1. Introducing the Book as iPad App
ALA webinar
July 23, 2012
Nicole Hennig
MIT Libraries

2. Today’s talk
• What is a book app?
• Why should librarians care?
• Future of reading is here:
a. New ways to browse & search
b. Visual & audio enabled learning
c. Social interaction
• Online course preview
• Resource list
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/resources.html

3. What is a book app?
NOT:
- just text
- Kindle or iBooks ebooks
- PDF ebook
- a stand-alone app for smartphone or tablet
- takes advantage of features of the device, such as
audio, animation, zoom, geo-location and more

4. Example

5. London: A City Through Time
http://j.mp/londonapp2
YouTube 1:51 minutes

6. Digital Divide
But what about?
- people who can’t afford iPads
- people in without connectivity
- people with disabilities

7. Donations
http://www.mactrast.com/2011/09/
apple-donates-thousands-of-ipads-to-
volunteer-teachers-in-low-income-areas/

8. Schools
providing
iPads
http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/23/
schools-textbooks-ipad

9. Grants
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-
and-regional/montana/business-gives-to-
scobey-schools-for-ipads/

10. Cell phones in
developing
world
http://dsc.discovery.com/technology/
tech-10/cell-phones-help-nations.html

11. Africa
http://www.un.org/en/
africarenewal/
vol17no3/173tech.htm

12. Cell
phones,
not
computers
https://chronicle.com/
article/Laura-
Czerniewicz/130937/

13. Tablets
http://www.itproportal.com/
2012/05/15/one-tablet-per-child-
technology-making-a-difference/

14. Solar
panels
Kids
learn on
their
own
http://www.itproportal.com/
2012/05/15/one-tablet-per-child-
technology-making-a-difference/

15. Success stories of children with
disabilities
http://bridgingapps.org/2012/05/ivans-story/

16. Success stories of children with
disabilities
http://bridgingapps.org/2012/05/ivans-story/

18. “There is no benefit in giving kids iPads in school if you
don't change school.”
You cannot replace the Model T model of education with an iPad
if you still believe learning can be produced by assembly line
standards and standardization.
- Cathy Davidson
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/11092746/article-In-schools--are-iPads-
anything-but-a-toy-

19. Brain science & learning
http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/full_pdfs/Future_of_Thinking.pdf
http://www.cathydavidson.com/

20. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joepemberton/4831122143/in/photostream/

21. The mission of libraries
The mission of a library is to
improve society through
facilitating knowledge creation in
the community.
- R. David Lankes
Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for
Today’s Complex World

22. Apps: facilitating knowledge creation

23. Apps: facilitating knowledge creation

24. Apps: facilitating knowledge creation

25. Librarians should be “app-literate”

26. The future of reading
- shifting boundaries
- innovation
- enabling better learning and
understanding

27. Some interesting aspects of book apps
- different ways to browse & search
- visual & audio enabling learning
- social interaction

28. different ways to browse & search

29. How far into the book?

30. Inkling
Textbooks

31. Inkling

32. Inkling

33. Inkling
textbooks

34. Inkling
how much is left?

35. Inkling
how much is left?
page numbers that
match print edition

36. Inkling

37. Inkling

38. Web version
https://www.inkling.com/

39. Browsing
Popular Mechanics

40. Browsing
Popular Mechanics

41. Browsing
Popular Mechanics
Color-coded sections

42. Browsing by location

43. Browsing by location

44. Browsing by location

45. Browsing by timeline

46. London: a city through time
• Read the complete text of the London Encyclopedia, the 1000-page
monster source book.
• 2,000 rare prints, works of art and photos.
• 35 documentaries from the Pathé archive.
• 71 zoomable panoramas of the capital at various points in history.
These are gyro-controlled and swivel around the viewpoint as you
turn on the spot.
• 20 ‘spinnable’ artefacts from the Museum of London, allowing you to
get closer than in the museum itself.
• Audio tours from Blue Badge guides.
• A ‘my London’ section in which famous Londoners reveal their
favourite parts of town.

47. Different ways to search

48. Voice search

49. Voice search
by Dragon
Nuance, makers of Dragon
Dictation

50. Voice search

51. Voice search

52. Visual search
video demo: http://j.mp/leafsnap2

53. Leafsnap

54. Leafsnap

55. Leafsnap

56. Leafsnap

57. Leafsnap
browse by location

58. Visuals that enable learning

59. Informative visuals

60. Informative visuals

61. Informative visuals

62. Informative visuals

63. Informative visuals

64. Informative visuals

65. Informative visuals

66. Informative visuals

67. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III

68. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III

69. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III

70. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III

71. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III

72. Visuals you can touch
Heart Pro III
video demo: http://j.mp/heartpro2

73. Audio that enables learning

74. Audio learning

75. Audio learning

76. Audio learning

77. Audio learning

78. Audio learning

79. Audio learning

80. Audio learning

81. Audio learning

82. innovation in visual & sound design

83. Graphic novels

84. Graphic novels

85. Graphic novels

86. Graphic novels

87. Graphic novels

88. Zoom and swipe

89. Zoom and swipe

90. Double tap

91. Innovative layering & sound design
video, 1:13 min
http://www.cognitocomics.com/operationajax/

92. Social interaction

93. Social interaction
Inkling textbooks
Follow anyone using your
book, see their notes and
highlights in real time, create
running discussions
anywhere, and star the most
helpful notes.

94. Creating interactive books

95. much more to explore

96. Much more to explore
helping readers understand
memory aids
• character notes • better endnotes
• timelines • adaptive learning systems
• quizzes • peer-to-peer help
• notes/highlighting • author-to-reader help
active pictures new layouts
• panning & zooming • infinite canvas
• augmented reality • variable sized viewports
• multi-state photos • stories that scroll
• interactive charts • hands-free page turning
audio
• sounds & soundtracks
• audio captions
• language learning Adapted from Breaking the Page

97. Much more to explore
new forms
• pop-up pages
• multiple points of entry communal compositions
• location-aware texts • text mashups
• transmedia • curated collections
• crowd-sourced compositions
• networked collections
short-form content
• piecemeal prose
• shortform content personalization
• be the narrator
• adaptive content
marketing tools • build your own book
• new kinds of covers
• book trailers
• sneak peaks Adapted from Breaking the Page

98. Librarians should be “app-literate”

99. Want to learn more?
Take the online
course in October
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/

100. Book as iPad App course
4 weeks, online, starts October 15
• week 1: introduction and definitions.
• week 2: fiction & nonfiction titles: science, history, art/architecture,
photography, cooking
• week 3: children's books and graphic novels (all ages)
• week 4: innovation and user experience trends, service ideas for
libraries, keeping up, further resources

101. Book as iPad App course
• video lectures
• readings
• discussion forum
• community of other librarians
• optional: write your own app reviews for our
private class blog

102. Book as iPad App course
Why take it?
• become familiar with some of the best books apps
• get a better understanding of these apps
• learn where to look for reviews, what to include when
writing your own reviews
• generate ideas for creative programs and services

103. See also:
http://apps4librarians.com/

104. Sign up to hear about future courses
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/

105. Free resource list
• Books and articles
• Publishers to follow
• Best book apps
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/resources.html

106. Nicole Hennig
hennig@mit.edu
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/
http://apps4librarians.com/bookapps/resources.html