{"id":6,"date":"2013-02-02T14:50:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-02T13:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.89.31.176\/~twothrmo\/wpress\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2013-03-21T07:08:17","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T06:08:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/23mobilethings.net\/wpress\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to 23 mobile things for libraries!<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen Helene Blowers and the team at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenberg County <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heleneblowers.info\/2012\/08\/6-years-of-23-things.html\">launched the first 23 things program<\/a> in 2006 they took the library world by storm. \u00a0A self paced course that offers library workers the chance to build their awareness, knowledge and skills at their own pace is a fun professional development tool. \u00a0This program builds on their concept and seeks to explore the added potential of mobile devices. \u00a0The first version of 23 mobile things was developed for the library team at <a title=\"23 Mobile Ting\" href=\"http:\/\/23mobileting.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Guldborgsund-bibliotekerene in Danish<\/a>. \u00a0The English language version of the course will explore apps and social networking tools for both Android and iOS mobile platforms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why mobile?<\/strong><br \/>\nWe are interested in exploring ways that libraries and library staff can use mobile technologies to deliver library services, to engage with their communities and for their own professional development. <a title=\"Pew Internet Mobile Connections to Libraries\" href=\"http:\/\/libraries.pewinternet.org\/files\/legacy-pdf\/PIP_MobileConnectionsToLibraries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Research from PEW Internet<\/a>\u00a0 explores how rapidly communities are moving to accessing their library services and websites via their own mobile device. \u00a0The user experience in your library (or museum) through the lense of a mobile device may be quite different, Ditte Laursen shares some insights in this <a title=\"Meeting the visitor: Distribution and dissemination of mobile guides at the museum front desk\" href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/55617331\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is writing the 23 mobile things course?<br \/>\n<\/strong>The first version of 23 mobile things was developed in Danish by Jan Holmquist. 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