UNM Information Technologies (IT) released LoboMobile, an application that allows student to access UNM information from their cell phones.
LoboMobile is a free app that allows students to renew/place holds or place holds on books and contact librarians at UNM Libraries. Users can also view campus maps, look up students or staff in the campus directory, see a list of UNM Shuttle operation times, see the IT Service Catalog and access campus feeds on Facebook, Twitter and You Tube.
Vanessa Baca, IT’s communication specialist, said LoboMobile is not replacing the Lobo Alerts system (previously TextMe UNM) which is a text service utilized in emergency cases.
“LoboMobile is an application that provides general UNM information for anyone with a smart phone or iPhone/iPad,” she said. “Lobo Alerts and Lobo Mobile are completely different applications/services and will remain separate.”
According to its website, IT is now working on an ABQ Ride app that lists city bus times and routes serving UNM and a Smart Prefix Library Catalog Search that will allow students to search the University Library catalog from mobile devices. Baca said IT worked for about six months to make the app available to the UNM community, and it’s compatible with BlackBerry, Android and other smart phones as well as the iPad and iPod Touch.
“IT has been working on this project in order to better serve the ever-increasing amount of users with
mobile devices and smart phones,” she said. “We are very pleased to be able to offer this new app to all students, faculty and staff.”
Derric Romero, a freshman, said he downloaded the app Saturday.
“It definitely comes in handy because I can look up locations on campus, which is really helpful for a freshman,” he said. “I also really like the shuttle and bus service feature. I’ll never have to wait for the bus again.”
