Thing 11 Library Reference

I downloaded WCL Mobile because I am familiar with Washington County’s website and I thought it would be interesting how the mobile app compares to the site (it is a great website by the way).

The WCL mobile app is impressive. The lay out is considerably different than the website however its layout is easy to follow. This mobile really overcomes the problem of a  lack of space.

Personally I can use this app to find books available in WCL when I’m away from computers. Professionally I can use this app to reflect on what my library’s mobile could/should look like.

Thing 4-Flipboard and Zite

I looked at both Flipboard and Zite and quickly decided that I prefer Zite. Mainly because Zite uses the exact same format as most social media sites—a wall of feed with the most current posts on top. Zite also allows the user to “like” or “unlike” posts which should help the app learn your interests  and better serve the user the more (s)he use it.

Flipboard, on the other hand, has a more unique layout. It reminded me a little bit of the Windows 8 look. So the layout isn’t bad, in fact fans of windows 8 might prefer the look of Flipboard over Zite.

When you first sign up both apps ask you to select what topics/categories of information you would like to receive. Zite has a larger variety of topics to choose so that is another thing I like for.

One plus side to Flipboard is that you can connect it to your other social media accounts. So you can have your feed of your various information categories, facebook, and twitter etc. all on one place. However, I for some reason don’t enjoy “flipping” each post to get to the next. I prefer just scrolling up and down a wall of news feed.