MORE ON MOBILE

摘要

Gale has debuted its AccessMyLibrary (AML) mobile app for the iPhone. This follows shortly after the announcement of custom mobile interfaces for EBSCOhost resources and the Summon discovery platform from Serials Solutions (see InfoTech, L1 12/09, p. 24). AML, however, differs from the others in that it is a dedicated app for a single platform rather than a mobile-optimized web interface. By default, it shows a map view of subscribing libraries through which a patron can access Gale content. Also of note, AML authenticates users via geolocation, meaning users don't necessarily need to be cardholders as long as they're within a ten-mile radius of a subscribing institution.