian Service | Best Practices from Mosio’s Text a Librarian
The video below is a recorded session discussing how we’re seeing libraries increase patron usage. Below is a transcript of the notes taken during the recording. Increasing Patron Usage of your Text a Librarian Service: Get patrons to register their phones. The following conversation took place late in the evening as part […]
Text Messaging for Libraries – Mosio’s Alerts and Announcements Feature Guide
Text Messaging Alerts and Announcements – Stay in touch with more patrons on their mobile phones! Mosio’s Text a Librarian is the only mobile carrier certified text messaging solution built specifically for libraries, giving libraries the reliability and flexibility they need to stay top of mind for more patrons on the go. This quick instructional […]
Integrated Library Systems – All library software providers using text messaging need to do it the right way
Everyone is texting and it is not likely to be going away any time soon. That means libraries looking to communicate with patrons on their mobile phones need to rely on the best and most reliable ways for deploying mobile technologies. There is a lot of hype around mobile apps and we love them too, […]
Text a Librarian Marketing – New Business Card Template
Hello! We just had a customer ask for an updated business card template to market their Text a Librarian service, so we wanted to share it here. As always, there are a handful of digital assets and templates in the patron marketing materials section of your account, but here’s a business card template. It uses […]
Library Thought Leaders Q&A: Aaron Tay
Today’s Library Thought Leader is Aaron Tay, Reference Librarian with the National University of Singapore. As you know, the theme of this Q&A series is “Patron Relationship Management” or PRM. What areas of PRM are you seeing where libraries can benefit the most? To me Patron Relationship Management refers to tracking, managing of customer/patron needs […]
Library Thought Leaders Q&A: Lisa Carlucci Thomas
Today’s Library Thought Leader is Lisa Carlucci Thomas, Director of design think do. We have been exploring the idea of “Patron Relationship Management” (PRM) and it is the theme of this Q&A series. What areas of PRM are you seeing where libraries can benefit the most? What roles can mobile technologies play? Libraries employ a […]