Comments on: library/mobile: Tips on Designing and Developing Mobile Web Sites

By: Lesson 11: The mobile Web « LIS 9763 Social software and libraries, winter 2012

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:10:08 +0000

[...] devices, there are many design principles that must be considered when creating mobile apps; read this article for a somewhat technical look at designing for the mobile Web. Additionally, there is a wonderful special section in the October/November 2011 issue of the [...]

By: Sylvain Machefert

Sylvain Machefert — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:10:33 +0000

in section “detect the device and link to an appropriate CSS file”, you’re missing a “-” sign in the iphone detection :
max-device width:480px ==> max-device-width:480px

thanks for the article, it’s very interesting

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:26:15 +0000

Alan,
Thanks, for the correction.

The line “AirPAC also has an iPhone application” Should read “AirPAC also has an iPhone web application.”

By: Alan Dyck

Alan Dyck — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:24:50 +0000

Nice work on this article.

Regarding the section on AirPAC from Innovative Interfaces, access for iPhones does not require an app download, but is part of the Smartphone interface. This is a web-based solution that supports multiple mobile devices using their built-in web browser.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:45:18 +0000

Randy, thanks for letting us know. The link should really point to this news release from OCLC, which includes instructions for downloading their iPhone app from the app store:

http://www.oclc.org/news/announcements/announcement353.htm

We have fixed the link in the article itself, as well.

By: Randy Norwood

Randy Norwood — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:58:04 +0000

The OCLC Worldcat iphone app referenced in “The Mobile Experience” section goes to an obviously non-OCLC site. Perhaps the domain has changed hands?

Otherwise, a very useful article.