Comparing the usage data of an app and a mobile website for an academic library

  1. Natalia Arroyo Vázquez 1
  2. José-Antonio Merlo-Vega 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Navarra
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    Universidad de Navarra

    Pamplona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02rxc7m23

  2. 2 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

Revista:
El profesional de la información

ISSN: 1386-6710,  1699-2407

Año de publicación: 2017

Título del ejemplar: Diseño de la información

Volumen: 26

Número: 6

Páginas: 1119-1126

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.3145/EPI.2017.NOV.11 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: El profesional de la información

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Resumen

Apps are used by university libraries to disseminate their collections and services. In 2011 the University of Salamanca (USAL) launched the first mobile app for libraries in Spanish-speaking regions: Biblio USAL. Usage data was gathered for this app (2011-2015) and analyzed and compared to that of the university library’s mobile website. The findings show a preference for adapted web versions and the need to offer new generation apps that provide services not featured on the website.

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