PLA workshops

I attended the Public Library Assn Virtual Spring Symposium workshops held at KO on Wednesday, March 30 and one of the workshops was called, "A Mobile Feast: Reaching Library Customers via Mobile Technology. One of the postings in the chat by the attendees talked about how much they liked "Boopsie" which I had not heard of before. Here's the info on Boopsie per their website: http://www.boopsie2.com/libraries.html Boopsie for Libraries is a robust, multi-platform mobile library application designed for public and academic libraries. Already in use by many libraries and universities worldwide, Boopsie’s one-stop solution mobilizes catalog and non-catalog services at a disruptively affordable price. Boopsie is the only mobile application developer that can deliver customized world-class mobile applications in a matter of weeks and at a fraction of the cost of comparable solutions. Boopsie’s proprietary AccessILS system integrates directly with any ILS database, and makes it easy for patrons to see their account information and update it by putting items on hold and renewing books or other materials. Additionally, only Boopsie applications include MobileFind™ search technology that enables fast catalog search with minimal keystrokes. Library patrons want to do more than search for books via their mobile phone. In fact, Boopsie customers have found that more than 60% of their patrons use their mobile application to access non-catalog services such as locating the nearest branch, checking hours and event schedules and keeping up on the latest library news via the library blog or Twitter feed. Cindy McFadden