Saite Store 2.0: Experience Report on the Development of an Improved Version of a Digital Library Application

Abstract

The use of mobile technologies in the educational process has been generating positive results. In this context, institutions that work with Distance Education (DE) need to update and adapt their processes to these innovations. Considering this trend, UNA-SUS/UFMA has built, in partnership with the Saite Group, a virtual library that enables fast and free access to its contents using mobile devices. With the expansion of the tool's use, the institution invested in a new version to provide a better experience to its users. This paper aims to perform a detailing of the Saite Store new version, showing its operation and the technological implementations carried out. Finally, the importance of performing updates in the application is highlighted, considering its great potential for use by more than twenty thousand users.