ALA Mobile Conference User Reviews

ALA Mobile Conference

American Library Association

Education

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Can’t do anything

I can login but once the app starts to download the event data, it just closes. Very frustration.

magnolialibrarian

4 years ago

Keeps shutting down

I like being able to access my schedule readily, but it keeps shutting down. Quite annoying! I doubt I’ll be able to use it efficiently for the virtual conference.

ALA Member

4 years ago

Better than lugging the physical book.

It was a wonderful tool to have in my pocket! There were only two times it did not load for me at the Annual Conference 2019. In those instances, I needed to shut down the app and reboot.
I am not sure how the messaging tool works though. I sent a few messages to people I wanted to network with, but I never saw where to access them once sent out. I also am not sure the recipients of those messages ever saw the messages.

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AnnaMHolt

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Anna, We're glad that you had an overall good experience using the app! Regarding the messaging tool, if you send someone a message from the app users page that message will show up in the messages button on their home screen. You can also use the email feature from the app users page to send attendees an email if you aren't getting responses with the message feature! -CadmiumCD

Glitches

I really wanted to like this app. It would avoid the complete waste of paper that is the catalog. But, at some point Saturday, my entire schedule was wiped out. All gone. It happened around the tine all the “Meet the Authors” sessions appeared in the app. This was beyond frustrating, as I had to research through the schedule to try to find the sessions I wanted to attend. Fix these kinds of glitches and I’ll raise my score.

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cj overseas

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hi cj overseas, Sorry to hear that you lost your schedule during the conference! Contact our tech support team and we can help you recover it! 910-638-9239 or support@cadmiumcd.com. -CadmiumCD

ALA App is pretty good

For selecting sessions and getting reminders for them. However, search is spotty—it didn’t return some vendors that are represented in the exhibits. Also, a map of the building showing your current location or at least providing guidance on which part of which building each session is in would be a valuable improvement.

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Nj bloodhound

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Nj bloodhound, Glad that you had a generally good experience. To fix the search tool, try refreshing the app. Open the hamburger menu in the top right corner of the app and then click refresh schedule. This resets the entire app and should fix the search bar. Interactive conference maps is an interesting idea and is something that we may work towards in the future! -Cadmium

Worked well in DC for me

I used the scheduler part,mainly and rooms maps
Didn’t appreciate constant notifications about speakers and events I couldn’t get to because of conflicts with my already scheduled meetings
Much more useful though than the paper book!

Ya libn

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Ya libn, We're glad that you enjoyed the app for the most part! If you are frustrated with the push notifications, you can always turn them off in your phone settings. Hope this helps (: -CadmiumCD

Useful but keeps kicking me out!

Every time it kicks me out, I have to sign in again with my badge number. Annoying!

acegrog

5 years ago

Clunky and hard to use

I had to reinstall the app several times. It prompts me to enter my login information repeatedly. The search function freezes the entire app and forced a shutdown on multiple occasions.
I was looking for information about the ALA store and was unable to find anything.
I don’t want to lug the big conference book around so there really is no alternative to using the app, but it’s frustrating to use.

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MarionLibrarian917

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hi MarionLibrarian917, Sorry that you're having trouble with the app. Please visit our app help desk onsite so we can help you resolve these issues! If you're unable to find the help desk, you can always give us a call at 410-638-9239. In the mean time, the event website might be a nice alternative to look at your schedule: https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/ALA-Annual/index.asp?launcher=1 . -CadmiumCD

Public librarian and archivist

I can avoid lugging around the hard copy schedule book with this app. I gave it four stars instead of five because it is a bit slow at times and needs to be rebooted if you go off of it briefly. However, the former may have more to do with the wireless service here at the convention center.

bestyryet19

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Bestyryet19, Thanks so much for your positive feedback! We're glad you're enjoying the "my schedule" feature. The issues you listed likely are due to wifi but please visit our onsite app help desk if your issues persist! -CadmiumCD