Mobile Computing Interest Group LITA

Hi everyone,

Here's a roundup of the great resources mentioned by attendees and presenters in the chat - thanks to all for sharing!:

Accessibility issues:

• Accessibility/aria roles - resource by Dave Rupert (Paravel)  - a11yproject.com 

Library gaming projects:

• Andrew Walsh Seek project in the UK - http://www.indiegogo.com/infolit-games
• LibraryGame (again Andrew Walsh in University of Huddersfield):  http://librarygame.co.uk

Examples of sites using responsive design:

• oregonstate.edu/is/home#   (watch the main menu options change when you resize the window)
• www.creativephotography.org
• List of best responsive design sites of 2012 - http://socialdriver.com/2012/07/20-best-responsive-websites

Responsive Design Tools:

• Chrome resizing tool - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/resizer/gekhbemhcekbaodnijabeajoeolfplbp?hl=en-US
•   Firebug for Firefox supports testing (but hit-or-miss) - http://getfirebug.com/

Further reading on responsive design:

• seminal article that started it all with responsive design - http://www.alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design
• infographic about responsive design - http://socialdriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/responsive-web-design-infographic.jpeg

Finally, here’s presenter Jorge Brown’s bibliography on resources for an introduction to RWD, (which didn't display properly due to technical issues):

Marcotte, E. (2010). Responsive Web Design. A List Apart. 306.  http://alistapart.com/articles/responsive-web-design

Marcotte, E (2011). Toffee-Nosed. http://unstoppablerobotninja.com/entry/toffee-nosed

Marcotte, E. (2009). Fluid Grid. A List Apart. 279. http://www.alistapart.com/articles/fluidgrids/

McGrane, K. (2012). Your Content, Now Mobile. Content Strategy, Writing, Mobile, Mobile Design. 

A List Apart. http://www.alistapart.com/articles/your-content-now-mobile/

Satrom, B.  (2012). Using CSS3 Media Queries to Build a More Responsive Web.

MSDN Magazine. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh882445.aspx

Satrom, B.  (2012). Using HTML5 to Create Mobile Experiences.http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh975346.aspx

Simmons, J (2011) Karen McGrane on Web Strategy.

Interview on Web Ahead. http://5by5.tv/webahead/6W3C.

(2008). Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0. http://www.w3.org

I created a Storify based on the webinar with a brief overview of the presentations and resources: http://storify.com/joeyanne/lita-mcig-virtual-meeting