PDA Users Guide
The PDA Users Guide to the Arthur Lakes Library is an assistant for using the Library on your Palm OS or Pocket PC Personal Digital Assistant. Features of the guide include:
  • important phone numbers
  • directions to the Library
  • operating hours
  • a browsable guide to LC call numbers, with floor locations
  • the Ask a Question email reference form to fill out on your PDA and send to libref@mines.edu at next hotsync

Preview the PDA Users Guide

To add the PDA Users Guide to your PDA, you will need to use a web clipping application like AvantGo.  See web clipping applications

If you're familiar with the AvantGo service, have an AvantGo account, and don't need detailed instructions for subscribing to an AvantGo channel, click here: Subscribe to the CSM Library PDA Users Guide

If you have never used the AvantGo service before, you will need to:

  • download and install the AvantGo software
  • sign up for a free AvantGo account, and
  • subscribe to the CSM Library PDA Users Guide channel

Because software will be downloaded to your computer desktop as well as your PDA, you will need to sign up for an AvantGo account on your home or office machine. More information about AvantGo

Download the Software:

  • go to the AvantGo.com homepage, http://www.avantgo.com
  • click on the New User? SIGN UP button in the lower right corner of the page
  • select your PDA platform and download the AvantGo software installer AGPalmClientSetup.exe to your desktop
  • minimize your web browser and return to your desktop

Install the Software:

  • double-click AGPalmClientSetup.exe to start the Install Wizard and install the AvantGo software on your hard drive
  • perform a hotsync to add the software to your PDA
  • choose a user name and password for your Avantgo account
  • perform a second hotsync to establish a connection to the AvantGo servers

Subscribe to the CSM Library  PDA Users Guide Channel:

OR

  • use the AvantGo Create Channel form to manually add the CSM Library PDA Users Guide to your account

    THEN

  • add any other channels you wish to read on your PDA to your account
  • perform a third hotsync to send all your channels to your PDA

This completes the installation and subscription process. To use the CSM Library PDA Users Guide, open AvantGo on your PDA. Select the CSM Library PDA Users Guide from the list of channels. Tap on the underlined links or use the forward and back arrows in the upper right corner of the screen to move through the guide. The home icon in the upper right corner of the screen will return you to the AvantGo home page.
Web Clipping Applications:

Try these settings for the PDA Users Guide:

Title: Arthur Lakes Library
Location: www.mines.edu/library/pda/pdapg.html
Maximum Channel Size: 250k
Link Depth: 3
Include Images: Yes
Follow Off-Site Links: Yes

AvantGo users click the Save Channel button at the bottom of the form. Other applications may differ. The CSM Library PDA Users Guide channel should be added to your PDA the next time you sync.